Daily Archives: September 29, 2009

More broken hockey stick fallout: Audit of an Audit of an Auditor

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

For those that don’t read a lot of the WUWT comments closely, there has been a scholarly argument going on between  Tom P of the UK and several WUWT commentators over the methodology Steve McIntyre used to illustrate the “breathtaking … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 126 Comments

Broken Hockey Stick Fallout: Leading UK Climate Scientists Must Explain or Resign

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

If you are just joining us, first you should read about what started it all here. While Realclimate.org continues deleting the ongoing river of comments posted on their threads ( Note: Any of you who find that your posts to … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Opinion | 53 Comments

Weak El Niño could lead to U.S. Northeast Coldest Winter in a Decade

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

Bloomberg: U.S. Northeast May Have Coldest Winter in a Decade By Todd Zeranski and Erik Schatzker Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Northeast may have the coldest winter in a decade because of a weak El Nino, a warming current … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, forecasting, weather | 48 Comments

NASA: Cosmic rays up 19% since last peak – new record high could lead to cooling

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

In an announcement sure to cause controversy over Svensmark’s theory of cosmic ray to cloud modulation, which is said to be affecting earth’s climate. Svensmark says this is now leading to a global cooling phase. Just a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Science, space | 143 Comments

Tsunami Watch for Hawaii – cancelled

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

From CNN An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck in the Samoan Islands region Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The temblor generated a nearly 10-foot (3-meter) tsunami — measured from crest to trough — according to preliminary data, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, earth | 48 Comments

Washington Times: Porn surfing rampant at National Science Foundation

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

Now we know why they like global warming so much – it’s hot. Excerpts below of the original story here: Porn surfing rampant at U.S. science foundation Jim McElhatton EXCLUSIVE: Employee misconduct investigations, often involving workers accessing pornography from their … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, Science | 75 Comments