Daily Archives: January 31, 2010

UHI is alive and well

One of the most ridiculous claims recently related to Menne et al 2010 and my surfacestations project was a claim made by DeSmogBlog (and Huffington Post who carried the story also) is that the “Urban Heat Island Myth is Dead“. … Continue reading

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Lake Powell Water Levels as a Proxy for Western Snowfall

In Debunking National Wildlife Federation Claims – Part 2 some commenters claimed that the snow data cited from WRI “was not good enough”. OK then, on to a bigger catchment. Steve Goddard replies in this brief essay. Lake Powell (Arizona and … Continue reading

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A look at IPCC’s referenced student dissertation shows more economic than climate concern

People get busy when questions get raised, and they send me things. I got an email today with a link and quote that read: The student dissertation the IPCC used in AR4 doesn’t even support their claims. The student states … Continue reading

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NODC revises ocean heat content data – it’s now dropping slightly

NODC Ocean Heat Content (0-700 Meters) – 2007, 2008 & 2009 Corrections Guest post by Bob Tisdale The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) recently updated its 4th quarter and annual 2009 Ocean Heat Content (OHC) data. The data that was … Continue reading

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