Daily Archives: January 20, 2010

U.N. abandons Copenhagen deadline – countries not signing on – spokesman says the deadline has gone “soft”

The COP15 balloon appears to have lost all it’s air. Nobody’s signing up. Excerpts from reports in the Guardian and the Financial Times From the Guardian Copenhagen deal falters as just 20 countries of 192 sign up to declare their … Continue reading

Posted in Climate News, Copenhagen Climate Conference | 116 Comments

NASA GISS a temperature outlier again – this time for the southern hemisphere

Bob Tisdale shows us that GISS is once again, “way out there” in 2009 compared to other global temperature data sets. It is not surprising, we’ve come to expect it. Was 2009 The Warmest Year On Record In The Southern … Continue reading

Posted in climate data | 153 Comments

IPCC admits error on Himalayan glacier melt fiasco

But…there’s that word again, “robust” used in the context of error admission. Now all we need is an apology from Chairman Dr. Rajenda Pachauri for statements that claims that this error existed were “arrogant” and “voodoo science“. Will he give … Continue reading

Posted in IPCC | 157 Comments

NASA to hold live web briefing on the SDO mission to the sun

WUWT readers may want to watch this webcast. From a media advisory – NASA to Hold Briefing on Advanced Mission to Study Our Sun WASHINGTON — NASA is scheduled to host a briefing at 1 p.m. EST, on Thursday, Jan. … Continue reading

Posted in Science, solar, Technology | 28 Comments

Scripps Institution of Oceanography cheapens itself by using the “D” word

Well, now there will never be any question about whether Scripps is political or not. They even made up a graphic to go with the story here. When a prominent scientific organization allows a member to resort to name calling … Continue reading

Posted in Alarmism, politics | 270 Comments

Just crazy enough to work – shipping containers for emergency shelters in Haiti

I realize this is a bit OT of my normal fare here, but I thought it was interesting. Apparently island nations tend to have a surplus of these (more imports than export), and compared to some of the structures there, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 107 Comments