Monthly Archives: November 2009

Close call – Asteroid near miss for Earth yesterday

Posted on November 7, 2009 by

From NASA’s Spaceweather.com and NASA JPL Twitter feed. It only takes one missed space rock to ruin your day. On Friday November 6th at 2132 UT (16:32/ 4:32PM EST) asteroid 2009 VA barely missed Earth when it flew just 14,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in space | 92 Comments

October 2009 3rd Coldest for US in 115 Years, What about the Upcoming Winter?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by

Guest post by Joseph D’Aleo AMS fellow, CCM NCDC has compiled the October temperatures and it ended up the 3rd coldest in 115 years. As we have shown it was cold over almost all the lower 48. Indeed only Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, records, snowfall | 45 Comments

Why Copenhagen Will Achieve Nothing

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

Guest post by Willis Eschenbach The upcoming Copenhagen climate summit, officially and ponderously named “COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009″, is aimed at reducing the emissions of the developed world. The main players, of course, are the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide | 153 Comments

Boxer-Kerry: “climate” bill or green jobs program?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

It seems difficult to figure out just what the Boxer-Kerry bill is these days. If nothing else, its a sloppy rush job, beyond that, is it climate, or something else? How much will it cost? Only the shadow knows. From … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 32 Comments

More “unprecedented” warming in the Antarctic

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

Via a Euerekalert press release Past climate of the northern Antarctic Peninsular informs global warming debate IMAGE: The American icebreaker RV/IB Nathanial B. Palmer is shown off the South Shetland Islands. The drilling rig is clearly seen on the rear … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, paleoclimatology | 67 Comments

Copenhagen – not happening

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

A summary from Dr. Benny Peiser’s daily newsletter: Delay is preferable to error. –Thomas Jefferson A world treaty on climate change will be delayed by up to a year and is likely to be watered down because countries with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 74 Comments

2009 Weblog awards – nominations open

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

Well, it is that time of year again. Blog awards. Time to honor your favorites in many categories. The way it works is that we start with nominations. The blogs that get the most nominations wins a spot in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 77 Comments

UAH Global Temperature for October, down significantly

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

October 2009 UAH Global Temperature Update +0.28 deg. C by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. YR MON GLOBE NH SH TROPICS 2009 1 +0.304 +0.443 +0.165 -0.036 2009 2 +0.347 +0.678 +0.016 +0.051 2009 3 +0.206 +0.310 +0.103 -0.149 2009 … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 51 Comments

October’s significant chill – take your pick on descriptors

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

October, a time for great pumpkins, but not higher US temperatures this time around. In our last climatic episode from NCDC we had: NOAA: September Temperature Above-Average for the U.S. The average September temperature of 66.4 degrees F was 1.0 degree … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, records, weather | 172 Comments

Semi-truck Boat Tail Improves Fuel Efficiency 7.5%

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

I’m always for energy saving ideas when they payback the effort. Here’s one that would be an advantage for our long haul American Interstate trucking companies. This semi has both side wings and a boat tail to decrease wind drag. … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | 136 Comments

HadCRUT for September out – finally – but has data holes

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

Lucia beat me to a post on this, so I’ll give her the honor here. Interesting thing though, the delay of Hadley may have provided a better data presentation. – Anthony Guest Post by Lucia from The Blackboard Guess what? … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 105 Comments

The Sun’s magnetic funk continues

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

I’ve looked at the Ap Index on a regular basis, as it is an indicator of how active the solar dynamo is. When we had sunspot 1029 recently, the largest in months, it gave hope to many that Solar cycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 164 Comments

Arctic warming goes with the floe

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Past Arctic Warming Also Created by Currents Guest posted by Jeff Id of The Air Vent I’ve stated here on several occasions that the ‘Recent’ Arctic ice thinning is more likely a current change issue rather than a temperature issue.  Differences … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 55 Comments

US Chamber of Commerce reverses stance

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Christine Hall, 202.331.2258 U. S. Chamber Caves to Special Interests on Energy-Rationing Legislation CEI Invites Small Businesses to Join With CEI to Fight Kerry-Graham   Washington, D.C., November 4, 2009 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute responded today … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 95 Comments

Study – Solar winds magnetically driven

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

From a University College, London Press Release – Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL researchers based … Continue reading →

Posted in solar, space | 133 Comments

NASA grant to create Mars weather forecasts

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

From a Texas A&M Press Release Is there such a thing as “weather” on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet’s atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. Mars, however, definitely has clouds, drastically … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, space, weather | 55 Comments

It’s official – climate change beliefs now have religious equality status

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

While I’ve been avoiding posting on this topic for quite some time, when a UK court makes a ruling like this, and the UK Telegraph makes a headline like the one below, it becomes hard to ignore. We live in … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae | 141 Comments

Video of Lindzen’s recent presentation

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

On Monday, October 26th, the Cooler Heads Coalition hosted Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The video is now available in addition to the powerpoint. Thanks to CEI’s globalwarming.org

Posted in presentations | 55 Comments

Boxer’s global warming hearing gets cold reception

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

Sen. Barbara Boxer went ahead with the markup hearing on her global warming bill this morning despite the absence of all but one Republican (George Voinovich). She sat alone during markup doing nothing for 15 minutes. Michelle Malkin obtained photos. … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 36 Comments

NOAA deletes an “inconvenient” kids science web page

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

Hadley CRU isn’t the only government agency that deletes web content related to climate. NOAA/NWS Southern Region Headquarters has gotten into the act. An interesting thing happened today. NOAA deleted an educational web page about an experiment you can do … Continue reading →

Posted in education, ridiculae | 143 Comments

Spencer on Lindzen and Choi climate feedback paper

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

Some Comments on the Lindzen and Choi (2009) Feedback Study by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. I keep getting requests to comment on the recent GRL paper by Lindzen and Choi (2009), who computed how satellite-measured net (solar + infrared) … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Science | 238 Comments

Guardian: Senate to delay climate debate 5 weeks – no deal before Copenhagen

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

US puts climate debate on hold for five weeks despite plea by Merkel • Senate delay means no bill likely before Copenhagen • German leader makes historic Congress address • UN Chief says deal in Copenhagen not likely either (VOA … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 90 Comments

Big crack in Ethiopia: beachfront property soon to be available

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

I’m sure we’ll see some emails from beachfront land speculators in Nigeria and Ethiopia soon. On the serious side, University of Rochester researchers have found evidence that Earth, doing what it darn well pleases despite our protestations, is making a … Continue reading →

Posted in earth | 108 Comments

Report: Climate confidence falls worldwide

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

A survey report titled Climate Confidence Monitor commissioned in part by the Earthwatch Institute, World Wildlife Fund, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute shows that confidence that we can actually manage climate change has been falling for the last two … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, Opinion | 84 Comments

New study shows how local land use changes can affect surface temperature

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Study gives clearer picture of how land-use changes affect U.S. climate from a Purdue University press release Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and … Continue reading →

Posted in Land use land cover change | 78 Comments