Cowboys Stadium Officials Use Warming to Get Rid of Ice & Snow, Al Gore Not Consulted

By Doug Powers  •  February 6, 2011 10:31 AM

**Written by Doug Powers

Halfway through an Associated Press story about the cold and snow in Dallas for today’s Super Bowl there is this curious sentence:

Officials raised the temperature inside the arena in an attempt to melt remaining ice.

Using Gore’s unassailable laws of science, won’t a rising temperature lead to an increase in the amount of snow and ice? Stadium officials really should have consulted Al first.

**Written by Doug Powers

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  1. #1
    On February 6th, 2011 at 10:38 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Using Al Gore’s unassailable laws of science, won’t a rising temperature lead to an increase in the amount of snow and ice?

    I do believe you are on to something there lad: ever since ManDearPig started blowing hot air we have had some nasty winters. But then our summers are hot except in the high country where they are not.

  2. #2
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:11 am, plymouthacclaim said:

    Using warmist logic, turning up the thermostat CAUSED the snowstorm in DFW, even though the snowstorm preceded the adjustment.

  3. #3
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:14 am, txvet2 said:

    AGW enthusiasts’ theories aren’t based on physics, they’re based on junk climatology; so a phenomenon that is common, straightforward and easily explained by classical physics is not relevant to the theory of AGW. We have to “think beyond the box”, as it were and realize that there are forces of nature beyond our understanding (but not beyond the understanding of a failed divinity student, of course).

  4. #4
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:29 am, Romeo13 said:

    Fire wont melt Steel Ice,,,

  5. #5
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:32 am, tre said:

    I put my coffee in the refridgerator and ice cream in the oven.

    Now why do you suppose the OBVIOUS result happened?

    I suppose the laws of physics still apply, regardless of what the mighty Al Gore decrees.

  6. #6
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:39 am, cabrerski said:

    When judging those who would consult with Al Gore on anything, consider this line from Bill Cosby:

    A word to the wise ain’t necessary. It’s the stupid ones who need the advice.

  7. #7
    On February 6th, 2011 at 11:59 am, letget said:

    This isn’t going to make bho happy. He wants us to keep out thermostates at 65o!
    BTW, is bho going to be at the super bowl? I have heard he will do the coin toss, is this correct? I thought he wouldn’t go if the bears lost.
    L

  8. #8
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:05 pm, letget said:

    #7,S/B keep our
    L

  9. #9
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:27 pm, bjc said:

    Officials raised the temperature inside the arena in an attempt to melt remaining ice.

    *What did they do, set up a table for Spotted Owl Bore and a masseuse at the 50 yard line, so we can hear him sing, in monotone, “it’s gettin’ hot in hear, so take off ….”? ;)

  10. #10
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:33 pm, cheapseat said:

    this global warming is about to freeze half the world to death and drown the other half. Please Al, tell us what we have to do to stop this bone chilling global warming.

  11. #11
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:48 pm, rambler said:

    In addition to warming the stadium, some morons decided that “green cabs” should get preferential treatment and in doing so have caused a cab shortage for the superbowl. Way to go nanny brigade! Sooooo, what if the cab companies for the democratic convention decided to boycott the event, leaving the delegates stranded? If the gov wants us to “suck it up and deal with it” when it comes to all their edicts, what happens if we just stay home? How fast could they get an SEIU bus for the convention? Elections have consequences and so do edicts. No need to have street protest like Egypt to get real change. 60s revolutionaries want people in the streets. What if the real protest can happen by refusing to cater to the political elites in other ways?

  12. #12
    On February 6th, 2011 at 12:59 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    Green cabs, green power, green agenda… I was under the impression this was supposed to be about football?

  13. #13
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:00 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Warmer air collects moisture like a sponge until it hits a patch of cold air.

    How can there be cold air if the temperatures keep rising? At some point, the rising temperatures would negate all cold air; along with air that is just a bit cooler.

    When temperatures dip below freezing, a lot of moisture creates a lot of snow.

    How can the temperature “dip below freezing” if the air is warm? And as temperatures climb, the moisture will disappear, too.

    A rise in global temperature can create all sorts of havoc, ranging from hotter dry spells to colder winters…

    This entire phrase is the essence of Al Gore’s entire argument. Read it again, then distill it down. What Al Gore just said here is that warmer temperatures mean colder temperatures. And he expects intelligent people to believe that?

