Daily Archives: April 29, 2009

Is Climate Change the “Defining Challenge of Our Age”? Part 2 of 3

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Part II: Where does global warming rank among future risks to public health? Guest essay by Indur M. Goklany In Part 1, we saw that at present climate change is responsible for less than 0.3% of the global death toll. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, economy-health | 64 Comments

What Is Normal Arctic Ice Extent?

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Guest post by Steven Goddard I have been noticing in recent weeks that NSIDC extent is much closer to their 1979-2000 mean than NANSEN is to their 1979-2007 mean.  This is counter-intuitive, because the NANSEN mean should be relatively lower … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, measurement, sea ice | 126 Comments

New Australian continent wide low temperature record set for April

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Minus 13 degrees – the coldest it’s been in April From Weatherzone – Brett Dutschke, Wednesday April 29, 2009 – 14:58 EST A new Australian record was set early this morning, a temperature of minus 13 degrees, at Charlotte Pass … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather | 195 Comments