Daily Archives: February 21, 2009

Now well over 30 days without a cycle 24 sunspot

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

The last time we saw would could have been a cycle 24 sunspot, was on January 20th, 2009, but it was an oddball, and not clearly part of cycle 23 or 24. Spaceweather.com wrote that day: A new sunspot [1011] … Continue reading →

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Ike’s second warning, hint: it is not the “military-industrial complex”

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

We’ve all heard about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s warning to us about the “military industrial complex”. It’s practically iconic. But what I didn’t know was that same farewell speech contained a second warning, one that hints at our current situation with … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 138 Comments

CO2 Does Not Drive Glacial Cycles

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard There are still people who insist that changes in CO2 can explain the pattern of glacial and interglacial periods.  This article will present several arguments demonstrating that is incorrect, based on the ice core data below. Click for larger … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change | 158 Comments

Climate Audit is down

Posted on February 21, 2009 by

While we are on the subject of hardware failure (such as has hit the DMSP satellite NSIDC and Cryosphere Today use) Climate Audit is down due to a file system or HD error. It happens. I’m on my way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 150 Comments