Discovery News: Thanksgiving Dinner will be extinct because of.... GLOBALWARMING!

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Discovery News: Thanksgiving Dinner will be extinct because of.... GLOBALWARMING!: "There has been no global warming for the past 11 years. No 'statistically significant' warming since 1995 (abeith that doesn't deter Obama's EPA chief:EPA Chief Lisa Jackson: Fifteen Years With No Global Warming Doesn't Mean There's No Global Warming). Historical records indicate that it was far warmer in the past than it is now. In addition, humans are responsible for only 3% of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere, 97% being produced naturally mostly by the oceans and biodegrading vegetation. But FACTS don't stop the alarmists. And no holiday is safe from fear-mongering, including today. From Discovery News: Could Climate Change Ruin Thanksgiving Dinner?

The global warming Griswold turkey

Climate change could one day affect the cost and quality of dishes traditionally served for Thanksgiving Day dinner, suggests a recent paper in the journal Food Research International.

Pasty, dry turkey meat along with expensive fruits, vegetables and potatoes could be on the horizon if more variable extremes in regional weather patterns continue as a likely result of climate change, indicates author Neville Gregory.

The usual star of the Thanksgiving Day feast, roast turkey, could suffer in quality as a result.

'Climate change could affect meat quality in two ways,' Gregory, a professor in animal welfare physiology at the University of London's Royal Veterinary College, explains. 'First, there are direct effects on organ and muscle metabolism during heat exposure which can persist after slaughter.'

A professor of 'animal welfare physiology?' The heck?

Prior studies have demonstrated that heat stress can increase the risks of what's known as 'pale, soft, exudative' (PSE) meat. According to Purdue University Animal Sciences, PSE meat 'is characterized by its pale color, lack of firmness, and fluid dripping from its cut surfaces. When cooked, this meat lacks the juiciness of normal meat.'

And it's not just meat:

The pumpkins, sweet potatoes, potatoes, grains, green beans and other plant products associated with Thanksgiving dinner could also be affected by climate change, he said.

'These foods will be sensitive to water shortages should they arise,' Gregory told Discovery News. 'In years when there are water shortages, their price will rise and local communities may have to import part of their needs to make up for the local shortfall in production.'

One thing they neglect is that 1) increased temperature yields more evaporation from oceans, more evaporation more cloud cover, more cloud cover more rain, more reflection of sun rays and cooler temperatures. It's a negative feedback mechanism that is almost totally ignored by the alarmists. Be that as it may, the Earth has been far warmer in the past than it is now. There was a time when the entire planet was tropical, CO2 levels were 8-times what they are now, and life flourished throughout the planet. More recently we had the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) that clearly shows up in NOAA ice core samples:

It was a time when Greenland was actually green and vineyards flourished throughout England - vineyards that to this day cannot come back because it's too cold. These alarmists are frauds. They are kids in a dark closet trying to see who can scare the other the most. It is a political movement, not a scientific one.

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