Daily Archives: June 16, 2009

How not to measure temperature, part 88 – Honolulu’s Official Temperature ±2

People send me stuff, some days my email explodes. Today I got all sorts of things about Obama and John Holdren and the new NCDC climate spincycle which Steve McIntyre has dubbed Chucky Returns Part IV. That one made me … Continue reading

Posted in climate_change, measurement, media, weather_stations | 81 Comments

Listening to the Antarctic Ice Shelves – they say “no climate change”

From the Australian Ice shelves stable over six years ANTARCTIC ice shelves are showing no sign of climate change, six years of unique research have shown. Previously on WUWT we discussed the media’s fascination with “melt” when it comes to … Continue reading

Posted in Antarctic, media, sea ice | 105 Comments

A few thoughts on the “climate change lowers wind speeds” study

By now you’ve probably read about Wind speed trends over the contiguous USA by Pryor et al. (2009, in press, JGR) There is also an Associated Press story which cites this as a “first-of-its-kind study, and  suggests that average and … Continue reading

Posted in climate data, measurement, Technology, weather_stations | 62 Comments

First Ever Ice Wine in Brazil

Via Joe D’Aleo at ICECAP Team Vinicola Perico, Vinicola Vineyards in Santa Catarina, Brazil Our friends at the METSUL reports that for the first time ever in Brazil icewine has been produced in this unusually cold June in Southern Brazil. … Continue reading

Posted in Agriculture, weather | 52 Comments