Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition
Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition – Review
Book Review – “Unstoppable Global Warming–Every 1500 Years.” The authors are S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery. Singer, a veteran climatologist and source of various books, monographs and scientific papers, is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science at the University of Virginia and also serves as Distinguished Research Professor at George Mason University. Among many other accomplishments, he was the first leader of the US National Weather Satellite Service. Avery is a major research fellow at the Hudson Institute (a conservative think tank)and has written on ecological matters for many years. Singer and Avery finish two objectives in this book. First, they explain a modern model of climate change, originated by Danish scientist Henrik Svensmark (his book “The Chilling Stars” is also warmly recommended). This theory suggests that the earth’s temperature is strongly influenced by small, persisting changes in stellar intensity. These seasonal changes, in conjunction with cosmic ray activity, cause variability in the earth’s cloud coverage, an significant factor in accurately determining average temperature. Second, and equally important, the authors explode the claims of the global warming alarmists by scientifically disproving every excessive claim, including quickly rising sea levels, destructive drought, species extinction, increased rate of disease, the “tipping point” argument–you name it. In addition to clearly demonstrating that there is no scientific “consensus” on climate change (as if that were even important) the book too exposes the disgusting corruption of the environmentalists, politicians, and business leaders who are currently using global warming hysteria to gain power. The book’s supreme virtue is its authors’ use of concrete evidence. Singer and Avery cite over 100 technical papers, pointing out that they specifically excluded hundreds of others due to lack of space. These references mention substantial evidence obtained in glacial ice cores, sea sediment from all the oceans, fossilized plankton and pollen, tree rings, cave stalagmites, and even the tooth enamel of dead Vikings. All the evidence points to a certain temperature series of approximately 1500 years. Within these cycles, there are many temperature variations, more extreme than the current modest warming, that obviously have nothing to do with modern carbon dioxide. The authors still cite clear evidence that we may be on the edge of another multi-decade cooling cycle. Read “Unstoppable Global Warming” if you are interested in the science and policy of climate change.