Monthly Archives: March 2010

Willis makes the NYT, Gavin to stop “persuading the public”

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

The WUWT rebuttal piece “Judith I love ya but you’re way wrong” written by Willis Eschenbach has made it all the way to the NYT. There’s also an interesting quote from Gavin Schmidt. “Climate scientists are paid to do climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Climategate | 243 Comments

2001-2010 was the Snowiest Decade on Record

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard Photo above from: NY Daily News: Record Snowfall in New York Now that we have reached the end of the meteorological winter (December-February,) Rutgers University Global Snow Lab numbers (1967-2010) show that the just completed … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | 332 Comments

Sea change in climate journalism: The Guardian and the D-word

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

As we all know, the debate over global warming is contentious, often vitrolic. Labels are often applied by both sides. One the most distasteful labels is “denier”. I’m pleased to report that the UK paper The Guardian has taken on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, media, Opinion | 360 Comments

Video: Dr. Phil Jones Climategate testimony at the British House of Commons

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

Thanks to Simon at Australian Climate Madness (ACM) the video of yesterday’s testimony by Dr. Phil Jones of UEA/CRU is now online via YouTube, making it viewable by millions worldwide. There are five parts, each of about 9 or 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, media, politics | 107 Comments

The Final Straw

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

Guest post by Steven Mosher In Climategate: The Crutape letters we tried to avoid accusing Professor Jones of CRU and UEA of outright fraud. Instead, based on the record found in the emails, we argued a case of noble cause … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 390 Comments

A tornado free February – first time ever!

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

February has been an interesting month for weather. It was mostly cold and snow. While Al Gore in his recent NYT op ed and his followers keep warning us of increased severe weather threats, the truth is indeed stranger than … Continue reading →

Posted in tornadoes, weather | 92 Comments

Royal Statistical Society backs “models and data in the public domain”

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

And the hits just keep on coming for UEA/CRU and Dr. Jones. Now I wonder, where the heck is the American Meteorological Society? Earlier we reported on The Royal Society of Chemistry making a statement to the Parliamentary inquiry saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 76 Comments

Royal Society of Chemistry backs sharing of data in contrast to Jones “standard practice” statement

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

While Dr. Phil Jones prattles on about withholding code and data being “standard practice” The Royal Society of Chemistry has made a statement to the Parliamentary inquiry saying they as an organization support open data sharing. They now join the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 58 Comments

Phil Jones on the hot seat – not sharing data is “standard practice”

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Excerpts from the Daily Mail article here: Head of ‘Climategate’ research unit admits he hid data – because it was ‘standard practice’ The scientist at the heart of the ‘Climategate’ row over global warming hid data ‘because it was standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 278 Comments

Spring, sprang, sprung

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Over on the EU Referendum, Richard North points out the absurdity of media coverage on the arrival of  spring. We’ve seen this before, for example at the Union of Concerned Scientists, they have this essay: Early Warning Signs of Global … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, media | 144 Comments

Flashback: U.S. Data Since 1895 Fail To Show Warming Trend

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Here’s a blast from the past. Dr. James Hansen’s view in 1989 seemed a lot more temperate than it does today. Back then, he’s ready to accede to a study that says something counter to what his theory predicts, saying … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 98 Comments