Daily Archives: August 30, 2009

Quote of the week #17

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

Sometimes, seemingly innocuous posts can bring in some oddball commenters. Such is the case this week with a  post I did about a cloud (or lack thereof) spotted by former NWS Lead Forecaster for northern California, Jan Null. That post … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Week | 78 Comments

A Hurricane in Los Angeles?

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

Here is the current Pacific satellite image, note the lower right. I might add that the likelihood of a hurricane strength storm striking Southern California is low. Since 1900, only four tropical cyclones have brought gale-force winds to the Southwestern … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, hurricanes | 69 Comments

Gavin Schmidt responds to criticism of his climate change picture book

Posted on August 30, 2009 by

A few months back, I posted a critique titled: Gavin Schmidt’s new climate picture book: Anti-Science? I found it ironic that Dr. Schmidt used photos to depict climate change, while at the same time promoting open criticism of my surfacestations.org … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, media | 83 Comments

Global dimming and brightening in the context of solar radiation

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From the abstract of the lead paper by Martin Wild: Recent evidence suggests that solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface has not been constant over time but has undergone substantial variations on decadal timescales. The available observations suggest a widespread … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, climate_change, Science, solar | 75 Comments