Daily Archives: February 25, 2009

A short primer: The Greenhouse Effect Explained

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Guest post by Steve Goddard There is a considerable amount of misinformation propagated about the greenhouse effect by people from both sides of the debate.  The basic concepts are straightforward, as explained here. The greenhouse effect is real.  If there were no greenhouse gases … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Science | 530 Comments

Dumpus Maximus

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Here is a weather curiosity. We’ve been hearing a lot about snowfall in the northern hemisphere this year. In Oslo, they have given up on trying to pile it up so they have resorted to dumping it in the sea. … Continue reading →

Posted in snow, weather | 144 Comments

Space Weather Prediction Center moves the solar cycle goalpost again

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Mike Ronanye writes: SWPC has just made a change in their solar cycle predictions in the middle of the month without any preannouncement. Both Sunspot and F10.7cm predictions were altered significantly. See the following links:

Posted in Science, solar, space | 120 Comments

Subcomittee of Japan’s Society of Energy and Resources disses the IPCC – says “recent climate change is driven by natural cycles, not human industrial activity”

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Japan’s boffins: Global warming isn’t man-made Climate science is ‘ancient astrology’, claims report By Andrew Orlowski The Register UK (h/t) from WUWT reader Ric Werme UPDATE: One of the panelists (Dr. Itoh) weighs in here at WUWT, see below. Exclusive … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 173 Comments