tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post5149770418656378809..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: The Deniers New Tactic...David Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-34922738432122495752013-05-27T05:39:30.624-07:002013-05-27T05:39:30.624-07:00There are some good arguments against the somewhat...There are some good arguments against the somewhat hysterical tone of Climate Depot...but to take them to task for differentiating between Hurricane Sandy ( a major storm which just missed the classification of hurricane) and a MAJOR hurricane makes YOU look somewhat overwrought, I think.<br />Still, if you really think that this kind of post on your blog is useful in some way, carry on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085192974827780310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-22151388424681296382013-05-25T21:27:30.718-07:002013-05-25T21:27:30.718-07:00WTFUWT was very quick to point out that Sandy wasn...WTFUWT was very quick to point out that Sandy wasn't a real hurricane when it made landfall. When the evidence is against them, they resort to nitpicking.J C Brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264014753628822373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-46209726474234218792013-05-25T13:48:28.650-07:002013-05-25T13:48:28.650-07:00Clearly, these policies are poorly written, since ...Clearly, these policies are poorly written, since the storm's classification and damages correlated poorly. See my latest post.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-48143916302026781032013-05-25T13:13:01.557-07:002013-05-25T13:13:01.557-07:00I guess you mean Gov. Cuomo should not play word g...I guess you mean Gov. Cuomo should not play word games. I was just referencing him. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684864407044093028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-85395418837605669782013-05-25T08:58:13.891-07:002013-05-25T08:58:13.891-07:00Play word games if you want, but clearly by their ...Play word games if you want, but clearly by their damage and impacts both Katrina and Sandy were major hurricanes. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-49737381588429770612013-05-25T06:55:11.434-07:002013-05-25T06:55:11.434-07:00Correction: did not have the sustained winds of a ...Correction: did not have the sustained winds of a hurricane. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684864407044093028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-8664542462042113042013-05-25T06:48:10.711-07:002013-05-25T06:48:10.711-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684864407044093028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-36396566218794625752013-05-25T06:46:18.687-07:002013-05-25T06:46:18.687-07:00It is interesting that Gov. Cuomo said soon after ...It is interesting that Gov. Cuomo said soon after Sandy that the hurricane deductible on homeowners policies would not apply in NY because Sandy wasn't a hurricane when it struck. <br /><br />see: http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/10312012hurricane-deductibles Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684864407044093028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-6037202520072726742013-05-24T08:20:29.881-07:002013-05-24T08:20:29.881-07:00A science writer should know the scientific defini...A science writer should know the scientific definition of a "major" hurricane.<br /><br />A journalist should know when to retract. Les Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079072001325437515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-27811418634829156262013-05-24T07:01:16.305-07:002013-05-24T07:01:16.305-07:00Some researchers have proposed a new metric for st...Some researchers have proposed a new metric for storms (to be used along with the others) - Track Integrated Kinetic Energy.<br /><br />Apparently, Sandy topped this metric historically.<br /><br />http://www.wunderground.com/news/scientists-develop-new-classify-hurricane-20130508Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658697422961922139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-49578874793099823382013-05-24T05:50:43.620-07:002013-05-24T05:50:43.620-07:00Fine, but they're using a term with a technica...Fine, but they're using a term with a technical meaning in a correct way. They could have written "Longest spell...without hurricane with estimated 1-minute wind speeds greater than 95 kts...." The big problem with the statement isn't with the "major hurricane," it's with the emphasis on US landfall. The expectations for climate change impacts have much less to do with the speeds at US landfall than they do with the winds anywhere on the path.Harold Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-88901261958844326382013-05-23T18:53:21.984-07:002013-05-23T18:53:21.984-07:00In fact, a month ago I went to a colloquium by an ...In fact, a month ago I went to a colloquium by an ex-director of NCAR who said Sandy was causing people to rethink the Saffir-Simpson scale....David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-57305660510293593472013-05-23T18:51:33.175-07:002013-05-23T18:51:33.175-07:00Given how much damage Sandy did, it's categori...Given how much damage Sandy did, it's categorization was clearly suspect.<br /><br />The damage is what matters, not some number assigned to the storm that was clearly, in this case, misleading.<br /><br />Like I said, lying. David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-4123433715413418672013-05-23T18:39:53.055-07:002013-05-23T18:39:53.055-07:00Major hurricanes are category 3 and higher. Sandy ...Major hurricanes are category 3 and higher. Sandy wasn't a cat 3 hurricane at landfall.Harold Brooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-60353900623760604052013-05-23T18:15:30.386-07:002013-05-23T18:15:30.386-07:00David, lying was their very first tactic.
Best,
...David, lying was their very first tactic.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.com