Shattered Consensus The True State of Global Warming

by Michaels, Patrick J.; Baliunas, Dr. Sallie L.; Balling Jr, Robert C., M.D.; Cerveny, Dr. Randall S.; Christy, Dr. John; Davis, Dr. Robert E.; Frauenfeld, Dr. Oliver W.; McKitrick, Ross; Michaels, Dr. Patrick J.; Posmentier, Dr. Eric S.; Soon, Dr. Willie

• ISBN13: 9780742549227
• ISBN10: 0742549224
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming convincingly demonstrates the remarkable differences between what we commonly read about global warming and what is really happening. Nine chapters describe major problems with computer simulations of future climate that are the basis for wrenching policies being proposed by world leaders. Anyone who reads this book will come away with a new appreciation of the complexity of the climate issue and will question the need for expensive policies that are likely to have little or no detectable effect on the planet's temperature.

Table of Contents

Foreword by William O'Keefe and Jeffrey Kueter	vii
1 Introduction: False Impressions: Misleading Statements, Glaring Omissions, and Erroneous Conclusions in the IPCC's Summary for Policymakers, 2001	1	(19)
PATRICK J. MICHAELS
2 The Mann et al. Northern Hemisphere "Hockey Stick" Climate Index: A Tale of Due Diligence	20	(30)
Ross MCKITRICK
3 Observational Surface Temperature Records versus Model Predictions	50	(22)
ROBERT C. BALLING JR.
4 Temperature Changes in the Bulk Atmosphere: Beyond the IPCC	72	(34)
JOHN CHRISTY
5 Severe Weather, Natural Disasters, and Global Change	106	(15)
RANDALL S. CERVENY
6 Precipitation and the "Enhanced" Hydrologic Cycle	121	(28)
DAVID R. LEGATES
7 Predictive Skill of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and Related Atmospheric Teleconnections	149	(34)
OLIVER W. FRAUENFELD
8 Climate Change and Human Health	183	(27)
ROBERT E. DAVIS
9 Possible Effects of Solar Variability on the Earth's Ecosystems	210	(31)
SALLIE BALIUNAS
10 Limitations of Computer Predictions of the Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Global Climate	241	(42)
ERIC S. POSMENTIER AND WILLIE SOON
Index	283	(4)
About the Contributors	287