Geologist James Kamis argues El Niño and La Niña are generated by geological forces near a stationary Pacific Ring of Fire source, not primarily by trade-wind shifts. Citing cone-shaped warming/cooling patterns, helium concentrations as volcanic indicators, burst-like heat “blobs,” sharp temperature boundaries, centuries of recorded events, seafloor volcanoes, hydrothermal vents, trenches, and methane hydrate “ice rocks,” he proposes magma heat melts hydrates to create La Niña cooling and continued heating yields El Niño warming. He compares related phenomena (El Padre/La Madre), points to rapid North Atlantic warming linked to a spreading center, and says volcanic impacts may be underestimated in climate studies. He calls for more seafloor mapping and denser Argo buoy coverage.

00:00 Meet the Geologist

01:14 Geology Behind ENSO

03:09 Why Wind Theory Fails

05:16 Volcanic Evidence

10:18 Ring of Fire Origins

11:05 Ocean Floor Revealed

12:20 Undersea Volcanoes

14:20 Hydrothermal Heat Engine

16:09 Faults and Quakes

17:19 Methane Hydrates Model

20:01 Source Area Deep Dive

21:46 La Niña Mechanics

23:33 Analog Events Worldwide

27:29 Atlantic Heat Spike

29:27 Climate Change Impacts

33:25 Wrap Up and Q&A

Kamis’ website: https://www.plateclimatology.com/

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David Burton argues recent warming (~1.25°C since 1870) is small and often overstated, while CO2 benefits crops and ecosystems by boosting growth and water efficiency, reducing famine risk alongside fossil-fuel-based nitrogen fertilizer. He says storm and sea-level data show little acceleration, citing linear long-term tide-gauge records like Honolulu and noting local land motion dominates. His paper discusses multiple CO2 “lifetimes”: turnover (3–5 years), bomb-spike radiocarbon (~20 years), and the climate-relevant adjustment time he estimates at ~55±10 years, with a long tail he deems currently unimportant. He criticizes IPCC “cumulative emissions/TCRE” and “carbon budget” concepts as unphysical, analyzes direct waste heat as negligible (~52–58 days), and promotes his sealevel.info tools and archived Climategate emails.

00:00 Meet David Burton

00:23 How Much Warming Really

02:04 Ice Ages And Freezing Thresholds

03:06 CO2 Greening And Crop Gains

05:28 Famine History And Fertilizer

07:48 Storms Tornadoes And Sea Level

11:00 Paper Overview CO2 Lifetimes

11:55 Turnover Bomb Spike Adjustment

14:31 Cumulative Emissions Myth

15:38 Heat Pulse Lifetime

19:45 Suess Effect Carbon14 Confusion

27:03 Why CO2 Rises Negative Feedbacks

30:03 Linear Removal Rate And Limits

34:14 Why Plant Uptake Stays Linear

35:30 CO2 Boosts Crop Yields

37:03 Airborne Fraction Myth

39:16 Emissions Plateau Math

42:14 Long Tail Lifespan Debate

43:40 Cumulative Emissions Critique

48:49 Carbon Budget Pushback

50:50 How Long Heat Lasts

55:10 Where to Find More

56:39 Sea Level Tools vs NOAA

01:01:05 Climategate Archive Access

01:02:56 Ocean Chemistry and Carbonate

01:08:08 Climate Industry FUD Wrap

https://co2coalition.org/teammember/david-burton/

ClimateGate emails on Dave’s site: https://x.com/TomANelson/status/1916076156371058904

Watts Up With That article on Dave’s site: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/01/21/new-website-gives-you-the-real-deal-on-sea-level-rise-and-rates/

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Chuck Weiss presents his background in atmospheric science, meteorology, aviation, and inventing the Windicator, then argues Oregon universities and public schools promote a politicized “climate crisis” despite Oregon’s small share of global emissions. He defines the greenhouse effect as a radiation-flux difference and claims water vapor and clouds dominate radiative processes while CO2 mainly cools the troposphere and has negligible warming influence, especially over oceans. He argues convection and the hydrologic cycle negate CO2 effects, climate models fail due to grid-resolution and energy-tracking limits, and key predictions (e.g., tropical mid-troposphere “hotspot”) conflict with balloon/satellite data. He attributes recent warming to declining albedo, alleges temperature-data manipulation, disputes extreme-weather and Arctic-ice claims, and criticizes green-energy policies as costly and ineffective.

00:00 Meet Chuck Weiss

00:25 Credentials and Forecasting Wins

02:34 Aviation Career Highlights

03:08 Why He Challenges CO2 Theory

04:38 Oregon Climate Politics Critique

07:39 Schools and Climate Indoctrination

09:19 Defining the Greenhouse Effect

12:00 Greenhouse Gases Spectrum Breakdown

16:51 Why Greenhouse Gases Cool Air

18:49 Water Vapor Drives Convection

22:50 Clouds Cancel CO2 Warming

24:53 Ocean Absorption Reality Check

27:14 How Climate Models Work

31:48 Model Predictions vs Observations

36:04 Hotspot Failure in Mid Troposphere

39:01 Temperature Data Adjustments

42:00 Satellite Record Teaser

42:17 Satellite Warming Pause

43:41 Albedo Drives Warming

44:37 Radiative Forcing Critique

48:37 Hansen CO2 Claims

50:13 Emissions vs CO2 Rise

52:14 CO2 Cycle and E-Time

55:59 Severe Weather Myth

01:01:45 Trenberth Missing Heat

01:03:03 Arctic Ice Reality Check

01:04:58 Fake Crisis Wrap-Up

01:06:56 Why Climate Models Fail

01:09:29 AI and Turbulence Talk

01:14:46 Flying in Heat and Cold

01:17:41 Final Policy Takeaway

Chuck Wiese’s Critique of the 6th Oregon Climate assessment: https://edberry.com/critique-of-the-6th-oregon-climate-assessment/

More at Ed Berry’s site here: https://edberry.com/?s=wiese

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