Monthly Archives: April 2010

Inside The Eureka Weather Station

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

In my previous post Dial “M” for mangled – Wikipedia and Environment Canada caught with temperature data errors. we identified some problems with temperature data from the Eureka Weather Station. Today I’m starting what may be a two or three part … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | 102 Comments

WUWT gets a Cartoon by Josh

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

If you haven’t visited Cartoonsbyjosh.com yet. You really should. He’s got a wonderful collection of cartoons that focus on the climate debate taking place online. Here’s one he did of Lucia’s Blackboard. Lucia looks a bit like Copernicus in this … Continue reading →

Posted in satire | 53 Comments

Butterfly study: a case study in confirmation bias

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

Guest post by Marc Hendrickx A little over a month ago reports appeared in the press (eg. Butterflies ‘fly early as planet warms’) that the common Brown Butterfly (Heteronympha merope) was emerging 10 days earlier than it was 60 years ago all … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, UHI | 154 Comments

I may as well retire

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

Gosh, people send me stuff. Today I discovered a huge windfall. My friend and volunteer moderator DB Stealey sent me 100 TRILLION dollars in the mail today. Here’s a scan of the bank note: I’m rich! I can fund my … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff | 118 Comments

Russian scientist suggests colder times ahead, cites UHI as a worry

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

MOSCOW, April 23 (UPI) — A Russian scientist says the Arctic may be getting colder, not warmer, which would hamper the international race to discover new mineral fields. An Arctic cold snap that began in 1998 could last for years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 130 Comments

New book from Dr. Roy Spencer

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

I have been remiss at posting reviews on several books that people have sent me. I hope to get some of them up in the next week. Dr. Spencer’s announcement below is a start, though his is the one book … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | 154 Comments

Dial “M” for mangled – Wikipedia and Environment Canada caught with temperature data errors.

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

UPDATE 4/23 4PM: I’ve been in contact with the Eureka Weather Station manager, and despite the incredible nature of the temperature jumps that are outside of normal experiences, such as July 14 2009,  they do appear to be real. The … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 241 Comments

Earth gives us an Earth Day present: Arctic sea ice is highest for this date in 8 years

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

You gotta love it when the Earth gives back the love, especially today. Those who have been following NSIDC and JAXA sea ice plots have noted that this has been an extraordinary year so far, with Arctic sea ice hitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice, Sea Ice News | 235 Comments

Mann 2008 a Victim of Sudden Oak Death?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

While Dr. Mann and his attorneys are busy sending letters to threaten legal action against authors of a parody video depicting him chopping down trees, such as this one he hasn’t gotten to yet, Steve McIntyre points out that Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology, satire | 98 Comments

In Defense Of The Met Office

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard As reported on WUWT, The UK Met Office is taking a lot of heat for airline financial loses, caused by no flight rules during the Icelandic volcanic eruption. Many readers have expressed their agreement with those criticisms. … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling, vulcanism | 314 Comments

Second Mann spoof video removed

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

Somebody just can’t handle satire. PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, April 21st 2010 CONTACT Jeff Davis No Cap and Trade Coalition 612-605-3303 Ext. 702 Jeff.davis@mnmajority.org Video Spoofing Michael Mann Removed by YouTube – Bogus Reason Given St. Paul — At a Washington … Continue reading →

Posted in satire | 151 Comments

Guardian Continues To Spread Misinformation About Eyjafjallajokull

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard Yesterday WUWT reported on the inaccurate #1 environmental story at Guardian. The Guardian article originally read : The volcanic eruption has released carbon dioxide, but the amount is dwarfed by the savings. Based on readings taken by scientists during the … Continue reading →

Posted in media, vulcanism | 89 Comments

Solar Dynamics Observatory – STUNNING first images and movies

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

Images and movies are now available from NASA. I’ve posted them here as promised. The movies available at links below are stunning, Enjoy. Press release also follows. – Anthony Images from the SDO Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) The Atmospheric Imaging … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 152 Comments

Not a joke: Gore’s “Inconvenient Youth”

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

Somebody really should take Mr. Gore aside and explain the imagery this name and the “personal blessing” by Gore conjures up. Newsbusters has a story on the creation of this group back in 2008, with the backstory on the connections … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Uncategorized | 205 Comments

Airlines Blame Flawed Computer Modeling For Up To $1.7 Billion Loss

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

As a follow up to our 4/19 story about ash cloud modeling: Ash cloud models – overrated? A word on Post Normal Science by Dr. Jerome Ravetz I offer below a compendium of articles from Benny’ Pieser’s CCNET and GWPF of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, modeling, vulcanism | 153 Comments

Solar Dynamics Observatory first light images to be released today

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

SDO First-Light Briefing Launched on Feb. 11, 2010, SDO is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun and its dynamic behavior. The spacecraft will provide images with clarity ten times better than high definition television and more … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar, space | 53 Comments

Prominent Climategate Figure Threatens Lawsuit over Spoof Video – No Cap-and-Trade Coalition Says “Bring it on”

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, April 20th 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jeff Davis No Cap and Trade Coalition Washington, DC — Penn State University’s Michael Mann, one of the central figures in the Climategate scandal, has threatened legal action against Minnesotans for … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, paleoclimatology | 175 Comments

Of Hawks and Handsaws

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach “I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw” William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii Following on from my look at the USHCN temperature dataset, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 111 Comments

Another indication of MWP and LIA being global

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

From CO2 Science, another peer reviewed paper with a paleoclimatology reconstruction based on cores containing plankton shells, show that both the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) and the Little Ice Age (LIA) can be seen in Indonesia. In the past, critics … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 76 Comments

Doug Keenan finally gets the tree data

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Climate sceptic wins landmark data victory ‘for price of a stamp’ Belfast ecologist forced to hand over tree-ring data describes order from information commission as a ‘staggering injustice’ by Fred Pearce The Guardian, Tuesday 20 April 2010 The Queen’s University … Continue reading →

Posted in FOI, paleoclimatology | 177 Comments

Is Fossil Fuel CO2 Different From Volcanic CO2?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Guest Post by Steven Goddard We have all seen lots of pictures of the Eyjafjallajokull eruption now, with steam and ash billowing up in the air. The eruption started one month ago, and as the Guardian reports, The eruption of … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, satire | 246 Comments

New pix of Iceland volcanic plume

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

From ESA (zoomed image below the read more line) New satellite image of ash spewing from Iceland’s volcano 19 April 2010 In this image taken [at] (14:45 CET) by ESA’s Envisat satellite, a heavy plume of ash from the Eyjafjallajoekull … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | 107 Comments

Royal Ash: Royal society jumps on magma driven worry express

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard Wikipedia Image of Disaster Movie poster While volcanic ash falls on Britain, in yet another assault on reason, the Royal Society has warned : In papers published by the Royal Society, researchers warned that melting ice, sea … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, vulcanism | 145 Comments

Ash cloud models – overrated? A word on Post Normal Science by Dr. Jerome Ravetz

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

“We sent ten Boeing 747 and Airbus 340 jets on transfer flights from Munich to Frankfurt,” Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther told the paper. The planes were moved in order to be in the most useful place once the ban is … Continue reading →

Posted in post-normal science, vulcanism | 309 Comments

Clean air, a problem?

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

Here’s a headline I thought I’d never see. In the 60′s and 70′s we were bombarded with images like these: Now we hear that may be a good thing. Make up your minds! Though I think oceans have a good … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, ozone, satire | 171 Comments