Monthly Archives: March 2009

Update on the “Chu Effect”

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard One month ago, Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu warned of apocalyptic drought in California. “We’re looking at a scenario where there’s no more agriculture in California.” And, he added, “I don’t actually see how … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, politics | 106 Comments

More revisions to the NASA solar cycle prediction

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

Above: step by step animation of solar cycle revisions since 2004 Michael Roynane writes: On March 4, 2009 Dr. David Hathaway issued a new sunspot prediction for March 2009 which includes sunspot data through the end of February 2009. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 260 Comments

George Will Q&A on his recent column

Posted on March 8, 2009 by

Bill Steigerwald of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review decided to ask George Will a few questions about his recent column. I respect Steigerwald, precisely because he goes to the trouble of calling up people and asking questions directly. As many WUWT … Continue reading →

Posted in media | 113 Comments

Boston Globe asks: Where’s the global warming?

Posted on March 7, 2009 by

For those too young to remember (such as Jim Hansen’s coal protesters in Washington this past week), Clara Peller, pictured above, started a national catchphrase with “Where’s the beef?” that even made it into the 1984 presidential campaign. Today, the … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, weather | 206 Comments

Lake Superior is freezing over

Posted on March 7, 2009 by

Lake Superior last froze over in 2003. It has now, again, frozen over. The frequency of freeze overs has historically been around once every 20 years. Now, in the last decade, we have seen two freeze overs. The picture below … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 129 Comments

Gore gets oceanography prize

Posted on March 7, 2009 by

From KFMB San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography is awarding its first-even Roger Revelle Prize to former Vice President Al Gore. Gore will be in La Jolla Friday evening to receive the award. The award will be given out during … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, politics | 75 Comments

What WILL they think of next? Conference labels skeptics as having mental disorder

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

From Spiked-online.com (h/t to Trevor Gunter) NOTE FROM ANTHONY: this topic is rather contentious, even though temptation abounds and emotions will run high, please refrain from playing climate gutter ball. Comments will be snipped that stray far from decorum. Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae | 244 Comments

Basic Geology Part 3 – Sea Level Rises During Interglacial Periods

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard One of the most cited “proofs” of global warming is that sea level is rising, as can be seen in the graph below. http://sealevel.colorado.edu/current/sl_noib_global_sm.jpg This is a nonsensical argument, because sea level would be rising … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, sea level | 171 Comments

Kepler blasts off in search of Earth-like planets

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

From the LA Times Email Picture Malcolm Denemark / Associated Press In a timed exposure, spectators watch from Cocoa Beach as the Kepler satellite launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. March 6. The $590-million mission, jointly managed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 18 Comments

Pielke Sr: No Climate Heating In “The Pipeline”

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

From Roger Pielke Sr’s Climate Science Website Is There Climate Heating In “The Pipeline”? A new paper has appeared (thanks to Timo Hämeranta for alerting us to it!) Urban, Nathan M., and Klaus Keller, 2009. Complementary observational constraints on climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 200 Comments

IPCC 20th Century Simulations Get a Boost from Outdated Solar Forcings

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale IPCC 20th Century Simulations Get a Boost from Outdated Solar Forcings Or The Sun Also Can’t Explain the Warming in the Early Part of the 20th Century INTRODUCTION In two previous posts, AGW Proponents Are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 88 Comments

NOAA finds seven new corals to worry about

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

The real question  is: How long before Michael Mann does a ring study on it with RegEM to claim that the current pH of the ocean is “unprecedented”? Contacts:                                                                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Christine Patrick, 301-734-1030                                                         March 5, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 40 Comments

Negative feedback in climate – empirical or emotional?

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

Here’s an interesting paper that breaks with consensus. The only problem is that it is being ignored for the most part by the mainstream climate community, even going so far as to having a debate over the paper’s source of … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Science | 153 Comments

U.S. Life Expectancy in an Era of Death Trains and Death Factories

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany In a recent op-ed in the Guardian that WUWT commented on, James Hansen of global warming fame, argued for closing coal fired power plants asserting that “The trains carrying coal to power plants are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 147 Comments

Looking at thermometer placement and heat in the infrared

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Google can be a great aid to serendipity. Doing some Googling the other day I was surprised to find a couple of my images from How not to measure temperature, Part 42 being used by a company that sells thermal … Continue reading →

Posted in measurement, Science, weather_stations | 82 Comments

Final Score For The Met Office Winter Forecast

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard The UK Met Office famously forecast this past winter to be “milder than average.“ 25 September 2008 The Met Office forecast for the coming winter suggests it is, once again, likely to be milder than … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 177 Comments

A Curiosity: Hot Peppers – Why Are They Hot?

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Once in awhile I find something that piques my interest that is different from the usual WUWT fare. This was one of those. I like this fellows blog because 1) I like hot peppers 2) I enjoyed his writing style … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, Science | 117 Comments

Pielke Jr’s take on an amazing “Conversation with a Climate Scientist”

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Gosh! Who would think a climate scientist could get so angry about people criticizing a politician? Here is an amazing exchange seen on Prometheus. Some highlights and excerpts follow Gore Critics are “Palpably evil” Suggests critiquing Gore’s science “morally comparable … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, Uncategorized | 197 Comments

NOAA benefits from “spendulus”

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Maybe they can buy some new thermometers and shelters: Contact:          David Miller                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 202-482-0013                                      Mar. 3, 2009 202-329-4030 (cell) NOAA Receives $830 Million Through Recovery Act The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will receive $830 … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 45 Comments

Cooler heads at NOAA coming around to natural variability

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

Guest Post by Steven Goddard It appears that global cooling recognition may be starting to make headway in the scientific community. We have this Discovery/MSNBC article about a NOAA scientist titled “Warming might be on hold, study finds“ “It is … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change | 206 Comments

Jim Hansen’s newfound peers at the Capitol Climate Action

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

The Capital Climate Action protest went on today in Washington DC with a march on the coal fired power plant. Amazingly, NASA’s Dr. James Hansen actually showed up and took the stage at the protest to complete his transformation from … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, fun_stuff, politics, ridiculae | 133 Comments

Poll and Polar Ice Trends

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

Guest post by Steve Goddard Yesterday, Dr. Walt Meier from NSIDC again graciously updated us about the NSIDC sensor problem, and also about his current thinking with respect to polar ice trends.  The key concepts being that Arctic ice continues … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice | 262 Comments

NSIDC’s Walt Meier responds on the sensor issue

Posted on March 1, 2009 by

I assume that everyone has seen the post on our website discussing the changes that NSIDC has instituted to make our sea ice data available again. I don’t want to repeat that, but I thought I would respond to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, sea ice | 174 Comments

Hansen’s Coal and Global Warming protest may get snowed out

Posted on March 1, 2009 by

Many WUWT readers have heard about this: UPDATE: Video report on the DC snow here h/t to Stefan P Here is my IntelliWeather Monday and hour by hour forecast for Washington, DC. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, fun_stuff, weather | 341 Comments