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There is a lot more chatter now about Global Cooling. If we are actually going into a period of global cooling it would be bad for all of us. Shorter growing seaons, more energy needed to heat homes, etc. This is an interesting bit about how the Russians believe we are going into a period of global cooling and how they are taking advantage of it:

http://www.businessandmedia.org/articl es/2009/20090106201017.aspx

Click the little video player, it's just an audio stream with a still image.

Joe Bastardi is a very talented meteorologist and has been on many of the major cable news networks to discuss weather events, usually Hurricanes. He's one of the best long range forecasters out there and has an excellent grasp of our weather history. I'd believe him over Al Gore any day.

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The People Have Spoken

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Jan. 13, 2009 | 11:34 AM ImpendingRiot says:

The Russians just want another excuse to drink, har har har

Jan. 13, 2009 | 11:41 AM mikedood says:

Joe Bastardi. need i say more?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 11:52 AM RocketFetus says:

There should be more chatter about Global Wade-ing.

Jan. 13, 2009 | 1:22 PM Hades says:

Global cooling sounds like a good thing, if it could just synchronize it's damn schedule with global warming. I mean, a steady exchange of the two couldn't really hurt...

Jan. 13, 2009 | 2:27 PM WadeFulp responds:

Global cooling means the Earth's net temperature would decrease, not stay the same, or wash with global warming.

Jan. 13, 2009 | 2:59 PM HorrificMonster says:

Which is worse, global warming or cooling?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 3:19 PM RockinPunk says:

Which is worse, global warming or cooling?

Global Warming, Britain gets a climate similar to that of the south of France.
Global Cooling, we get Brit-canada.

GW FTW!

Jan. 13, 2009 | 3:38 PM Lalo says:

Wont it get hotter on summer and colder on winter or something?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:03 PM Fautzo says:

pimp

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:41 PM SupaPeeves says:

hay guys am i late?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:44 PM SupaPeeves says:

tankmen is over I see right?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:44 PM SupaPeeves says:

whoops wrong guy

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:44 PM SupaPeeves says:

sorry

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:48 PM m103904 says:

it probably a problem for them because they live where it's cooler

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:50 PM BMack24 says:

maybe it was warming till like, a few days ago. now it's cooling. new ice age, here we come!

Jan. 13, 2009 | 4:54 PM Lagamuffin says:

Cool!
So now, we aren't gonna drown in defrosted glacier water, Instead, we're gonna freeze to death?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 6:00 PM speeling says:

Damn Al Gore, being wrong again and such.

Jan. 13, 2009 | 6:07 PM 51430 says:

Well, isn't this just peachy? As if global warming wasn't bad enough, now there's global cooling! That fills me all full of warm and fuzzies...

Jan. 13, 2009 | 6:38 PM Aryk says:

I don't know how we could have two, totally opposite predictions...

I want my Global Warming!

Jan. 13, 2009 | 6:51 PM igott says:

Relax, all it's just a natural process....just like 51430's aids.

Jan. 13, 2009 | 8:22 PM BobbaQ says:

Those sneaky Russians eh?

Jan. 13, 2009 | 11:34 PM WadeFulp responds:

They don't let those pesky environmentalists push them around. They need money, they drill for oil and natural gas. This is what the USA should be doing, but for some reason we can't drill while trying to also improve alternatives like solar, wind, etc.

Jan. 13, 2009 | 11:55 PM InnerChild548 says:

No, the Polarbears will be--saved?

Jan. 14, 2009 | 3:52 AM WolfBlitz2 says:

in soviet russia
it is global cooling!
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what a crap joke

Jan. 14, 2009 | 7:57 AM Cyberdevil says:

Interesting

Jan. 14, 2009 | 5:57 PM AwesomeX says:

I hope not. Ice ages are kinda shitty

Jan. 14, 2009 | 6:00 PM DanWandin says:

Jesus christ put a jumper on.

Jan. 14, 2009 | 7:55 PM SamIam says:

Well around 2000 or late 1990s. There was some news about a 2nd Ice Age and now we have scientists saying that the world is warming, and now you posted about Global Cooling. I'd believe more in Global Cooling than Global Warming to be honest.

Jan. 14, 2009 | 8:08 PM Chdonga says:

Global warming, Global cooling, make up your mind Earth, gawrsh.

