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Unfounded climate change alarmism at The Telegraph today
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7937269/Pakistan-floods-Climate-change-experts-say-global-warming-could-be-the-cause.html
Even the quotes from the scientists don't say that AGW is the casue..they go as far as 'consistent with', which is not the same thing at all.
But Louise, (bless) or her sub editor, decided to gild the lily quite a lot in their headline.
Do you have a category for totally unfounded crap?
I'm not going to delve much into the detail recorded by http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10918591 et al, but..
The abstract http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/07/26/1001222107.abstract says
Higher minimum temperature reduced yield, whereas higher maximum temperature raised it; radiation impact varied by growth phase.
The reporting is spin upon spin
Interesting comments on a so-so article on sea rise - wfm is particularly worth exercising brain cells on.
http://www.cejournal.net/?p=3305
Perhaps some good news or at least a hint of realism coming in.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10900798
Chris Huhme on the Today program starting to U turn about future energy plans. It will be available as a podcast later.
Please feel free to add tips and links here.
Over to you...
And a fairly barmy one from the BBC as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10917611