Daily Archives: February 17, 2009

The Trade Winds Drive The ENSO

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Guest post by Bill Illis We have often wondered what really causes the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern.  It is generally understood and this post will demonstrate that it is really driven by the Trade Winds over the … Continue reading →

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William Schlesinger on IPCC: “something on the order of 20 percent have had some dealing with climate.”

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This is a bit disturbing, though in retrospect, not surprising. One of our local IPCC wonks at Chico State University, Jeff Price,  is a biologist, but lectures me about climate all the same. – Anthony by Paul Chesser, Climate Strategies … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Lessons From The Winter of 2008-2009

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Guest post by Steven Goddard Stonehenge saw it’s heaviest snow in many years The UK has been experiencing the coldest winter in several decades, and hopefully policymakers have learned a few basic lessons from this.  Here is my wish list, … Continue reading →

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The heliospheric current sheet as solar cycle proxy

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Many readers are familiar with a number of solar proxies used to gauge the activity of the sun, the most familiar being sunspot counts and type. However they aren’t the only metric you can use to determine when one cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 193 Comments