By Michael Bastasch Published: March 9, 2015 When Dr. Roy Spencer looked up summer temperature data for the U.S. Corn Belt, it showed no warming trend for over a century. But that was before temperatures were “adjusted” by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists — now the same data shows a significant warming trend….
By Michael Bastasch Today climate scientists are warning that Arctic sea ice extent has been shrinking due to global warming, but would you believe that experts were warning about polar warming back in the 1950s? On Feb. 18, 1952, the Barrier Miner, a paper published for decades in Australia, reported that University of Vermont Arctic…
By Michael Bastasch There are now 219 months with no significant upward temperature trend, according to an analysis of satellite data, which is more than half the 432-month satellite temperature record. Climate scientists sounded the alarm last year that 2014 was on track to be the hottest year on record. The Japan Meteorological Agency, in fact, declared…
By Michael Bastasch Climate scientists are saying 2014 is on track to be the hottest year on record, but it’s also been a record year for global sea ice coverage. Can we still call this global warming? Global sea ice coverage hit the highest coverage since 1988 during December 2014 — the fourth highest global…
Scientists now believe that water on Earth most likely did not come from comets. After a thorough study of the the water content on Comet 67P, the Rosetta orbiter has determined that the type of water found on the rock is much heavier, containing three times more deuterium than the hydrogen-oxygen compound found here on…
By Michael Bastasch A new poll released by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Yale University claims that half of Republicans said they would support regulating carbon dioxide emissions to fight global warming. Six in ten Americans supported regulations on carbon dioxide, according to the AP poll, including half of Republicans — who also apparently agree…
By Blake Neff Perhaps frustrated with a public that is lacks burning enthusiasm for environmental causes, the Obama administration is turning to a new strategy: Get them on board while they’re in preschool, with coloring books. [contextly_auto_sidebar id=”7tNf5bGlaK2kxKPKP40xPbX712pf2ioF”] Buried within an Obama administration announcement of a major effort to increase anti-global warming education in American schools…
By Michael Bastasch Published: December 2, 2014 As the United Nations climate summit approached, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a dire warning to the world: global warming will kill an additional 250,000 people a year. “Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition,…
The Freedom Report podcast today asks: Why do so many Americans believe in conspiracy theories? Special guest today is author Joseph Usckinski, whose new book “American Conspiracy Theories” takes a look at the psychology of the issue, tackling questions like: Are conspiracy theorists potentially dangerous? Some conspiracies are definitely real, such as the one to create…
Tragic Accident Leaves Boy Dead, But His Heart Lives On In Vietnam Veteran 21-year-old Matt Heisler was tragically killed in a house fire this past March. Heisler was thankfully an organ donor, and his transplants have helped up to 60 people after his death, including a Vietnam veteran by the name of Tom Meeks. Meeks…