Daily Archives: January 21, 2009

Antarctica warming? An evolution of viewpoint

Above: Mt Erebus, Antarctica picture by Sean Brocklesby A press release today by the University of Washington makes a claim that Antarctica is warming and has been for the last 50 years: “The study found that warming in West Antarctica … Continue reading

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Meet “deep black” the Met Office supercarbon footprint climate computer

The original press release from the Met Office that started this story is here. There’s no mention of a carbon footprint in it, but they did manage to provide a photo of it with a green halo, shown below. When … Continue reading

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change, politics, ridiculae | 140 Comments

SurfaceStations.org: A tour of Italy

Guest post by Paolo Mezzasalma – meteorologist Anthony Watts’ surface station survey project inspired my attempt for a similar task devoted to the Italian network. Weather observations in Italy are carried out by essentially three institutions, each with different purposes. … Continue reading

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