Al Gore: Extreme weather is up because of Global Warming; Actual Data: its way down

Al Gore: Extreme weather is up because of Global Warming; Actual Data: Extreme weather is way down

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It will probably come as no surprise that Al Gore, who has made hundreds of millions of dollars by scaring people, is still trying to scare people.

From Bloomberg:

“The most powerful voice is that of Mother Nature, the increasing storms, floods, droughts and other extreme events,” Gore said. “We’re paying the cost of carbon every day and we should put a price on carbon in markets and put a price on denial in the political system.”

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The only problem with this statement is that it’s not true. None of it. Extreme weather events are at record low levels according to the latest data.

From Climate Depot:

There have been many forecasts in the news in recent years predicting more and more extreme weather-related events in the US, but for 2013 that prediction has been way off the mark. Whether you’re talking about tornadoes, wildfires, extreme heat or hurricanes, the good news is that weather-related disasters in the US are all way down this year compared to recent years and, in some cases, down to historically low levels.

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Look, data means nothing to leftist ideologues and alarmists, especially ones who stand to profit handsomely from it. It’s because of this that I don’t expect to see him challenged on this by any major news outlet. They’re all on the same team. It’s not about science, it’s about an agenda.

11:23 am • 19 October 2013 • Comment

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This greedy man sloshes when he walks.

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Study: Global warming could yield $11.6 trillion in increased crop production

12:50 AM 10/19/2013

Michael BastaschCould global warming be a boon to farmers? A recent study found that rising carbon dioxide concentrations bestow an additional $11.6 trillion in benefits from crop production between now and 2050.

The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change found that while many studies focus on the costs of rising carbon emissions, few studies focused on whether or not more carbon in the atmosphere could be beneficial to society.

In fact, the Obama administration recently raised its social-cost-of-carbon estimate from $21 per metric ton to $35 per metric ton to the ire of global warming skeptics and Republicans. The estimate reflects how much each ton of carbon emitted costs the U.S. economy.

The number was disputed by economists who argue that there is “little science” behind the estimate and it is politically malleable.

“The ‘social cost of carbon’ is a very malleable concept that can be inflated or deflated by turning certain wheels,” said Institute for Energy Research senior fellow Robert Murphy.

While the Obama administration has touted the costs of carbon emissions, going so far as to impose new regulations on coal-fired power plants, they have neglected to mention any areas where global warming could benefit society.

One such area is food production, according to the center.

The center’s study focused on benefits to global food production because higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been shown to stimulate plant productivity and growth, as well as increasing plant’s water conserving and stress-alleviating abilities.

“The results indicate that the annual total monetary value of this benefit grew from about $20 billion in 1961 to over $160 billion by 2011, amounting to a total sum of $3.5 trillion over the 50-year period 1961-2011,” reads the study. “Projecting the monetary value of this positive externality forward in time reveals it will likely bestow an additional $11.6 trillion on crop production between now and 2050.”

“It is clear from the material presented in this report that the modern rise in the air’s CO2 content is providing a tremendous economic benefit to global crop production,” the study adds.

Recently the United Nations released its latest global climate assessment, claiming “95 percent certainty” that human activities drove global warming and that global temperatures would “likely” rise 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit over pre-industrial temperatures by 2100.

Burning fossil fuels has helped increase the global concentration of carbon dioxide to nearly 400 parts per million today, and current trends indicate that the carbon concentration could increase to about 700 parts per million by 2100, according to the center.

“And as the CO2 concentration of the air continues to rise in the future, this positive externality of enhanced crop production will benefit society in the years, decades, and even centuries to come,” according to the study.

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