Daily Archives: September 8, 2009

“This is barking mad. We’re an island – how else are we going to leave it from time to time? By rowing boat?”

The title was from a comment in the London Times on this story about Carbon Taxes on air travel to/from Britain. h/t to Leif Svalgaard. Passengers face new tax to halt rise in air travel Tens of billions of pounds … Continue reading

Posted in carbon credits, politics, ridiculae | 115 Comments

2nd Atlantic hurricane of the season: Fred, plus free update service

Fred has become a Cat1 hurricane about 445 miles WSW of the Cape Verde Islands. The Cape Verde Islands are a breeding ground for tropical storms. This is where hot tropical waves from the Sahara collide with moist air and … Continue reading

Posted in hurricanes, weather | 17 Comments

NASA video tour of the Cryosphere 2009

WUWT commenter Ray tips us to a new video from NASA “The Tour of the Cryosphere 2009″. With all the interest in sea ice right now, it seems like a good item to review. I found one thing about it … Continue reading

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, media, sea ice, vulcanism | 80 Comments

Global Oceanic Climate Update for August 2009

Global Oceanic Climate Update for August 2009 Dr. Roy Spencer September 1st, 2009 This is the first of what might turn into a series of monthly updates of some maritime climate parameters monitored by the AMSR-E instrument on NASA’s Aqua … Continue reading

Posted in climate data, earth | 85 Comments