Daily Archives: May 14, 2008

Polar Bears listed as threatened – now comes the lawsuits

Bear down! – Send an ambulance and a lawyer! The big green machine has finally successfully lobbied enough FUD to get the thriving polar bear listed as a threatened species. Never mind the fact that the arctic sea ice has melted before in the … Continue reading

Posted in climate_change, politics, Science | 138 Comments

FTP access for Climate Reference Network Data

The CRN station at Mauna Loa, HI – I’m guessing the concrete pad was needed due to the cinders not being a stable anchoring medium.  So this station gets a CRN 5 rating. OTOH, as some readers point out, it … Continue reading

Posted in climate_change, Science, weather_stations | 19 Comments

More Tiny Tims and Cycle 23 solar crackles

The sun recently displayed some impressive prominences, and at the same time produced another “tiny tim” cycle 24 spot that seems to have escaped notice. Michael Ronayne helps with a blink comparator image that helps spot it. No number has … Continue reading

Posted in Science | 28 Comments