Rec this thread if you think the crazy weather of recent times is due to human-caused climate change

[garybeck]

70. you are assuming

that rec'ing this thread implies that everyone is just focused on one particular event and not looking at long term statistics.

i'm not sure where you are getting that assumption from.

most people here already know your #3 above. most people acknowledge you can't make a judgment based on a single event. most people are rec'ing this thread based on long term statistical evidence. that's the whole point. that's what the union of concerned scientists are saying in the article I posted. they're not referring to any one particular event. it's statistical analysis, just like you call for in your point #3.

to refresh your memory, here is your #3:

3) Global warming can only be proved by a careful statistical analysis of the cases and conditions;

that's the question posed at the OP. look at the wording. it doesn't say "rec this thread if you think Sandy alone proves global warming is real."

the whole point is, the long term statistical analysis is there. the droughts, floods, bigger storms, heat waves, and yes Sandy, together are all expected events, based on such analysis.

so by your own judgment you should be rec'ing this thread.