Daily Archives: July 25, 2009

July 24th issue of Science: Study shows clouds may exacerbate global warming with positive feedback, but there’s a caveat in the Science summary

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This study is being listed as proof by some of the usual alarmist types that the issue of cloud feedback is settled. Before accepting that, read this from the summary in the June 24th issue of Science by Richard A. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, modeling, Science | 129 Comments

The 30 day Southern Oscillation Index is at +12 – will El Niño fade again next month?

Posted on July 25, 2009 by

Here is what the current SST map looks like: From Nine News in Australia: The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is calculated from the monthly or seasonal fluctuations in the air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin. A strongly and consistently … Continue reading →

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NYC may miss 90°F for second time in history

Posted on July 25, 2009 by

More from the “weather is not climate” department. While our economy cools, so do apparently our cities. Cincinnati has a similar problem, and does Traverse City, and the cool weather doesn’t “play in Peoria“. Taken by themselves it doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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More on Hadley’s hiding behind the curtain

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CRU Refuses Data Once Again by Steve McIntyre on July 24th, 2009 Let me review the request situation for readers. There are two institutions involved in the present round of FOI/EIR requests: CRU and the Met Office. Phil Jones of … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, politics | 62 Comments