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The Great Global Warming Blunder: How Mother Nature Fooled the World's Top Climate Scientists [Hardcover]

Roy W Spencer
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April 13, 2010
The Great Global Warming Blunder unveils new evidence from major scientific findings that explode the conventional wisdom on climate change and reshape the global warming debate as we know it. Roy W. Spencer, a former senior NASA climatologist, reveals how climate researchers have mistaken cause and effect when analyzing cloud behavior and have been duped by Mother Nature into believing the Earth’s climate system is far more sensitive to human activities and carbon dioxide than it really is.

In fact, Spencer presents astonishing new evidence that recent warming is not the fault of humans, but the result of chaotic, internal natural cycles that have been causing periods of warming and cooling for millennia. More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is not necessarily to be feared; The Great Global Warming Blunder explains that burning of fossil fuels may actually be beneficial for life on Earth.

As group-think behavior and misguided global warming policy proposals threaten the lives of millions of the world’s poorest, most vulnerable citizens, The Great Global Warming Blunder is a scintillating exposé and much-needed call for debate.

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About the Author

Roy W. Spencer is a Principal Research Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was formerly a Senior Scientist for Climate Studies at NASA. He is co-developer of the original satellite method for precise monitoring of global temperatures from Earth-orbiting satellites. He has provided congressional testimony several times on the subject of global warming and authored the 2008 New York Times bestseller, Climate Confusion.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Encounter Books (April 13, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594033730
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594033735
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Roy W. Spencer is a Principal Research Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was formerly a Senior Scientist for Climate Studies at NASA. He is co-developer of the original satellite method for precise monitoring of global temperatures from Earth-orbiting satellites. He has provided congressional testimony several times on the subject of global warming and authored the 2008 New York Times bestseller, Climate Confusion.

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257 of 306 people found the following review helpful
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A truly excellent book. Spencer calls attention to three things we all SHOULD HAVE figured out for ourselves. And it is a book about the science, not at all about the leaked emails (which other books have handled very well).

First, Spencer makes a powerful case for the heretofore largely understated role of clouds. Second, his presentation of material on the feedbacks was outstanding. I had never seen the distinction between amplification of forcings, and true positive feedbacks (in the run-away sense), made. Thirdly, his notion that choosing the wrong (weaker) forcing element for a given warming can result in a large overestimation of sensitivity is clearly right. Every physicist or engineer KNOWS these things, but we may not THINK about them. Luckily we have Spencer to remind us that we do know them.

As for the PDO as a major driver, the evidence Spencer shows is very interesting and well-presented, and is clearly much much better that a CO2 explanation. (To just say it is a better explanation that CO2 would do it an injustice.) The book makes the point that there are indeed many strong sources of internal variability. The so-called "consensus" in concentrating on a flawed, politically popular view (man-made CO2), is certainly effectively impeding progress toward a more rational understanding of the scientific puzzle.

A second excellent book by Dr. Spencer - for the layman (or scientist!) who still thinks.
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153 of 192 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book I Have Been Waiting For April 20, 2010
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I have done a fair amount of reading during the last 10 years to learn about how our planets climate operates. I now feel as though the missing "key" pieces have been found to the "climate change" puzzle. For ANYONE interested in our climate this book is a "must read". I would not be surprised if Roy W. Spencer is not the scientist that breaks the hold that the IPCC has on politicians and the media. However we are down to the wire, large sums of money are already being spent world-wide on "fighting climate change". Let's give the climate experts about 30 days to review Spencer's work and provide their feed-back. If this book indeed does get blessed, then I think there should be an all out effort to "educate" the politicians and the "media" regarding the contents of this book. This is a not a general book of information on climate, there are already several excellent books on the market. This book is focused on Roy Spencer's new research results that literally destroy the IPCC's computer models that are predicting climate change disaster as the result of mans greenhouse gas contributions to the earths atmosphere. Thank you Mr. Spencer!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clarifying the Role of Clouds April 20, 2010
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Roy Spencer brings clarity to a debate that has been clouded by ideology (pun intended). It used to be that the only alternatives to the anthropogenic global warming theory were solar and volcanic activity. This book provides another alterative explanation of climate change. Roy Spencer is known primarily for his work on how climate systems are not as sensitive to C02 as many think. Spencer argues that clouds are a major factor. His idea that the Pacific Decadal Oscillation is a major driver of climate change seems more than plausible. This book makes it obvious, even to a layman (or as Spencer puts it, to an 8th grader), that the AGW theory was never proven beyond doubt, and is now under serious challenge.

This book is important now that Cap and Trade legislation is coming under serious consideration. Proponents of cap and trade tend to assume that the AGW theory is proven beyond any shadow of doubt. Spencer raises more than just doubt over the AGW theory. As Spencer notes, there are larg potential costs associated with cap and trade, and with efforts to restrict the use of fossil fuels in general. We should think very carefully about restructuring tax and regulatory policies according to the unproven AGW theory. Hopefully this book will stimulate thoughtful debate over the causes of climate change. Keep up this excellent work Dr Spencer!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Puts the Liberal MMGW "experts" to shame
As an engineer and scientist, I've been looking for a good reference that puts this MMGW fecal matter (Man Made Global Warming) in it's proper Septic Tank.
Published 1 month ago by CarlC451
4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting contratian view
I like what I have read from Roy Spencer. Both Spencer and Lindzen are doubters when it comes to the IPCC projection of 1. Read more
Published 2 months ago by dzagar
1.0 out of 5 stars Spencer is a CREATIONIST. Why take him seriously?
Roy Spencer is a known science-denier in the realm of the (phony) Creation vs. evolution debate. Belief in supernatural Creation is a very common thing among global warming... Read more
Published 3 months ago by AJ CA
5.0 out of 5 stars AGW is not the Worlds Biggest Problem!
Great Book with the author like me concerned at the alarmist attitudes to AGW which is causing massive problems in countries that cant afford it
Published 3 months ago by RS
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative bood
Spencer is one of the few voices of reason among the crowd of those elegantly describing the emperor's wardrobe. Spencer must be heard.
Published 5 months ago by R. Ball
1.0 out of 5 stars pure garbage
This is pure garbage. Humanity's existence hangs by but a thread. This guy was paid by fossil fuel companies to write lies.
Published 6 months ago by PeacefulJeff
4.0 out of 5 stars An Alternate View of Global Warming
When I first saw this book I hesitated, not because the author challenges the prevailing consensus on the cause of global warming, but rather because I saw Rush Limbaugh's name... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Christpher Hays
5.0 out of 5 stars loved this, easy to read and no dogma
Obviously the AGW religous will buy this just to burn it but for the neutral or skeptic its a superb book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Johan RF
5.0 out of 5 stars Propaganda tools
The techniques of propaganda are now well know, and Roy Spencer describes them well in his book. As a professional meteorologist, he is qualified to examine the claims of the IPCC... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dr. P. R. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibility of detractors
For those considering purchase of this scientific presentation based on its credibility, one needs look no further than Spencer's web site. [... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dennis McAllister
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