Daily Archives: May 4, 2009

NatGeo: Sun Oddly Quiet – Hints at Next “Little Ice Age”?

Excerpts printed below, see full story here (h/t to David Archibald) Anne Minard for National Geographic News May 4, 2009 A prolonged lull in solar activity has astrophysicists glued to their telescopes waiting to see what the sun will do … Continue reading

Posted in climate_change, Science, solar | 338 Comments

Sugar coated consumerism or just plain crap?

I’m truly sorry for the title, but it says what I think about this succinctly. I tried half a dozen variations and kept coming back to the one word. There are days when I think I just won’t see anything … Continue reading

Posted in economy-health, ridiculae, Science | 179 Comments

NSIDC vs. NANSEN vs. AMSR-E

Guest post by Steven Goddard In my May 1st piece, Dr. Walt Meier at NSIDC hypothesized that differences in algorithm between NSIDC and NANSEN (NORSEX) were causing the gap between the NSIDC interpretation of normal and the NANSEN interpretation of … Continue reading

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 53 Comments

A question for the Catlin Arctic Survey: what happens to the fuel drums?

An interesting question has arisen. Is it OK to pollute the Arctic Sea so long as the quest is “noble”? The Catlin Arctic Ice Survey likes to promote their trek as having a low carbon footprint because they are walking … Continue reading

Posted in Arctic, ridiculae | 161 Comments