Written by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson
Undoubtedly you heard that several days in early July were the “hottest days ever” for good old Planet Earth. The source of that story was an entity called Climate Reanalyzer, affiliated with the University of Maine. It is worth noting that even the federal government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which usually supports the global warming narrative, hastened to point out that the figures cited by Climate Reanalyzer were unofficial and based on computer climate programs, not actual measurements.… Continue Reading
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Climate Change, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | July 20, 2023 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Hottest Day(s) Ever?
Written by Robert T. Smith
It is quite often the case that the simplest explanation is the correct explanation. The namesake for this principle comes from the English philosopher and theologian, Franciscan friar William of Ockham. It is called Occam’s razor. From various sources, Occam’s razor is a principle of parsimony or frugality used in logic and problem-solving. It states that among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected. Perhaps Occam’s razor can be appropriately applied to many of our current issues.… Continue Reading
Tags: Climate Change, Global Warming, greenhouse gases, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Little Ice Age, Medieval Warm Period, Occam’s razor, Richard Mueller, Ross McKitrick, Stephen McIntyre, Thames River, William of Ockham
Climate Change | David E. Smith | March 22, 2021 8:37 AM | Comments Off on Climate Change Deliberation: Taking Occam’s Razor to Proxy Data