Hyping Hyperbole

James Hansen of global warming fame is moving into Harold Camping territory. Hansen is predicting the end of  the world if nations don't start drastically curtailing their CO2 emissions. Hansen is convinced that we are near a tipping point of no return when it comes to global warming.

Hansen conveniently ignores that his own theory is being falsified by reality. The world is not proceeding according to the predictions of IPCC models. A recent study from NOAA, a taxpayer supported climate agency, supports the view that the world is not facing a climate change apocalypse.

Hansen must be reading the public opinion polls and has stepped up his apocalyptic apparitions for the future climate. His imagination is on overdrive in the run-up to RIO+20.

Is he not aware of the failure of previous environmental disaster scenarios? The doomsayers haven't got one right yet. Hansen's current hysterical hyperbole should serve as a reassurance to the rest of us that there is nothing wrong with the planet. Chicken Little's abound and routinely rally the media who seem to love a good scare story. It replenishes ad revenues. But when was the last time that Henny Penny was correct?

James Hansen has founded his own 4H club: Hansen Hysterically Hyping Hyperbole on climate change.

The sky is not falling. The climate change we are witnessing in our time is totally within the limits of natural variability. There is nothing untoward going on. Chill or the climate will do it for you.

James meet Harold!