Daily Archives: October 22, 2009

A little known 20 40 year old climate change prediction by Dr. James Hansen – that failed will likely fail badly

UPDATE: Thanks to a tip from Willis Eschenbach, there’s some developing news in that story from Dr. James Hansen. The Salon interviewee and book author, Rob Reiss that I quoted, now admits he somehow conflated 40 years with 20 years, … Continue reading

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Survey Says: Americans Not Worried About Global Warming

From the Wall Street Journal. Related: European views on global warming higher than USA. A new poll out today on Americans’ attitudes about climate change presents sobering findings for those that favor aggressive action to curb U.S. emissions of greenhouse … Continue reading

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Ethiopia had higher rainfall, warmer soil, millions of years ago

From a Southern Methodist University press release Ethiopia 27 million years ago had higher rainfall, warmer soil Thirty million years ago, before Ethiopia’s mountainous highlands split and the Great Rift Valley formed, the tropical zone had warmer soil temperatures, higher … Continue reading

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Scientists Develop New Method to Quantify Climate Modeling Uncertainty

(From PhysOrg.com h/t to Leif Svalgaard )– Climate scientists recognize that climate modeling projections include a significant level of uncertainty. A team of researchers using computing facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified a new method for quantifying this … Continue reading

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Harris Poll: Europeans Tend to Care More Strongly about Climate Change than Americans

UPDATE: Related, a Pew Poll says fewer respondents also see global warming as a very serious problem; 35% say that today, down from 44% in April 2008. From a press release by the Harris Poll sponsored by the Financial Times … Continue reading

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