This document is worth a read because it provides an intelligent overview:

Key Figures on Climate France and Worldwide – 2013 Edition.

I enclose one graphic–for our global warming enthusiasts:

Note how the change in slope of mean global temperature is changing: from a slow increase,in red, to a more rapid temperature change,  in yellow.

Give the document some of your time and then get your friends to read it. There are many good data points in the document.  Read more...

Climate Changes

It appears that suggested solutions to the changing climate bring little beyond the retort of media spin. Such as:

1. See, we can ride out this climate thing.
2. Yee haw!  Thanks for the data.
3. We think we can geo-engineer with the climate thing.
4. Don’t worry we can fix this climate thing.

So, let’s serve up a dish of old-school climate problems:  Read more...