ANOTHER ZOMBIE TURNS UP David Friedman Judy: While doing research 12 or 13 years ago, I met Jim Hansen, the scientist who in 1988 predicted the greenhouse effect before Congress. I went over to the window with him and looked out on Broadway in New York City and said, “If what you’re saying about the greenhouse effect is true, is anything going to look different down there in 20 years?” He looked for a while and was quiet and didn’t say anything for a couple seconds. Then he said, “Well, there will be more traffic.” I, of course, didn’t think he heard the question right. Then he explained, “The West Side Highway [which runs along the Hudson River] will be under water. And there will be tape across the windows across the street because of high winds. And the same birds won’t be there. The trees in the median strip will change.” The story is at: salon/2001 Judy Byatt You have been conned as usual always check such claims David Friedman James Hansen reports the conversation as follows: Reiss asked me to speculate on changes that might happen in New York City in 40 years assuming CO2 doubled in amount. The book The Coming Storm and the salon article are different. In The Coming Storm the question includes the conditions of doubled CO2 and 40 years, while the salon article which is quoted by skeptics does not mention doubled CO2, and involves only 20 years. To understand the discrepancy between these two published accounts, it helps to look at the timeline of events. The original conversation was in 1988. Ten years later, referring to his notes, Bob Reiss recounted the conversation in his book The Coming Storm. James Hansen confirmed the conversation and said he would not change a thing he said. After the book was published, Bob Reiss was talking to a journalist at salon about it. As he puts it, although the book text is correct, in remembering our original conversation, during a casual phone interview with a Salon magazine reporter in 2001 I was off in years.” We can check back in 2028, the 40 year mark, and also when and if we reach 560 ppm CO2 (a doubling from pre-industrial levels). In the meantime, we can stop using this conversation from 1988 as a reason to be skeptical about the human origins of global warming., Bob recounted the conversation correctly , salon distorted it , comprehendy ? 8 mins · Like Judy Byatt
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