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The "'''Gore Effect'''" is a ] term which has been used to refer to ] associated with prominent anthropogenic ] events which includes effects such as unseasonably cold temperatures, driving rain, hail, and/or snow. The effect is named after former ] and ] winning anthropogenic global warming crusader ].<ref name="SlangDictionary">{{cite book |first=Aaron |last=Peckham |title=Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined |location=Kansas City, Missouri |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7407-6875-0 |page=126}}</ref><ref name="NA-GoreEffect" /> The Gore Effect has been claimed in regard to severe weather at several anthropogenic global warming events.<ref name="NA-GoreEffect">{{cite web | url=http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/world-mainmenu-26/europe-mainmenu-35/2591-gore-effect-impacts-copenhagen-climate- | title= The New American}}</ref><ref name="WT-GoreEffect">{{cite web |title=EDITORIAL: The Gore Effect |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/04/the-gore-effect/ |work=] |date=March 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Al Gore rains on his party |first=Andrew |last=Bolt |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/al-gore-rains-on-his-party/story-e6frfifx-1111112535643 |work=] |location=Melbourne |date=November 17, 2006}}</ref> The "'''Gore Effect'''" is a ] term which has been used to refer to ] associated with prominent anthropogenic ] events which includes effects such as unseasonably cold temperatures, driving rain, hail, and/or snow. The effect is named after former ] and ] winning anthropogenic global warming crusader ].<ref name="SlangDictionary">{{cite book |first=Aaron |last=Peckham |title=Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined |location=Kansas City, Missouri |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7407-6875-0 |page=126}}</ref><ref name="NA-GoreEffect" /> The Gore Effect has been claimed in regard to severe weather at several anthropogenic global warming events.<ref name="WT-GoreEffect">{{cite web |title=EDITORIAL: The Gore Effect |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/04/the-gore-effect/ |work=] |date=March 4, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Al Gore rains on his party |first=Andrew |last=Bolt |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/al-gore-rains-on-his-party/story-e6frfifx-1111112535643 |work=] |location=Melbourne |date=November 17, 2006}}</ref>


Because of Gore's prominence in warning of the dangers of global warming, "His detractors delight in noting coincidences between events relating to his favorite subject and severe winter weather."<ref name="nydaily">{{cite news |title=The Gore Effect brings snow to New York City |first=Michael |last=Daly |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_if_gore_traveled_the_world_everything_would_be_cool.html |work=] |location=New York |date=December 20, 2009}}</ref> Gore's supporters consider the focus on such coincidences to be "insulting".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015816.php |first=Steve |last=Benen |title=Political Animal: 'The Gore Effect' |publisher='']'' |date=November 25, 2008 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> One environmentalist called jokes about the Gore Effect a "shallow observation" from "those who don't get that weather isn't climate".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/a-siegel/fire-and-ice_b_171064.html |title=Fire and Ice... |first=A. |last=Siegel |work=] |date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref> Because of Gore's prominence in warning of the dangers of global warming, "His detractors delight in noting coincidences between events relating to his favorite subject and severe winter weather."<ref name="nydaily">{{cite news |title=The Gore Effect brings snow to New York City |first=Michael |last=Daly |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/12/20/2009-12-20_if_gore_traveled_the_world_everything_would_be_cool.html |work=] |location=New York |date=December 20, 2009}}</ref> Gore's supporters consider the focus on such coincidences to be "insulting".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_11/015816.php |first=Steve |last=Benen |title=Political Animal: 'The Gore Effect' |publisher='']'' |date=November 25, 2008 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> One environmentalist called jokes about the Gore Effect a "shallow observation" from "those who don't get that weather isn't climate".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/a-siegel/fire-and-ice_b_171064.html |title=Fire and Ice... |first=A. |last=Siegel |work=] |date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref>

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The "Gore Effect" is a Humorous term which has been used to refer to Extreme Weather associated with prominent anthropogenic global warming events which includes effects such as unseasonably cold temperatures, driving rain, hail, and/or snow. The effect is named after former U.S. Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winning anthropogenic global warming crusader Al Gore. The Gore Effect has been claimed in regard to severe weather at several anthropogenic global warming events.

Because of Gore's prominence in warning of the dangers of global warming, "His detractors delight in noting coincidences between events relating to his favorite subject and severe winter weather." Gore's supporters consider the focus on such coincidences to be "insulting". One environmentalist called jokes about the Gore Effect a "shallow observation" from "those who don't get that weather isn't climate".

In the opinion of The Washington Times editorial staff, "If nothing else, the Gore Effect proves that God has a sense of humor." A representative of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank, expressed a similar view.

Events described as instances of the Gore Effect

The following is a partial list of the events described in various media sources as instances of the Gore Effect:

  • January 2004 – A global warming rally was held in New York City which suffered one of the city's coldest days in history.
  • November 2006 – Al Gore visited Australia to speak about global warming two weeks before summer began, and it snowed. According to an article in the Age: "Ski resort operators gazed at the snow in amazement. Parents took children out of school and headed for the mountains. Cricketers scurried amid bullets of hail as Melbournians traded lunchtime tales of incredible cold."
  • March 2008 – A congressional media briefing on the Bingaman/Specter Climate Bill was purportedly canceled due to a cold snap.
  • October 2008 – London saw the first snow since 1922 while the House of Commons debated the Climate Change Bill.
  • February, 2008 - Events in Ottawa hosted by Canadian global warming activist David Suzuki were cancelled due to a blizzard.
  • October 2008 – Gore appeared at Harvard University, which "coincided with low temperatures that challenged 125-year records."
  • March 2009 – Driving snow caused problems at an event billed as "the biggest global warming protest in history" in Washington.
  • December 2009 – Over four inches of snow fell in Copenhagen during the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference as temperatures dipped to below 25°F, not including wind chill.
  • January 2010 - This is the so-called Gore Effect in hyper-overdrive. The Gore Effect is the phenomenon of chilly weather, up to and including blizzards
  • June 2010 - Copenhagen is going to be two weeks of insane hysteria. Just like the Olympics, but with lots of snow, courtesy of Al Gore and his 'Gore Effect.'

See also

References

  1. ^ Peckham, Aaron (2007). Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-7407-6875-0.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NA-GoreEffect was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "EDITORIAL: The Gore Effect". The Washington Times. March 4, 2009.
  4. Bolt, Andrew (November 17, 2006). "Al Gore rains on his party". Herald Sun. Melbourne.
  5. ^ Daly, Michael (December 20, 2009). "The Gore Effect brings snow to New York City". Daily News. New York.
  6. Benen, Steve (November 25, 2008). "Political Animal: 'The Gore Effect'". The Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2010-01-12. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. Siegel, A. (March 2, 2009). "Fire and Ice..." The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  8. Dufour, Jeff (January 27, 2009). "Yeas & Nays: If it's Al Gore, it's cold". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved 2010-01-08. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. Smith, Ron (January 08, 2010). "Temperatures drop, alarmism heats up". Baltimore Sun. The Baltimore Sun. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. McCrann, Terry (June 09, 2010). "Climate hysteria just warming up". Herald Sun. Herald and Weekly Times. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)