Monthly Archives: November 2007

Surfacestations.org News

Posted on November 11, 2007 by

California nearing completion for USHCN surveys. There are a number of surveys in the que that will soon be online, bringing California’s USHCN network to within half a dozen (or less) remaining to be completed. Watch for an update soon. … Continue reading →

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Road kit

Posted on November 10, 2007 by

I just finished testing and putting together my road kit, as seen above. Can anyone guess what it is for? UPDATE: Ok I think I have enough guesses. “Coyote” nailed it pretty well. Good job Warren. The road kit is … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, weather_stations | Tagged | 33 Comments

Scientists trace cosmic rays to massive black holes

Posted on November 10, 2007 by

Above: (artist conception) Astronomers have discovered the biggest black hole orbiting a star 1.8 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia, with a record-setting mass of 24 to 33 times that of our Sun. Henrik Svensmark is probably pleased to … Continue reading →

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NASA blows wads of cash on celebration parties

Posted on November 10, 2007 by

From Slashdot: “NASA spends between $400,000 and $1.3 million on a party at every shuttle launch, according to CBS. Select personnel are treated to 5 days at a 4 star hotel. This year alone, they’ve spent $4 million on parties. … Continue reading →

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2007 Weblog awards allows post closing voting

Posted on November 8, 2007 by

What a mess, the weblogs award has a major screwup, and people can still vote hours after the polls have closed. While my IE6 browser will not allow additional votes, my Firefox browser on the same machine will. See screencap: … Continue reading →

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Junkscience.com endorses Climate Audit to win

Posted on November 7, 2007 by

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE – POLL CLOSES NOV 8th @ 5PM EST junkscience .com endorses Climate Audit to win - see their main page Vote for best science weblog here; and if so inclined, click on Climate Audit. Voting is permitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 10 Comments

Alaska warming from Arctic tundra shrub invasion and soot deposition?

Posted on November 6, 2007 by

Dr. Roger Pielke forwarded me his latest paper published in the JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, for release. It has quite a different take on the issue of regional warming in Alaska. Given the emotional testimony given in congress this week by Cheryl … Continue reading →

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Freeman Dyson on Heretical Thoughts and Climate Change

Posted on November 5, 2007 by

Previously I wrote about Camille Paglia’s view of “fancy-pants, speculative, climate models”. Like Paglia, Freeman Dyson is listed as one of the top 100 intellectuals in the world today, rated at number 25. In an essay, Dyson writes:  “My first heresy says … Continue reading →

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Vote for the Blog that Changed US Climate History

Posted on November 5, 2007 by

You may remember reading about my surfacestaions.org project and the climate monitoring station at Detroit Lakes, MN surveyed by Don Kostuch. There were two air conditioners within feet of the station, and a big jump in temperature the same year … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 29 Comments

Guest Weblog: CO2 variation by Jim Goodridge, former California State Climatologist

Posted on November 4, 2007 by

Moderators note: This is reposted from an essay that Jim sent to me. Jim was the State Climatologist for California for many years, and still does consilting work for the Californiua Dept. of Water Resources on rainfall studies. Jim has a command of … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, Science | 23 Comments

Now I’ve seen everything

Posted on November 3, 2007 by

Now I’ve seen everything. A house shaped like a toilet, complete with a center opening in the roof. From www.greenthinkers.org they write: The house is owned by South Korean sanitation activist Sim Jae-Duck and will be unveiled on November 11. But, … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae | 3 Comments

A Cool and Wet October for California

Posted on November 1, 2007 by

The month of October has been significantly cooler than normal.  This was seen with average daily maximum and average daily mean temperatures that were below normal for all 9 key cities (see tables below).  The largest temperature anomalies were in the … Continue reading →

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