Jan. 14, 2009 | 8:12 PM GoKy says:

I think I saw something about it on Nova... It has to do with there being more clouds, so there's less sunlight. Or am I thinking about something else?

Jan. 14, 2009 | 10:25 PM lavalampa says:

I kidnapped your toilet.
If you want it back, send 27 cents to the given address.
Every week you do not pay, I shall send you peices of your toilet.
First, the flusher... then the lid... and so on.
You have twelve days to pay up...

By the way, nice photo, however I shall not be swade.... Wade... Ha! Pun!

Jan. 15, 2009 | 12:15 AM Paryl says:

wow thats interesting and funny

Jan. 15, 2009 | 1:40 AM LtMcMuffin says:

"Global cooling" IS global warming. Global warming causes a bunch of erratic weather patterns, including the stronger hurricanes, my ice cream melting faster, or in some places temperatures dropping.
The audio is interesting, but I think the Russians just want attention. Who's really given them attention since Yakov Smirnoff stopped telling Soviet Russia jokes?

Jan. 15, 2009 | 5:07 PM darknessdweller says:

Global Cooling > Global Warming

Jan. 16, 2009 | 10:21 AM Qawsxedisback05 says:

Hi, Wade. Just wondering if you got that message I sent to you, since I haven't gotten a reply back. It's been a week =\

Jan. 16, 2009 | 11:23 PM The-Wade-Birgade says:

Al Gore is right about Manbearpig you know.

Jan. 16, 2009 | 11:40 PM AwfulAwful says:

Wade. YOU ARE SO HANDSOME.

Jan. 17, 2009 | 10:28 AM Aci6 says:

Nothing new but the prospect is nice as my country will benefit from the Global cooling, though this is naive as things change over time.

Jan. 18, 2009 | 12:22 AM Paryl says:

GLOBAL MILDING PLZL pZL ZP LZP

Jan. 18, 2009 | 1:27 AM NGbot says:

M'Global Warming is not logical but neither is logic.

Jan. 18, 2009 | 1:35 AM ZagmenO says:

All that's left now is the theory of "Global Room Temperature."

Jan. 18, 2009 | 2:23 AM mastershake141 says:

More like Global flip-flopping

HOT COLD HOT COLD HOT COLD HOT COLD HOT COLD

Shit happens all of the time, nothings going to happen, I believe we had a Global cooling period in the 70's

Jan. 18, 2009 | 8:40 AM Wraith2000 says:

Have you ever heard of George Monibiot? He has some interesting arguments. Next time you're at Waterstones (or whatever your bookstores are called over there) look for a book called 'Bring On The Apocalypse: Six Arguments for Global Justice'.

Here's a Wikipedia page on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_M onbiot#Solutions_to_control_the_clima te

Scroll down a bit and you'll get his solutions for climate control.

__________________________

P.S did you get my PM on those odd links? There were a few new ones popping up on the blog section.

Jan. 18, 2009 | 3:36 PM humanflea23 says:

tell that to al gore

Jan. 18, 2009 | 10:56 PM Oldsage10 says:

I don't mind this possible Apocalypse, I have Jesus =]

Jan. 21, 2009 | 8:18 AM AapoJoki says:

You think that Al Gore is the leading authority on global warming?

Jan. 27, 2009 | 5:28 PM Archon68 says:

Joe BASTARDi?

Feb. 2, 2009 | 6:45 PM buynetstuff says:

Global Cooling/Global Warming so dont they cancel each other?

Feb. 5, 2009 | 1:07 PM Mr-Money says:

26,000 year cycles.. They repeat. We're going into a new ice age.

Feb. 21, 2009 | 11:32 PM hansari says:

Lol... Joe Bastardi...

Feb. 26, 2009 | 11:38 PM MyGuitarSticks says:

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMN YOOUUU ALLLLLLL GOOOOOOOORRRRRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mar. 13, 2009 | 9:40 PM supercat1992 says:

global cooling?
when would that be? lol

Mar. 22, 2009 | 6:14 PM kikanoni says:

Global Cooling honestly does sound a lot more liable. Decreasing Co2 output just seems idiotic, 'cause what the hell do trees feed on again? Oh right.

Mar. 28, 2009 | 8:29 AM Rancid22 says:

HEHE JOE BASTARDI!