New York Mag: ‘Obama’s Second Term Is All About Climate Change’

The EPA’s new climate regulations are due to come out this June. They will face a certain legal challenge from conservatives. The main driving goal of Senate Democrats’ rule changes last year was to allow Obama to appoint judges to the D.C. Circuit, which will rule on those regulations.…

This Sunday’s NFL Game in Green Bay: Coldest Ever?

Update: Bloomberg News: Green Bay Weather Threatens to Outfreeze NFL Ice Bowl Record

Update 2: NFL Wild Card Playoffs 2014 weather forecast: Brutal conditions in Green Bay

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Via Climatologist Dr.  Roy Spencer:

This Sunday’s NFL Game in Green Bay: Coldest Ever?

http://www.drroyspencer.com/2014/01/this-sundays-nfl-game-in-green-bay-coldest-ever/

[Update: Spencer tells Climate Depot: ‘The latest GFS MOS fcst for 6 p.m. Sunday is -10 deg. F]

The latest GFSx MOS temperature forecast is now -8 deg. F for game time in Green Bay on Sunday evening for the playoff game between the Packers and the 49ers. This is getting awfully close to the record coldest NFL game temperature of -13 deg. F, set Dec. 31, 1967 at Lambeau Field during “The Ice Bowl”, the NFL Championship game between the Packers and Dallas Cowboys.

The 2nd coldest game was Jan. 10, 1982 at Riverfront Stadium during the AFC Championship game between Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers, at -9 deg. F, so Sundays game might take the #2 spot. The top 10 coldest NFL games are listed here. Makes my hands hurt just thinking about it.

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Also see: Flashback 2008: Has Global Warming Hurt the Green Bay Packers?

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Less ice, more ice, whatever. It’s global warming! — Flashback 2007: Global warming means LESS ice around Antarctica — 2013: global warming means more ice around Antarctica

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UN IPCC Expert Reviewer’s Analysis: ‘The reality is that the UN IPCC is in effect little more than a UN-sponsored lobby group, created specifically to investigate & push the ‘man-made warming’ line’

If the IPCC reports were accepted for exactly what they are – exaggerated science with a large dollop of politics – this would be the end of the matter. Unfortunately, various bodies actively encourage us to believe the reports are entirely scientific, accurate and completely authoritative on all climate matters, this despite the IPCC’s charter and the political interference.

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John McLean is the author of three peer-reviewed papers on climate and an expert reviewer for the latest IPCC report. He is also a climate data analyst and a member of the International Climate Science Coalition.
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