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NASA’s James Hansen's "supervisor":

• "Climate models are useless"
• Hansen "was never muzzled even though he violated NASA’s official agency position"
• Hansen "embarrassed NASA by coming out with his claims of global warming in 1988"

James Hansen was never muzzled,

he embarrassed NASA and violated NASA’s position

(The actual emails from the “supervisor” are below)

Actual Emails From James Hansen’s “supervisor” at NASA

From: Jtheon [mailto:jtheon@XXXXXXX]

Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:05 PM

To: Morano, Marc (EPW)

Subject: Climate models are useless

Marc, First, I sent several e-mails to you with an error in the address and they have been returned to me. So I'm resending them in one combined e-mail.

Yes, one could say that I was, in effect, Hansen’s supervisor because I had to justify his funding, allocate his resources, and evaluate his results. I did not have the authority to give him his annual performance evaluation. He was never muzzled even though he violated NASA’s official agency position on climate forecasting (i.e., we did not know enough to forecast climate change or mankind's effect on it). He thus embarrassed NASA by coming out with his claims of global warming in 1988 in his testimony before Congress.

My own belief concerning anthropogenic climate change is that the models do not realistically simulate the climate system because there are many very important sub-grid scale processes that the models either replicate poorly or completely omit. Furthermore, some scientists have manipulated the observed data to justify their model results. In doing so, they neither explain what they have modified in the observations, nor explain how they did it. They have resisted making their work transparent so that it can be replicated independently by other scientists. This is clearly contrary to how science should be done. Thus there is no rational justification for using climate model forecasts to determine public policy.

With best wishes, John

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From: Jtheon [mailto:jtheon@XXXXXX]

Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:50 PM

To: Morano, Marc (EPW)

Subject: Re: Nice seeing you

Marc, Indeed, it was a pleasure to see you again. I appreciate the opportunity to add my name to those who disagree that Global Warming is man made. A brief bio follows. Use as much or as little of it as you wish.

John S. Theon Education: B.S. Aero. Engr. (1953-57); Aerodynamicist, Douglas Aircraft Co. (1957-58); As USAF Reserve Officer (1958-60),B.S. Meteorology (1959); Served as Weather Officer 1959-60; M.S, Meteorology (1960-62); NASA Research Scientist, Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (1962-74); Head Meteorology Branch, GSFC (1974-76); Asst. Chief, Lab. for Atmos. Sciences, GSFC (1977-78); Program Scientist, NASA Global Weather Research Program, NASA Hq. (1978-82); Chief, Atmospheric Dynamics & Radiation Branch NASA Hq., (1982-91); Ph.D., Engr. Science & Mech.: course of study and dissertation in atmos. science (1983-85); Chief, Atmospheric Dynamics, Radiation, & Hydrology Branch, NASA Hq. (1991-93); Chief, Climate Processes Research Program, NASA Hq. (1993-94); Senior Scientist, Mission to Planet Earth Office, NASA Hq. (1994-95); Science Consultant, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (1995-99); Science Consultant Orbital Sciences Corp. (1996-97) and NASA Jet Propulsion Lab., (1997-99).

As Chief of several NASA Hq. Programs (1982-94), an SES position, I was responsible for all weather and climate research in the entire agency, including the research work by James Hansen, Roy Spencer, Joanne Simpson, and several hundred other scientists at NASA field centers, in academia, and in the private sector who worked on climate research. This required a thorough understanding of the state of the science. I have kept up with climate science since retiring by reading books and journal articles. I hope that this is helpful.

Best wishes, John

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Source for above emails

Graph from: http://www.climate-skeptic.com/2008/06/gret-moments-in.html  (caption from below pdf)

Hanson’s full speech is at: http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Environment/documents/2008/06/23/ClimateChangeHearing1988.pdf

Also see: Thoughts on Hansen et al 1988

Hansen graph is also in peer reviewed article: J. Of  Geophysical Research, v93, No. D8, Pg 9341-9364, Aug 20, 1988

Updated version of Hansen graph with current temperatures is at  wattsupwiththat.com/2010/07/21/the-satellites-are-missing/

Hansen’s False Prediction:

The Twentieth Anniversary of Hanson’s Congressional Testimony

Here is Jim Hansen’s climate prediction presented to congress Juine 23, 1988,

Three scenarios are presented,:

1. CO2 growth at current (1988) growth rate.

2. CO2 emissions are held constant at 1998 levels.

3. Drastic reduction in CO2 emission

We did not drastically cut CO2, but the actual temperature (red) did not rise as he predicted.

In fact it fell!

Another failed Hansen prediction:

“The West Side Highway [which runs along the Hudson River] will be under water.

And there will be tape across the windows across the street because of high winds.

And the same birds won’t be there.

The trees in the median strip will change.”

Then he said, “There will be more police cars.”

Why? “Well, you know what happens to crime when the heat goes up.”

From 2001 interview with author Rob Reiss

Also see: A little known 20 year old climate change prediction by Dr. James Hansen – that failed badly