Monthly Archives: February 2010

There’s no business like snow business

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Headlines yesterday mentioned yet another new snowfall record: Moscow Covered by More Than Half Meter of Snow, Most Since 1966 Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — Moscow’s streets were covered by 53 centimeters (20.9 inches) of snow this morning after 15 centimeters … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | 132 Comments

Climate craziness of the week

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

“Art” is in the eye of the beholder. Global warming “art” is often lodged in another place in the body. From AOL News:, this artistic project is described as: “…off London’s Millennium Bridge. Taiwanese artist Vincent Huang used two glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Craziness of the Week | 115 Comments

Bill O’Reilly hosts Bill Nye The Science Guy and AccuWeather’s Joe Bastardi in Fox News Debate

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Heh, this is entertaining. While Bill Nye argues for “in whose best interest is denial?” and brings up the ridiculous CO2 on Venus argument, Joe Bastardi runs circles around him with technical graphs and explanations on forcing factors and their … Continue reading →

Posted in media | 222 Comments

NWS to adopt new snow forecasting techniques

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Since we’ve discussed recent heavy snowfall, this seemed like a good story to cover. via Eurekalert: Better snowfall forecasting National Weather Service adopts U of Utah powder prediction method IMAGE: Jim Steenburgh, professor and chair of atmospheric sciences at the … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, snowfall | 43 Comments

Jerry Ravetz part 2 – Answer and explanation to my critics

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Dr. Ravetz’s first posting on WUWT created quite a controversey. You can read it here: Climategate: Plausibility and the blogosphere in the post-normal age. Answer and explanation to my critics – Guest post by Jerome Ravetz First, I want to apologise … Continue reading →

Posted in post-normal science, Science | 351 Comments

The most slimy essay ever from the Guardian and Columbia University

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Opinion by Anthony Watts There has never been a time at WUWT that I’ve used the word “slimy” in a headline. This is a special case. I thought of about a half dozen words I could have used and finally … Continue reading →

Posted in media, Opinion | 529 Comments

2009 paper confirming IPCC sea level conclusions withdrawn, mistakes cited

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

From the Guardian, finally some refreshing honesty in Science: Climate scientists withdraw journal claims of rising sea levels Study claimed in 2009 that sea levels would rise by up to 82cm by the end of century – but the report’s … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | 144 Comments

Fudged Fevers in the Frozen North

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach [see Update at the end of this post] I got to thinking about the (non) adjustment of the GISS temperature data for the Urban Heat Island effect, and it reminded me that I had once … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 315 Comments

Bringing Skillful Observation Back To Science

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

Guest post by Steve Goddard Archimedes had his eureka moment while sitting in the bathtub.  Newton made a great discovery sitting under an apple tree.  Szilárd discovered nuclear fission while sitting at a red light. There was a time when … Continue reading →

Posted in records, Science, snowfall | 422 Comments

Pachauri’s TERI institute golf course – water hog in a city desperate for fresh water

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

Richard North of the EU Referendum reports on this bizarre twist with IPCC Chairman Rajenda Pachauri’s use of land that was designated for public use, now runs afoul of the grant terms under which the land was given. Plus a … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC | 188 Comments

Must see: John Coleman’s Global Warming Special #2 – now online at YouTube

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

I’m proud to be a part of this second one hour long special report done by KUSI-TV and veteran TV meteorologist John Coleman. John is, in my opinion, the “Walter Cronkite of television weather”. His demeanor, humor, and delivery is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, media, presentations | 103 Comments

Quote of the week #29

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

This QOTW is from an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail which focuses on the rise of skeptic blogs including CA and WUWT. The article contained this nugget from Gavin Schmidt, who never fails to disappoint with his (what … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Week | 90 Comments

Setting the Record Straight on the IPCC WG II Fourth Assessment Report

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany Nature News is carrying an interview with Professor Martin Parry, co-chair of IPCC WG II during the preparation of its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), titled Setting the Record Straight.  Unfortunately, he is not asked … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC | 56 Comments

Spencer: developing a new satellite based surface temperature set

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

New Work on the Recent Warming of Northern Hemispheric Land Areas by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. INTRODUCTION Arguably the most important data used for documenting global warming are surface station observations of temperature, with some stations providing records back … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 103 Comments

SDO whacks sundog

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

From NASA science news: Last week, on Feb. 11th, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral on a five-year mission to study the sun. Researchers have called the advanced spacecraft the “crown jewel” of NASA’s heliophysics fleet. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 37 Comments

JPL: Missing ice in 2007 drained out the Nares strait – pushed south by wind where it melted far away from the Arctic

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

This fits right in to what I’ve been blogging about for two years. the 2007 record minimum ice extent was wind driven not melt driven. A significant portion of the ice did not melt in place. It was pushed south … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 224 Comments

Lindzen on climate science advocacy and modeling – “at this point, the models seem to be failing”

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

This is a letter professor Richard Lindzen of MIT sent to the Boston Globe and was published today. It is well worth the read. KERRY EMANUEL’S Feb. 15 op-ed “Climate changes are proven fact’’ is more advocacy than assessment. Vague … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Opinion | 184 Comments

North American snow models miss the mark – observed trend opposite of the predictions

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

While some other bloggers and journalists insist that recent winter snows are proof of global warming effects, they miss the fact that models have been predicting less snow in the norther hemisphere. See this  2005 peer reviewed paper: Frei, A. … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling, snowfall, weather | 216 Comments

Caveats Regarding Dr. Phil Jones’ Phenological Arguments for Global Warming

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany The latest Science magazine has an extended interview with Dr. Phil Jones. In this post, I’ll keep away from issues related to Climategate, whether this was a softball interview (given that, for example, there … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon soot, Climategate | 144 Comments

Former KNMI director and skeptic Henk Tennekes gets vindication from Netherlands De Telegraaf

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Here’s a bit of interesting news from a Dutch newspaper. WUWT readers may recall this story: Scientist quits: ‘I don’t want to remain a member of an organization that …screws up science that badly.’ Henk Tennekes Resigns from Dutch Academy. Now there … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, IPCC | 116 Comments

Why Is Winter Snow Extent Interesting?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard Several people keep asking why am I focused on winter snow extent.  This seems fairly obvious, but I will review here: Snow falls in the winter, in places where it is cold.  Snow does not … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | 254 Comments

U.N. Climate Chief Resigns

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

From the New York Times By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON — Yvo de Boer, the stolid Dutch bureaucrat who led the international climate change negotiations over four tumultuous years, is resigning his post as of July 1, the United Nations … Continue reading →

Posted in Copenhagen Climate Conference, IPCC | 85 Comments

John Coleman’s next TV special airs tonight

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

Press release: NEW KUSI-TV SPECIAL REPORT DOCUMENTS THE GLOBAL WARMING MELTDOWN In a follow-up to the hit KUSI show “Global Warming: The Other Side”, iconic weatherman John Coleman documents the latest developments in Climategate. “Global Warming: Meltdown” airs Thursday at … Continue reading →

Posted in media, presentations | 47 Comments

Blame it on Asia, yeah that’s the ticket

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

From Nature Asian pollution delays inevitable warming Dirty power plants exert temporary protective effect. Jeff Tollefson The grey, sulphur-laden skies overlying parts of Asia have a bright side — they reflect sunlight back into space, moderating temperatures on the ground. … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols | 106 Comments

After two years of stonewalling, NASA GISS FOIA files are now online

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

You can thank Chris Horner of CEI for making this happen. In August 2007, I submitted two Freedom of Information Act requests to NASA and its Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), headed by long-time Gore advisor James Hansen and … Continue reading →

Posted in FOI | 141 Comments