Monthly Archives: October 2009

More proof of the Medieval Warm Period from midges

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

The whole can of larvae opened up by the flawed University of Colorado study turned press release keeps getting squirmier. The study, led by Yarrow Axford studies midge larvae in sediment cores from Baffin Island to reconstruct temperature for the … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 40 Comments

Extremists More Willing To Share Their Opinions, Study Finds

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

From Ohio State University, an explanation for the existence of bloggers like Joe Romm and why many moderate scientists don’t speak out. There’s even “fake data” involved. I’ve seen this phenomenon of extreme views being the most vocal in my … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 399 Comments

More debunking of the Yarrow Axford midge study: glaciers releasing pollutants into lakes years later.

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

From the American Chemical Society via Eurekalert yet another reason why we asked “did you check the lake for DDT?”. Also, a review of Miller et al 2005 suggests that Baffin Island glaciers are significant with 37,000 square kilometers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Arctic | 24 Comments

Baffin Island Midge Study – debunked for a 3rd time – nearby weather station shows no warming

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

From World Climate Report: Baffling Island There is a bit of press covering a just-published paper that concludes that the current climate and ecological conditions in a remote lake along the north shore of Canada’s Baffin Island are unique within … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, climate data | 32 Comments

Spencer: IPCC Crushes Scientific Objectivity

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

IPCC Crushes Scientific Objectivity, 91-0. By Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Unquestionably, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was formed to build the scientific case for humanity being the primary cause of global warming. Such a goal is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, IPCC | 171 Comments

The Midge Warm Period

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

No that’s not a typo. Midges have just helped define the MWP, despite the claims of “proof” yesterday. Another recent contradictory study to involving those pesky Chironomids. In this case, more fish during warming periods seem to account for less … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, paleoclimatology | 44 Comments

Rush is off base with his ugly suggestion to Revkin

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Rush Limbaugh stepped over a line of bad taste today during his radio broadcast. While I don’t often agree with  Andy Revkin, I know what it is like to be on the receiving end of an ugly suggestion like what … Continue reading →

Posted in media, Opinion | 341 Comments

If a hurricane dies in the middle Atlantic, does it make a sound?

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Desperate de jour – trying to locate unreported hurricanes prior to the satellite era by looking through old seismometer records in an attempt to prop up the imagined “global warming equals more hurricanes” connection….which we know doesn’t exist and has … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, hurricanes, paleoclimatology | 45 Comments

Study: model in good agreement with satellite temperature data – suggest cooling

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

TREND ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE DATA Craig Loehle National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. Reprint available from NCASI (PDF) Abstract Global satellite data is analyzed for temperature trends for the period January 1979 through June 2009.  Beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, forecasting, modeling | 99 Comments

Revealed: the UK government strategy for personal carbon rations

Posted on October 20, 2009 by

Guest post by Dr. Tony Brown “Personal carbon rations would have to be mandatory, imposed by Government in the same way that food rationing was introduced in the UK in 1939… Each person would receive an electronic card containing their … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, economy-health | 152 Comments

“Proof” that media is hyping AGW shamelessly without asking basic questions like: “did you check the lake for DDT”?

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

From news.com.au this “stunning” development citing lake sediment and some midges “proves” everything. Glad that’s settled. See thoughts at the end. This is the title of the story at news.com.au, link to story here … But here is the University … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, GLOC, ridiculae | 128 Comments

Hurricane Katrina Victims Have Standing To Sue Over Global Warming

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

I say BRING IT ON. Finally we’ll get to put this absurdity about the connection between global warming and hurricanes to rest, because, it doesn’t exist. I hope the defense will bring in the findings of Ryan Maue at FSU … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, ridiculae | 96 Comments

Cosmic Rays and tree growth patterns linked

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

Here’s a surprise. The growth of trees in Britain appears to correlate to cosmic ray intensity. University of Edinburgh researchers have found that trees are growing faster when high levels of cosmic radiation arrive from space. This may also correlate … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology, space | 110 Comments

Global warming may spur increased growth in Pacific Northwest forests

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

From an Oregon State University press release CORVALLIS, Ore. – Global warming in the next century could cause a significant increase in the productivity of high-elevation forests of the Pacific Northwest, a new study suggests. However, forests at lower elevations … Continue reading →

Posted in earth | 26 Comments

West Antarctic ice sheet may not be losing ice as fast as once thought – GRACE readings overestimated

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

From University of Texas, Austin via Eurekalert New ground measurements made by the West Antarctic GPS Network (WAGN) project, composed of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin, The Ohio State University, and The University of Memphis, suggest the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic | 84 Comments

Video of Monckton’s Speech on Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty in Copenhagen

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

WUWT readers and many others at other websites responded strongly to my post: Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty in Copenhagen, Claims British Lord Monckton Now the full video of the speech is available of Lord Christopher Monckton speaking on October … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, presentations | 167 Comments

New WUWT feature: World Climate Widget

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

I’ve been thinking about this for months, and finally put it together today. This experimental free sidebar widget for blogs uses the UAH temperature data as well as the Mauna Loa CO2 data combined with SWPC solar information. Above: Demo … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements

Maldivians sink to new low with an underwater publicity stunt

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

Cross this place off my tourist list. I don’t care how inviting, it will be now the “island of stupid” in my memory. Watch the video below the “read more” line for today’s dose of silliness. Look for more stunts … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, sea level | 130 Comments

Of note – WUWT on WordPress top posts

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

Apparently there’s a lot of interest in inverted proxy cum hockey stick data. WUWT’s post… IQ Test: Which of these is not upside down? …placed second overall on WordPress blogs worldwide, even beating CNN. The only post higher rated with traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 67 Comments

A cold start to fall: over 4500 new snowfall, low temp, and lowest max temp records set in the USA this last week

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

The Record Events map depicts the official National Weather Service records recorded for the defined date(s) or time period, which includes record high and low temperatures, record high minimum temperatures, record low maximum temperatures, record daily rainfall and record daily … Continue reading →

Posted in records, weather | 212 Comments

Live Streaming links for Climate Movie: Not Evil, Just Wrong

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

Stream of Conscience: Not Evil Just Wrong to Stream Live, for Free, Over Internet This Sunday. Here’s the trailer video: In this movie, you’ll see Dr. James Hansen refuse to say Steve McIntyre’s name, among other things. WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 182 Comments

IQ Test: Which of these is not upside down?

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

This is a simple IQ test anyone should be able to complete easily. Here are four images, which one of the images has elements that are not upside down? You have 5 seconds. Go. Answer below.

Posted in paleoclimatology, ridiculae | 102 Comments

How to trick yourself into unintentional cherry picking to make hockey sticks

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

This post over at Lucia’s Blackboard caught my interest because it shows you don’t need to operate heavy equipment (like Al Gore’s famous elevator scene) to get yourself a big data hockey stick. More evidence that Mann and Briffa’s selection … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, paleoclimatology | 80 Comments

Discoveries from the IBEX satellite show we still don’t know quite a few things about the heliosphere and solar system

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

Voyagers 1 and 2 reached the termination shock in 2005 and 2007, respectively, taking point measurements as they left the solar system. Before IBEX, there was only data from these two points at the edge of the solar system. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar, space | 221 Comments

Follow up: Meteorite from September 25 hits SUV, warmists thrilled

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

WUWT readers may recall the story I did last week: Live in Ontario Canada? – help find this meteorite Warmists thrilled about the SUV impact? Well I can only imagine but the meteorite did hit an SUV, according to CBC.  No … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, space | 20 Comments