Monthly Archives: November 2009

Zorita calls for barring Phil Jones, Michael Mann, and Stefan Rahmstorf from further IPCC participation

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

From his web page: Why I think that Michael Mann, Phil Jones and Stefan Rahmstorf should be barred from the IPCC process by Eduardo Zorita, Scientist at the Institute for Coastal Research, specialist in Paleoclimatology, Review Editor of Climate Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 85 Comments

Climategate protester pwn3d CBC on live TV

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

How interesting that it has now risen to this level. Climategate? Quel Climategate?

Posted in Climategate | 104 Comments

UEA Climate Scientist: “possible that…I.P.C.C. has run its course”

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

This is a surprise. Professor Mike Hulme of the University of East Anglia suggests that the “I.P.C.C. has run its course”. I agree with him. We really need to remove a wholly political organization, the United Nations, from science. Republished … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 157 Comments

More on the NIWA New Zealand data adjustment story

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

NIWA issued a response statement regarding the charges leveled by The NZ Climate Science Coalition here: http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/climate/news/all/niwa-confirms-temperature-rise They say: Warming over New Zealand through the past century is unequivocal. NIWA’s analysis of measured temperatures uses internationally accepted techniques, including making … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 313 Comments

Told ya so – more upside down data in Mann’s latest paper

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

I mentioned yesterday in the press release thread: So here’s the question, the press release below mentions sediments. Place your bets now on whether the Tiljander sediment series remains inverted or not. Peer review doesn’t seem to catch the problem … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, paleoclimatology, Science | 129 Comments

Mann has a new paper: he apparently discovers the Medieval Warm Period

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Sorry no graphics, no abstract or paper (not published yet, due Friday the 27th, I hate it when they do this) the Penn State press release was rather spartan. So I’ll provide this one showing Mann’s previous work where the … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, paleoclimatology, Science | 234 Comments

IPCC reviewer: “don’t cover up the divergence”

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Steve McIntyre writes: One reviewer of the IPCC 2007 Assessment Report specifically asked IPCC not to hide the decline. The reviewer stated very clearly: Show the Briffa et al reconstruction through to its end; don’t stop in 1960. Then comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 102 Comments

McIntyre: The deleted data from the “Hide the Decline” trick

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

By Steve McIntyre from his camirror.wordpress.com site. For the very first time, the Climategate Letters “archived” the deleted portion of the Briffa MXD reconstruction of “Hide the Decline” fame – see here. Gavin Schmidt claimed that the decline had been … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Climategate, FOI, paleoclimatology | 158 Comments

Climategate: Stuart Varney “lives with Ed”

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Ed Begley Jr. goes ballistic on Fox News. We saw something similarly unhinged with Center for American Progress Dan Wiess, also interviewed by Stuart Varney on Fox News. From the YouTube description: Ed gets into a shoutfest and can’t stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 173 Comments

Climategate: Pielke Senior on the NCDC CCSP report – “strong arm tactics”

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

From Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. E-mail Documentation Of The Successful Attempt By Thomas Karl Director Of the U.S. National Climate Data Center To Suppress Biases and Uncertainties In the Assessment Surface Temperature Trends The release of the e-mails from Phil … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Climategate | 89 Comments

Warwick Hughes shows how Jones selections put bias in Australian Temperatures

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

Jones et al 1986 methodical insertion of warming bias by Warwick Hughes Jones et al 1986 looked at 86 Australian stations and rejected 46 (25 Short term – 21 long term). Of the 40 they used 27 were short term … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Climategate, weather_stations | 80 Comments

Ripples of Climategate? Liberal MP’s desert Turnbull in Australia over emissions trading scheme

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Wow, Australia’s parliament just imploded over discord due to emissions trading scheme being pushed by opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull (website here). Here’s the news from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Pretty heavy stuff when Liberal MP’s resign rather than vote for … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon credits, politics | 166 Comments

Climategate: CATO’s Pat Michaels and Center for American Progress Dan Weiss on Fox News

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Dan Weiss from the Center for American Progress seems to have more than a little trouble with this interview. I wonder why they didn’t ask Joe Romm to be on? Left to right: Michaels and Weiss Here’s the video description … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 106 Comments

Quote of the week #23 – calls for resignation in Climategate

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Calls from the left for the resignation of Dr. Phil Jones from CRU continue to mount, and they are coming from surprising places. For the second time this week, George Monbiot called for the resignation of Dr. Jones saying:

Posted in Climategate, Quote of the Week | 158 Comments

Uh, oh – raw data in New Zealand tells a different story than the “official” one.

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

UPDATE: see the end of the article for a response. Reposted from TBR.cc Investigate magazine’s breaking news forum: New Zealand’s NIWA accused of CRU-style temperature faking The New Zealand Government’s chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 357 Comments

Climategate: “Men behaving badly” – a short summary for laymen

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

Several people have asked me to write a summary for laypeople of the entire CRU hacked emails and files affair, since it is so complex. They wanted something they could send to mom, dad, aunts, uncles who haven’t a clue … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 69 Comments

Statement on CRU hacking from the American Meteorological Society

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

This was just released by the AMS, source is here. I’m reposting here in its entirety. h/t to Mark Johnson Impact of CRU Hacking on the AMS Statement on Climate Change AMS Headquarters has received several inquiries asking if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Climategate | 130 Comments

Climategate: hide the decline – codified

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

WUWT blogging ally Ecotretas writes in to say that he has made a compendium of programming code segments that show comments by the programmer that suggest places where data may be corrected, modified, adjusted, or busted. Some the  HARRY_READ_ME comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI | 446 Comments

EPA CO2 comment deadline for cars and light trucks fast approaching – get your comments in now

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Daniel Simmons writes: Great work with Watts Up With That on the CRU email scandal. Hopefully this scandal will lead to increased openness in climate science. With all of the noise about those emails I wanted to bring your attention to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 99 Comments

Must see video – Climategate spoof from Minnesotans for Global Warming

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

I’m still wiping the tears from my eyes. This is hilarious and extremely well produced. From the website Minnesotans for global warming Sung to the tune of :

Posted in Climategate, fun_stuff, satire | 122 Comments

The people -vs- the CRU: Freedom of information, my okole…

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Foreword: Willis asked me to carry this post here. What follows is a long and detailed series of email exchanges that outline the difficult task of getting data so that scientific replication/reproduction can be done by people external to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI, Science | 219 Comments

Government petition started in UK regarding CRU Climategate

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

  This is for British citizens and expats only. Since George Monbiot called for Dr. Jones to resign, and for the data to be reanalysed, perhaps some UK readers can persuade him to sign. Here are the details:

Posted in Climategate | 151 Comments

CEI Files Notice of Intent to Sue NASA GISS

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

UPDATED: related FOIA documents are now posted at the end of this story. Posted on the American Spectator: “Climate Gate” Development: CEI Files Notice of Intent to Sue NASA By Chris Horner on 11.24.09 @ 9:46AM Today, on behalf of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI | 247 Comments

The appearance of hypocrisy at the NYT – Note to Andy

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Paul Chesser of the American Spectator writes about Andy Revkin’s lack of coverage at the NYT blog “Dot Earth”, in Andy Did Something Good Last Night, and gives him some points for posting a rebuttal. That’s all well and good, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI, media | 80 Comments

Nov 24 Statement from UEA on the CRU files

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

Climatic Research Unit update – November 24, 3.30pm The University of East Anglia has released statements from Prof Trevor Davies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research, Prof Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit, and from CRU. Statement from Professor Trevor Davies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Climategate | 209 Comments