'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires

dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com 07 Jul '12, 2pm

'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires

Climate: Bark beetles, like all insects, are ectotherms (an organism whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its environment). Every aspect of the beetle’s life is affected by temperature—from the number of eggs it lays, to its ability to disperse, to the rate at which the beetle moves from one life stage to the next (for example, from pupa to adult), to the survival of the beetle during cold periods. Moun- tain pine beetles, for instance, move from one life stage to another only when temperatures are warm enough—a threshold which varies depending on geographic location. During the past decade, most years ranked among the warmest since record keeping began in the mid-1800s. Naturally this is also the case in forest ecosystems where bark beetles make their home. Cold winter temperature is a major mortality agent of bark beetles. Warmer winter temperatures fost...

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@MichaelKodas » 10 Jul '12, 5am
Andy Revkin has a terrific look at "selective citation" on DotEarth, and gives a shout out to our I-News reporting. [link]
@WSAZBrandon » 09 Jul '12, 4pm
"Blame-ologists and the Colorado Fires" [link] by @Revkin highlights selective citation, (rife in climate sci, incl. #IPCC)
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@aseachange » 08 Jul '12, 12am
Dotearth: 'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires - A free market defender, dislocated by Colorado fires, uses the t... [link]
@jaliranchr » 07 Jul '12, 7pm
<<this native Coloradon agrees. [link]
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@JusJane53 » 07 Jul '12, 6pm
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@Revkin » 07 Jul '12, 5pm
@michellemalkin A shame you employ same selective citation approach that you criticize when greens employ it. [link]
@DrFunkySpoon » 07 Jul '12, 5pm
@Revkin misses point. Yes increased prop damage due to land use. But increase in fire probability from climate change. [link]
@IncEnvironment » 07 Jul '12, 5pm
'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires: A free market defender, dislocated by Colorado fires, uses the tactics ... [link]
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Dot Earth: 'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires: A free market defender, dislocated by Colorado fire... [link] (Nature)
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'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires [link]
@narrativelight » 10 Jul '12, 5am
Andy Revkin has a terrific look at "selective citation" on DotEarth, and gives a shout out to our I-News reporting. [link]
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NYTimes: 'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires [link]
@AnnieSage » 07 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @MikeNelson247: NYTimes: 'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires A very good commentary on the fires and storms. #waldocanyonfire #cowx [link]
@bmenezes » 07 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @MikeNelson247: NYTimes: 'Blame-ologists' and the Colorado Fires A very good commentary on the fires and storms. #waldocanyonfire #cowx [link]
@nytimesfeed » 07 Jul '12, 2pm
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