Theory-quest

Not that we still do not plump for the wonderful, "this is part of the cooling caused by the warming caused by the cooling caused by the warming caused by the cooling caused by the warming caused by the cooling" infinite loop routine, some new-new-new consensus would be nice to spice things up:

The average June-August 2009 summer temperature for the contiguous United States was below average – the 34th coolest on record, according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. August was also below the long-term average. The analysis is based on records dating back to 1895.

While we are at it, any new-new-new consensus on the dearth of hurricanes that were set to wipe-out all of humanity just a few scant years ago:

Now we are all learning what it’s like to reap the whirlwind of fossil fuel dependence which Barbour and his cronies have encouraged. Our destructive addiction has given us a catastrophic war in the Middle East and--now--Katrina is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.

Ah well, On to København!