George Will notes here the fact that the NYT and climate alarmists must explain away the fact that the earth’s temperature has not increased in the last 10 years and is currently declining.
The “difficulty” — the “intricate challenge,” the Times says — is
“building momentum” for carbon reduction “when global temperatures have
been relatively stable for a decade and may even drop in the next few
years.” That was in the Times’ first paragraph.In
the fifth paragraph, a “few years” became “the next decade or so,”
according to Mojib Latif, a German “prize-winning climate and ocean
scientist” who campaigns constantly to promote policies combating
global warming. Actually, Latif has said he anticipates “maybe even
two” decades in which temperatures cool. But stay with the Times’
“decade or so.” By asserting that the absence of significant warming
since 1998 is a mere “plateau,” not warming’s apogee, the Times assures
readers who are alarmed about climate change that the paper knows the
future and that warming will continue: Do not despair, bad news will
resume.The Times reported that “scientists” — all of them? —
say the 11 years of temperature stability has “no bearing,” none, on
long-term warming. Some scientists say “cool stretches are inevitable.”
Others say there may be growth of Arctic sea ice, but the growth will
be “temporary.” According to the Times, however, “scientists” say that
“trying to communicate such scientific nuances to the public — and to
policymakers — can be frustrating.”
