{"id":373052,"date":"2025-04-01T10:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373052"},"modified":"2025-04-01T10:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T08:10:26","slug":"35-years-ago-today-nasa-space-scientist-dr-roy-spencer-had-climate-exactly-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373052","title":{"rendered":"35 years ago today, NASA space scientist Dr. Roy Spencer had climate exactly correct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"373057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=373057\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0this_week_in_global_warming_denial\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?fit=723%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?resize=723%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/03\/31\/35-years-ago-today-nasa-space-scientist-dr-roy-spencer-had-climate-exactly-correct\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/author\/jeeztheadmin\/\">Charles Rotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Editor\u2019s note, actually YESTERDAY was the anniversary. Post scheduled after Milloy\u2019s Tweet]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">35 years ago today, NASA space scientist Dr. Roy Spencer had climate exactly correct: \u201cIf someone is sure there\u2019s greenhouse warming occurring, that\u2019s more emotional than scientific because the evidence has been questionable.\u201d Over the decades, we\u2019ve gone from \u201cquestionable evidence\u201d to just plain hoax.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">35 years ago today, NASA space scientist Dr. Roy Spencer had climate exactly correct: &quot;If someone is sure there&#39;s greenhouse warming occurring, that&#39;s more emotional than scientific because the evidence has been questionable.&quot; Over the decades, we&#39;ve gone from &quot;questionable\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UETiBJf21o\">pic.twitter.com\/UETiBJf21o<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JunkScience\/status\/1906524951936368807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"373055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=373055\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?fit=1270%2C2334&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1270,2334\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0,GnVViCLWAAAh6G3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?fit=557%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=557%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-373055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=557%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 557w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=163%2C300&amp;ssl=1 163w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1411&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=836%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 836w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=1114%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?resize=1200%2C2205&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GnVViCLWAAAh6G3.jpeg?w=1270&amp;ssl=1 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/image\/775178946\/?match=1&amp;terms=paper%20pooh-poohs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30 March 1990 syndicated widely by Scripps News Service.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\/T Steve Milloy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>35 years ago today, NASA space scientist Dr. Roy Spencer had climate exactly correct: \u201cIf someone is sure there\u2019s greenhouse warming occurring, that\u2019s more emotional than scientific because the evidence has been questionable.\u201d Over the decades, we\u2019ve gone from \u201cquestionable evidence\u201d to just plain hoax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":373057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820545,691818087,691834188,691819269],"class_list":{"0":"post-373052","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-dr-roy-spencer","9":"tag-global-warming","10":"tag-nasa-space-scientist","11":"tag-satellite-measurements","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0this_week_in_global_warming_denial.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1z2Y","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":394043,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=394043","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":0},"title":"\u201cClimate science is baaaack!\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"09\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"For far too long, climate pressure groups have gotten away with pushing alarming and exaggerated pronouncements out to the public via a compliant media that publishes their unvetted distortions as gospel.\u00a0They slander\u00a0or ignore\u00a0any brave enough to speak up to correct the record.","rel":"","context":"In \"carbon dioxide (CO\u2082)\"","block_context":{"text":"carbon dioxide (CO\u2082)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=carbon-dioxide-co%e2%82%82"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0back.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0back.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0back.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0back.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0back.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":281157,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=281157","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":1},"title":"Climate model provides data-driven answer to major goal of climate research","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"29\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"UAH\u2019s Dr. John Christy reviews results from the one-dimensional climate model Dr. Roy W. Spencer developed. Credit: Liz Junod From Phys.org by Dr. Roy W. Spencer,\u00a0University of Alabama in Huntsville A\u00a0new research study\u00a0from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of the University of Alabama System, addresses a central\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"CO2\"","block_context":{"text":"CO2","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=co2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00climate-model-provides.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00climate-model-provides.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00climate-model-provides.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00climate-model-provides.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/00climate-model-provides.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":264174,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=264174","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":2},"title":"PJ Media, Steve Milloy, and Dr. Roy Spencer Show Climate Models Overestimate Corn Belt Warming","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"27\/06\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A recent post at the news and opinion website PJ Media makes the point that the climate models used to promote green policies have overestimated the warming seen in the Corn Belt of the United States. This is true, and in fact the temperature data from the region shows a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate models\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate models","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-models"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0-CMIP6-climate-models.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0-CMIP6-climate-models.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0-CMIP6-climate-models.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0-CMIP6-climate-models.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/0-CMIP6-climate-models.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":235059,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=235059","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":3},"title":"Data shows there\u2019s no climate catastrophe looming \u2013 climatologist Dr. J Christy debunks the narrative","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"19\/12\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"In this long-form interview, Christy \u2013 who receives no funding from the fossil fuel industry \u2013 provides data-substantiated clarity on a host of issues, further refuting the climate crisis narrative","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-19-123051.png?fit=896%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-19-123051.png?fit=896%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-19-123051.png?fit=896%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/00Screenshot-2022-12-19-123051.png?fit=896%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":350577,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350577","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":4},"title":"Vital Satellite Temperature Record That Shines Light on Corrupted and \u201cAdjusted\u201d Data Could be Lost Due to Lack of Funding","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/11\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Fears are growing for the long-term future of the satellite temperature record compiled by two former NASA scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The UAH record stretches back to 1979 and measures the lower troposphere. It is highly regarded in sceptical scientific circles, but it shows less warming\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Carbon Emissions\"","block_context":{"text":"Carbon Emissions","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=carbon-emissions"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0Stock-NASA-illustration-GPM-satellite-1349x700-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C623&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0Stock-NASA-illustration-GPM-satellite-1349x700-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C623&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0Stock-NASA-illustration-GPM-satellite-1349x700-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C623&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0Stock-NASA-illustration-GPM-satellite-1349x700-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C623&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0Stock-NASA-illustration-GPM-satellite-1349x700-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C623&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":387982,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=387982","url_meta":{"origin":373052,"position":5},"title":"\u201cHigh Priests of Consensus Panic: The NYT\u2019s Meltdown Over Scientific Skepticism\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"10\/07\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The New York Times is at it again\u2014clutching pearls and reaching for the fainting couch as the Trump administration dares to let a little oxygen into the musty, tightly sealed room of government climate \u201cconsensus.\u201d If the tone of their latest lament, \u201cTrump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5839337e-edec-4399-8a92-1a599a731f97.png?fit=800%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=373052"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373059,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373052\/revisions\/373059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/373057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=373052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=373052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=373052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}