Gore effect

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The Gore Effect ( english Gore effect ) is a term that is related to the position of the former US presidential candidate and Vice President Al Gore in the medial climate debate has emerged. It was used to ironically indicate weather phenomena such as snowy weather or cold snaps that occurred at the same time as events or demonstrations on the topic of " global warming ", often those in which Al Gore was present.

In the 2011 book I think, so I'm crazy: Why we often behave differently than we want by Daniel Rettig and Jochen Mai, the authors explain that the Gore effect is a matter of selective perception .

Occasions

The following events supposedly contributed to the creation of legends about the Gore effect:

  • Gore's Senate hearings on global warming legislation in March 2006 were canceled due to a snow storm and followed by freezing rain in January 2009.
  • On October 22, 2008, a lecture by Al Gore at Harvard University coincided with a temperature minimum that has been unique in about 125 years.

Some journalists and climate skeptics documented the temporal and regional coincidence of winter weather events with climate policy events, even if the events were not associated with Al Gore:

  • In October 2008, a British House of Commons marathon debate on climate legislation was accompanied by the first snowfall in London that month since 1922.
  • A major demonstration against global warming scheduled in Washington in March 2009 coincided with snowfall and the associated traffic problems. The planned speaker, Nancy Pelosi, had to cancel her participation.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Daniel Rettig, Jochen Mai: I think, so I'm crazy: Why we often behave differently than we want . 1st edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag , 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-24873-0 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  2. ↑ a b c Erika Lovely: Tracking 'The Gore Effect'. In: Politico . November 25, 2008, accessed December 6, 2016 .
  3. ^ A b Michael Daly: The Gore Effect brings snow to New York City. In: NYDailyNews. December 20, 2009, accessed December 6, 2016 .