Monthly Archives: September 2009

Earth-awareness run amok: WWF’s ad company apparently produced 9/11 “respect the planet” video in June 2009

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

You may have seen this on other blogs in the last day or so, a print ad apparently for the WWF out of Brazil. It is beyond tasteless. I wasn’t going to comment on it, but then our tipline made … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae | 154 Comments

Finally, a sea level rise NOT blamed on global warming

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

From NOAA News: NOAA Report Explains Sea Level Anomaly this Summer along the U.S. Atlantic Coast August 31, 2009 Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | 35 Comments

Woods Hole embraces the Medieval Warm Period – contradict Mann’s proxy data

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

“The more interesting and potentially controversial result is that our data indicate surface water temperatures during a part of the Medieval Warm Period that are similar to today’s…” “Although there are significant uncertainties with our own reconstruction, our work raises … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology, Sea Surface Temperature | 96 Comments

Dr. Syun Akasofu: 20 points of context on global warming, politics, and the economy of the world.

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

From Roger Pielke Sr. – Guest Weblog By Syun Akasofu Of International Arctic Research Center At The University of Alaska Fairbanks Dr. Syun Akasofu has provided us with a guest weblog based on a translation from Japanese of an article he wrote. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, economy-health, politics | 232 Comments

Reporter down under: “Don’t blame climate change” for “hottest August on record”

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

Also let us not forget, Australia set a new continent-wide low temperature just a few short months ago Australia records hottest winter on record, summer tipped to be hotter Cathy Alexander The Herald Sun, Australia September 01, 2009 12:53pm UPDATE … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, records, weather | 66 Comments

New mission to study crossed magnetic streams and magnetic portals

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

NASA is trying to figure out why when magnetic field lines containing charged particles cross on the sun, things go “boom”. In earth’s magnetic field, we get “magnetic portals” to the sun. Sounds like a movie. From NASA Science News … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science, solar | 114 Comments