Monthly Archives: April 2009

A possible correlation between the Southern Oscillation Index and the Solar Ap Index

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

I was pointed to this graph by an email from WUWT reader Phil Ravenscroft and I’m reposting it here for discussion. While the correlation looks plausible, it seems almost too good. Since the email tip for this graph did not … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, solar | 169 Comments

The Left Hand Knows Not What The Right Hand is Doing

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Guest Post by Steven Goddard Last weeks’ top Antarctic AGW story was : Antarctic ice melting faster than expected due to CO2, of course. This week the #1 story is : Antarctic ice spreading but the increase in size is … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, ozone, Science, sea ice | 114 Comments

Catlin Arctic Ice Survey: paid advertising of results before they are even off the ice!

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Sharp eyed WUWT reader Rick K spotted this advertisement on Yahoo News: I double checked what Rick K reported, and yes, they are running this ad. Either they just don’t care that they are running ads for “results” prior to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, ridiculae, Science, sea ice | 135 Comments

Ice Target Zero

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

Shooting At a Rapidly Moving Target Guest post by Steven Goddard Arctic ice area has recovered to normal (one standard deviation) levels, so ice area no longer matters.  The issue is now thickness, which is measured by a team of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 189 Comments

WUWT Poll: What should we call the current solar minimum?

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

Although we’ve been covering this quiet sun issue for over a year on WUWT, the light bulb seems to have gone on for mainstream media right about now. There is growing press coverage about the current state of the sun, … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, solar | 543 Comments

IBD Earth Day Editorial: The Late Great Planet Girth

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

From Yahoo News Feed Earth Day: We are now told that obesity causes global warming. Maybe that’s why belief in human-caused climate change is at an all-time low. That and the fact that Antarctic ice is growing, not melting. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in earth | 122 Comments

Are today’s poorer generations morally obliged to solve problems that may or may not confront tomorrow’s much wealthier generations?

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany http://Goklany.org Some people argue that we are morally obliged to reduce greenhouse gases aggressively because otherwise the world’s current development path would be unsustainable, and our descendants will be worse off than we are. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, economy-health | 79 Comments

CBS’ Charles Osgood on the Sun – and a surprising suggestion

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

Holy Cow! Charles Osgood, a skeptic? A QUIET SUN DOESN’T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. excerpts: I know you’ve already got a lot to worry about as it is, but something rather odd is going on — on the Sun. The Sun normally … Continue reading →

Posted in media, solar | 258 Comments

Possible “habitable zone” planetary system discovered only 20 light years away

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

From RedOrbit and Science News Astronomers Discover Lightest Exoplanet Yet Astronomers claim to have discovered an exoplanet that is the most similar to Earth in terms of mass than any previously discovered. Found in the constellation Libra, the planet known … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 102 Comments

Leaving The Ice Pack Behind

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

Leaving The Ice Pack Behind Guest post by Steven Goddard 2009 Arctic ice extent has jumped into a big lead over the previous four years.  Danish Meteorological Institute Ice Cover April 21, 2009 NSIDC shows Arctic extent continuing to close … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice | 140 Comments

Solar ISN mean dips below 1.00 -

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

While the sun still struggles to form cycle 24 spots like seen in this weak plage area (upper right)  in today’s SOHO MDI and Magnetograms (shown below) Paul Stanko of NOAA writes to tell me of an interesting development in … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 192 Comments

Another “weather is not climate story” – some new record highs in California, but wait for the punchline.

Posted on April 20, 2009 by

Since we talk about record cold events with regularity here, I thought I’d talk about some record heat events that occurred near me. Here’s a roundup of some highs:

Posted in media, weather | 178 Comments

Making your opinion on CO2 and climate change known to the EPA

Posted on April 20, 2009 by

As you may have already read about, the EPA is set to declare CO2 as a “public endangerment”. While the EPA declaration indicates “An endangerment finding under one provision of the Clean Air Act would not by itself automatically trigger … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide | 158 Comments

NSIDC’s Dr. Walt Meier on Catlin and Ice Survey Techniques

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Walt sent me this essay unsolicited, and I think it is very useful for establishing some baseline techniques. There’s more useful information on techniques here than in the entire Catlin Arctic Survey website. UPDATE, a response has been posted at … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice, Technology | 158 Comments

Catlin Arctic Ice Survey first report offers no original drilling data, but anecdotally confirms satellite measurement

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Note: One of the many integrity issues with Catlin is that none of their photos can be dated. Even embedded EXIF information (including date/time done by most digital cameras in use today) has been removed from gallery photos on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 116 Comments

Quote of the week #4

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Image from WUWT reader “Boudu” This QOTW is from Pen Hadow, leader of the now farcical Catlin Arctic Ice Survey: “It’s never wise to imagine that either man or technology has the upper hand in the natural world.” That’s probably … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, Quote of the Week | 62 Comments

Bullseye Over Boulder – Another “Weather is not Climate” Story

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard “April comes in like a lion, and stays that way.” The University Of Colorado in Boulder and nearby Colorado State University are hotbeds of climate science activity.  Famous climate names from both sides of the … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 324 Comments

What happens to Steig et al’s warming when you divide Antarctica into two distinct climate zones?

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

A week ago I made this comment to Jeff Id on The Air Vent regarding his reconstruction of the Steig et al Antarctic temperature trends paper. The idea was to treat Antarctica as two distinct climate zones. I should point … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, climate data | 64 Comments

Only 34% of USA Voters Now Blame Humans for Global Warming

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

On the day the EPA declares CO2 a “dangerous pollutant” we have the from Rasmussen Reports Just one-out-of-three voters (34%) now believe global warming is caused by human activity, the lowest finding yet in Rasmussen Reports national surveying. However, a … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | 135 Comments

The Antarctic Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse: Media recycles photos and storylines from previous years

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

Those masters of disaster are at it again, and it appears our friendly scientists at that National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) help this story along each year. Thanks to WUWT reader Ron de Haan who spotted this on: … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, media, ridiculae, sea ice | 140 Comments

CO2, EPA, Politics, and all that

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

In a stunning act of political kowtowing, the EPA caved to special interest groups and politics and declared CO2 a “dangerous pollutant”, even though it is part of the natural cycle of life. Now the gloves come off and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, politics | 173 Comments

Revealed: Antarctic ice growing, not shrinking

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

Greg Roberts | April 18, 2009 Article from: The Australian ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap. The results of ice-core drilling and sea ice … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 46 Comments

New Milepost for Arctic Sea Ice Extent

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

Arctic Springtime Ice On The Mend Guest post by Steven Goddard http://www.catlinarcticsurvey.com/ Two of the Arctic ice sites show April 16 ice at recent record levels.  The Japanese site IJIS has a seven year April record going back to 2003, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 153 Comments

Principia Mannomatica

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

For readers unfamiliar with this work, this illustrates one of the mathematics techniques (tree ring proxy data inversion) Dr. Michael Mann uses to divine the famous “Hockey Stick” cited by Gore and others.  – Anthony More Upside-Down Mann Reposted from … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, ridiculae, Science | 108 Comments

Consensus climate science: What would Thomas Huxley say?

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

Guest Post By Paul MacRae “The evidence … however properly reached, may always be more or less wrong, the best information being never complete, and the best reasoning being liable to fallacy.” -Thomas Huxley, Science and Christian Tradition, p. 205 … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 163 Comments