Daily Archives: October 28, 2009

Asteroid explosion over Indonesia

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From NASA’s Spaceweather.com INDONESIAN ASTEROID: Picture this: A 10-meter wide asteroid hits Earth and explodes in the atmosphere with the energy of a small atomic bomb. Frightened by thunderous sounds and shaking walls, people rush out of their homes, thinking … Continue reading →

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Tornados and global warming link – “just not there”

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We’ve contended many times before that severe weather and global warming are not linked. Here’s a new essay on the issue. From CO2 Science Tornados — Summary Climate alarmists typically claim that global warming will lead to both more frequent … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, tornadoes, weather | 34 Comments

The “Statisticians: ‘Global Cooling’ a Myth” story

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By William M. Briggs, professional statistician “J’accuse! A statistician may prove anything with his nefarious methods. He may even say a negative number is positive! You cannot trust anything he says.” Sigh. Unfortunately, this oft-hurled charge is all too true. … Continue reading →

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The Sun Defines the Climate – an essay from Russia

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Habibullo Abdussamatov, Dr. Sc. – Head of Space research laboratory of the Pulkovo Observatory, Head of the Russian/Ukrainian joint project Astrometria – has a few things to say about solar activity and climate. Thanks to Russ Steele of NCWatch Key … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 210 Comments

UK Met Office backpedals on Arctic Ice – “…unlikely that the Arctic will experience ice-free summers by 2020.”

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But they do say that “first ice-free summer expected to occur between 2060 and 2080″. By then there will be nobody that remembers this forecast. Yet on the same day, bumbling Arctic explorer Pen Hadow says in a UK Telegraph … Continue reading →

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