George Will is losing it. On Feb. 16, he insisted (as usual) there's no such thing as global warming. Even self-appointed energy "expert" Sarah Palin backed down on that assertion -- she just doesn't admit humans have anything to do with it.
George doesn't have to worry about the electorate, so he can continue to defend Exxon or the coal lobby or whoever is supported his claims. These behind-the-scenes supporters make George really brave. In this case bravery descended to bravado when he made up his own science and cited the Arctic Climate Research group from the University of Illinois as backup.
Trouble is, he didn't quote them accurately. Here's what they really have to say.
Sea ice extent averaged over the Northern Hemisphere has decreased correspondingly over the past 50 years . . . . The largest change has been observed in the summer months with decreases exceeding 30%.
----- from Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois (http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/)
George keeps making the same mistake. When he wants to get explanations about science, he prefers the views of a political scientist like Bjorn Lomborg instead of a Nobel physicist like Steven Chu. Interesting. Do you suppose when he's sick, he just talks to the paper boy instead of a doctor?
Poor George. Perhaps he's lost his capacity to read and understand. So, since a picture is worth a thousand words, we'd like to suggest that he try NASA photos instead. I'll bet George's paper carrier can see that there's a lot less ice in 2003 than in 1980.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/polar/images/arctic_sea_ice_nasa_jpg_image.html
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