    …along with increasingly violent storms, flooding…

    This planet has thousands of lightning strikes a day — rain, floods, mudslides, hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes every day. And has since recorded history. This is a violent planet and humans have nothing to do with that.

    …forest fires…

    That’s because the libtard enviro-whackos refuse to allow the underbrush to be cleared. The Indians knew this and used to start forest fires routinely to clear this out. Or maybe ManBearPig means the forest fires like the one started by owners of the illegal marijuana farm. I’m sure that was meant for medicinal use only.

    …and loss of endangered species.

    Way over 90% of all species have gone extinct. As George Carlin said, “We didn’t kill them all!” It’s what nature does. Some species live, some die. Real scientists call that life. Con artists like Al Gore call that opportunity.

  14. #14
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:03 pm, swede said:

    They could have just invited The Goricle to make his “Inconvenient-ceivable Truth” speech. The hot air would have melted the ice all the way up to Kansas.

  15. #15
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:29 pm, Mister P said:

    Its now all about pole shift.

  16. #16
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    tre said:

    I put my coffee in the refridgerator and ice cream in the oven.

    Now why do you suppose the OBVIOUS result happened?

    You coffee is too hot to drink, and the ice cream is too hard to scoop?

  17. #17
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:53 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Another nice day in Montecito at Gore Palace. Just waiting for the ocean levels to rise.

  18. #18
    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:54 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Just an editorial opinion but why not play the Superbowl in every NFL stadium on a rotating basis? Some years would be in snow and ice which would be awesome. Oh yeah – money.

  19. #19
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:01 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:29 pm, Mister P said:

    Its now all about pole shift.

    Something AlGore knows plenty about.

    Oh, that’s only with his masseuse. My bad.

  20. #20
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:03 pm, tre said:

    On February 6th, 2011 at 1:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    That’s right. My coffee evaporated away, and my ice cream’s temperature was absolute zero.

  21. #21
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:21 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    If every Green celebrity going to the game would have had their Gulfstream buzz the stadium, the exhaust might have melted some of that ice.

  22. #22
    On February 6th, 2011 at 2:27 pm, FruNobulux said:

    Well, as we know from Al, the temperature of the earth rises to millions if not billions of degrees a mere 5 or 6 feet under the surface. I think that’s what’s causing all the ice and snow, and will probably determine the outcome of the football game, too.

  23. #23
    On February 6th, 2011 at 3:45 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    Using Gore’s unassailable laws of science, won’t a rising temperature lead to an increase in the amount of snow and ice? Stadium officials really should have consulted Al first.

    I know how that works. Space is very cold because it can’t insulate. This is because of the lack of molecules out there. There are some but they are very sparse and far apart. Likewise, the more you heat something, the more its molecules start bouncing around and get farther and farther apart. The more you heat it, the more apart they get. Ergo, if you heat up something to the point where the molecules are as far apart as they would be in space, at that point its temperature becomes as cold as space, and space is VERY cold. Why, I think that I’ll submit this to West Anglia and claim my Nobel prize!

  24. #24
    On February 6th, 2011 at 3:46 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    …that’s also why boiling water freezes faster than cold water.

  25. #25
    On February 6th, 2011 at 4:02 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    I often freeze my boiling water and put it in the freezer. You can never have enough boiling water for emergencies.

  26. #26
    On February 6th, 2011 at 4:04 pm, BrianNY said:

    Using Gore’s unassailable laws of science, won’t a rising temperature lead to an increase in the amount of snow and ice? Stadium officials really should have consulted Al first.

    It’s really amazing how off the mark AlGore has been with his “global warming” predictions as of late…especially since he seems to have such a full grasp on everything else going on in his life.

  27. #27
    On February 6th, 2011 at 5:02 pm, glockomatic said:

    I once put instant coffee in a microwave oven and accidentally went back in time.

  28. #28
    On February 6th, 2011 at 5:22 pm, tbear44 said:

    It’s the liberal/progressive way! Up is down, black is white, right is wrong, hot is cold.
    I have found that if I do the opposite of what they say I am a happy camper. Kinda like George Costanza, just do the opposite. Hell, I even got the stocky bald guy with glasses thing going on.

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