Daily Archives: February 3, 2010

LBNL on Himalayas: “greenhouse gases alone are not nearly enough to be responsible for the snow melt”

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From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, and announcement that comes at a very inconvenient time for IPCC and Pachauri while their “Glaciergate” issue rages. Aerosols and black carbon are tagged as the major drivers. And no mention of disappearance by 2035. … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, carbon soot, glaciers, IPCC | 159 Comments

UK Greenpeace director calls for new IPCC chairman – meanwhile Pachy comments on the use of makeup

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In an interview with the Times, John Sauven, director of Greenpeace UK suggests that the IPCC needs a new chairman other than The Love Guru. But, in a recent press release, it looks like the IPCC is digging in their … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC | 108 Comments

IPCC fires back – “challenges are without foundation”

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The IPCC has issued a statement about all of the criticism being heaped upon them by bloggers and journalists regarding poor sourcing of references. Me thinks they are clueless about how to handle public relations. Here’s the release:

Posted in Uncategorized | 142 Comments

The Guardian hounds CRU with new reports

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A series of events appears to be unfolding in the UK that provide for a serial story. As they say in the news biz “it has legs”. Two more stories have emerged from the Guardian by Fred Pearce. They read … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 103 Comments

In 1790, Philly “had a fever”, today, not so much

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Steve Goddard reminded me that we’ve had “220 Years of Global Warming in Philadelphia” Starting in 1790, a prominent Philadelphia resident named Charles Pierce started keeping detailed records of the weather and climate, which has been archived on Google Books. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 99 Comments

Penn State report on Mann: new investigation to convene.

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The report is out, and further investigation is forthcoming. Excerpts from the report are below, where they considered 4 allegations. They say only one had merit. That will be the subject of the upcoming investigation. Excerpts: “It is clear to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 156 Comments

BBC asks WUWT for help

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I received this email this morning from Roger Harribin, the BBC’s environmental analyst. It’s interesting because I received an email from the Guardian yesterday asking if I’d like to write a 200 word guest piece. Unfortunately it somehow ended up … Continue reading →

Posted in media | 384 Comments

NASA Still Spreading Antarctic Worries

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Steven Goddard looks at trends in Antarctica and compares to NASA’s recent article. A January 12, 2010 Earth Observatory article warns that Antarctica “has been losing more than a hundred cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of ice each year since … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic | 229 Comments

Guardian: Climategate “…exposes the real process of science, its jealousies and tribalism”

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For the Guardian, it has been a week of finally coming to terms with what we’ve known here at WUWT for months now. The issues of Climategate are finally getting full sunlight in the UK, and it’s white hot light. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 91 Comments