Daily Archives: October 14, 2009

Video: How some skeptics might view the “rush to save the planet now!” meme

My lovely wife pointed this out to me tonight while I was writing the post on the DMSP/SSMI sea ice sensor issue. It spoke to me, not only because it was hilarious, but because I immediately saw a comparison in … Continue reading

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Another possible DMSP/SSMI sea ice sensor failure?

Readers may recall that I brought an issue with NSIDC’s sea ice data to their attention back in February 09. The official response from Walt Meier then was “its not worth blogging about”. Shortly afterwards that tune changed when it … Continue reading

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Early start to winter ≈20% of USA is covered in snow already

While early autumn snowstorms aren’t uncommon in US weather history, they tend to be quick affairs that melt off quickly in a day or two. This however is a bit different in that we have a significant portion of the … Continue reading

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