Have the climate models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the… - David Douglass

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Have the climate models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the expressed belief of some of the model builders in the global warming hypothesis and the many parameters in the model that need to be introduced. However, the models also predict unambiguously that the atmosphere is warming faster than the surface of the earth; but all the available observational data unambiguously shows the opposite! Truth in science is always determined from observational facts. One finds the truth by making a hypothesis and comparing observations with the hypothesis. It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis. If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing. "Truth by Assertion" is not science.

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About David Douglass

David Douglass (born 1932) is an American physicist with interests in Condensed Matter Physics and climate change.

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Alternative Names: David H. Douglass
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