Monthly Archives: April 2010

CryoSat passes first operational tests

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

From the European Space Agency, it looks like CryoSat-2 is working well. I’m sure we are all looking forward to seeing what the results are. ESA’s ice mission delivers first data 13 April 2010 ESA’s CryoSat-2 has delivered its first … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, sea ice | 50 Comments

Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics … and Graphs

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I got to thinking about how the information about temperatures is presented. Usually, we are shown a graph something like Fig. 1, which shows the change in the US temperatures over the last century. Figure … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 216 Comments

Dr. Ravetz Posts, Normally

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Dr. Ravetz, welcome back to the fray with your new post.  My congratulations on your courage and willingness to go “once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more …” You are putting AGW supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 249 Comments

AAAS Delta Force

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

This in my inbox today from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are soliciting ideas. The WUWT readership may want to send some along. Here’s the political spin pitch: Join the Conversation on the Future of Science … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 123 Comments

The new math – IPCC version

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

From Global Warming Questions -IPCC How the IPCC invented a new calculus A new form of calculus has been invented by the authors of the the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), in order to create the false impression that global … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 149 Comments

Levy walks, solar flares, and warming

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Scientists find errors in hypothesis linking solar flares to global temperature From Physorg.com.  h/t to Leif Svalgaard who offers this PDF with this diagram that makes it all clear. Enlarge In contrast to a previous analysis, a new study has … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 307 Comments

Dr. Jerry Ravetz – on Willis, epidemics, rough & tumble debate, and post normal science

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Jerome Ravetz, of Oxford University in the UK. First I must apologise for the long delay in my making a contribution to WUWT. I confess that I was overwhelmed by the quantity and quality of the comments on my first … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, post-normal science | 195 Comments

One more thing to worry about – undersea supervolcanoes

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

From the National Science Foundation via press release: Scientists explore origins of ‘supervolcanoes’ on the sea floor Ancient goliaths blamed for multiple mass extinctions “Supervolcanoes” have been blamed for multiple mass extinctions in Earth’s history, but the cause of their … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | 56 Comments

Pilgrimage to Montana

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard Now that Arctic ice area is normal, Antarctic ice area is normal, sea level rise is failing to accelerate, temperatures are below all of Hansen’s scenarios, and the IPCC has proven itself to be untrustworthy – where … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers | 152 Comments

Visualizing Changes In The Arctic Summer Minimum Since The 2007 Low

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

After writing my earlier piece showing changes in the Arctic maximum since 2007, Willis requested the same image for the minimum.  NSIDC does not archive extent images, but fortunately UIUC does archive sea ice concentration images.  Below is the equivalent image … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 74 Comments

WIRED Science: Tipping Point Not Likely for Arctic Sea Ice

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

While this article is encouraging when looking at the title, they are still pushing that “ice-free summer” meme. A late-winter expansion of Arctic sea ice is a good example of ice-forming dynamics that could keep the Arctic from hitting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 106 Comments

Visualizing Changes In Arctic Ice Since the 2007 Record Low

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

Guest Post by Steven Goddard We are all aware that Arctic ice extent has increased over the last two months, and  is now about one million km2 larger than it was in 2007.  But where has the ice growth occurred? … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 79 Comments

Climate Craziness of the Week: British lawyer urges UN to accept ‘ecocide’ as international crime on par with genocide

Posted on April 11, 2010 by

Supporters of a new ecocide law also believe it could be used to prosecute “climate deniers”. Effort started by Club of Rome lawyer. Excerpts from the Guardian article: A campaign to declare the mass destruction of ecosystems an international crime … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Craziness of the Week, satire | 212 Comments

My Thanks and Comments for Dr. Walt Meier

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach First, I would like to thank Dr. Meier of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) for answering the questions I had posed (and had given my own personal answers) in “Trust and Mistrust”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 265 Comments

Response to Dr. Meier’s answer #9 – coin flips in the context of climate modeling

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

Guest post by Steven Goddard In his recent article, NSIDC’s Dr. Meier answered Question #9 “Are the models capable of projecting climate changes for 100 years?” with a coin flipping example. However, Willis claims that such a projection is not … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling, Opinion | 206 Comments

Lindzen: “Earth is never in equilibrium”

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

This is an essay professor Richard Lindzen of MIT sent to the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Va for their Opinion Page in March, and was recently republished in the Janesville, WI Gazette Extra where it got notice from many WUWT … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 359 Comments

An error in the pole hole assumption

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

Analysis of the recent American Thinker Article By Steven Goddard The American Thinker ran an article by Randall Hoven that asked “Was the Arctic Ice Cap ‘Adjusted’? The conclusion is based on the chosen value of concentration of ice in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 87 Comments

NSIDC’s Walt Meier responds to Willis

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

I read Willis Eschenbach’s post last week on Trust and Mistrust where he posed several questions and challenged scientists to respond to the same questions. So, below is my take on these questions. There are a couple points I need … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 546 Comments

Climate change and “The Birds”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

From the “you can’t make this stuff up” department. Climate change is now blamed for what is called “Gary Larson events” in homage to the famed creator of the comic strip “The Far Side” “We saw birds dying of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 136 Comments

Cryo-sat launch successful

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

Successful launch for ESA’s CryoSat-2 ice satellite From the European Space Agency: 8 April 2010 ESA PR 07-2010. Europe’s first mission dedicated to studying the Earth’s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, sea ice | 62 Comments

Arctic Sea Ice Reports: who to believe?

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

We’ve all seen  that Arctic Sea ice area and extent has expanded and is back to normal. NANSEN Arctic ROOS just got their web page plots back online yesterday after an outage, and there’s a bit of a surprise when … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 178 Comments

“It really shows what’s been going on in the Arctic – it’s falling apart.”

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Via Tom Nelson: Another warmist in the Arctic: GE sponsors 15-year-old on polar trip. Photo courtesy of GE and Scott Draper Shortly after twice reporting a temperature of -34 C, he suggests that the ice is “falling apart” around him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, ridiculae | 185 Comments

Conservamentalism

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

It is not often that I turn a comment into a complete post, but this comment from Willis Eschenbach on the Trust and Mistrust article today, merits such a promotion. – Anthony Which death is more troubling? (images: from NOAA, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 318 Comments

Faint young sun paradox explained by Stanford – greenhouse effect not involved

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

Early Earth stayed warm because its ocean absorbed more sunlight; greenhouse gases were not involved, Stanford researchers say. See more about the Faint sun paradox here. A video clip follows. From a Stanford University News press release. Researchers have long … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology, Science, solar | 156 Comments

NSIDC: Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season – latest start on record

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

From NSIDC Sea Ice News: Cold snap causes late-season growth spurt Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year on March 31 at 15.25 million square kilometers (5.89 million square miles). This was the latest date for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 133 Comments