Comments on: NIWA generating warmth

By: Richard C (NZ)

Richard C (NZ) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:41:37 +0000

The Maori translation of Ice waka seems to be “tio waka” or “waka tio”.

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/Maori/ice?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=ice&searchtype=Translations&doc=1

Although don’t quote me on this because I don’t know what I’m talking about,.not being a Maori linguist.

By: Richard C (NZ)

Richard C (NZ) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:09:27 +0000

I have severe doubts that “The Maori walked to NZ across the ice, they only built sea going vessels after it melted.”

I’m more inclined to the more plausible notion that they traveled by ice waka.

These were the early forerunners of ice yachts.

http://www.google.co.nz/images?hl=en&safe=off&biw=1024&bih=611&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=ice+yachts&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I suspect that the Australian Aborigine were in fact Hawaiians blown off course in their ice waka on the way to Aotearoa (The land of the long white cloud).

By: Bruce of Newcastle

Bruce of Newcastle — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:23:01 +0000

No, no, you have it entirely wrong. The Maori walked to NZ across the ice, they only built sea going vessels after it melted.

If you don’t believe me, know it that tropical north Queensland was under the ice only about 1200 years ago. GISS tells us so:

http://kenskingdom.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/tekowaiadjtplot2.jpg

By: Bulaman

Bulaman — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:17:24 +0000

Climate sensitivity to a doubling of CO2 (390 to 780 ppm) 1.64 degrees , nothing to see move along!!

http://motls.blogspot.com/2010/12/nasa-noaa-climate-sensitivity-is-below.html#more

By: Richard C (NZ)

Richard C (NZ) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:06:40 +0000

So when Kupe arrived in 925AD it was -10.75C below the 1975 norm.

I would have gone straight back to Hawaii.

By: Alexander K

Alexander K — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:23:38 +0000

Jim Salinger’s student days at the University of East Anglia must have had an influence upon his thinking and methadology – any academic in the field of Climatology in the UK who claims the same Alma Mater as Salinger gets funny looks from the public since the Climategate emails surfaced!
And a bit of gobull warmiing here in the UK right now would be very welcome – it’s b****y cold here right now.