Monthly Archives: May 2010

Tom Karl’s Senate Dog & Pony Show – it’s worse than we thought, again

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

Well, the Kerry Lieberman cap and trade fiasco has brought Tom Karl to give a Senate briefing last week. Predictably, they couldn’t wait to spring more adjustments du jour on the hapless Senators, claiming once again, everything analysis-wise the government … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Government idiocy | 144 Comments

NOAA delays due to monkey business?

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

Yesterday I posted an announcement about this odd press release: Think-Tank Says Trained Chimp Can Predict Hurricanes Better Than NOAA… And Puts it to the Test Today, in a strange twist of timing, NOAA makes this press release about their hurricane … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 69 Comments

Unprecedented Warming in Lake Tanganyika

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Well here we go again, you know the drill. Global warming at fault, other possibilities ignored, multiple press releases. Lake Tanganyika is the second largest lake in the world for fresh water, so naturally any change it is cause for … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, paleoclimatology | 164 Comments

“It Was 30 Years Ago Today”

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

… Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play … by Steve Goddard I remember May 18, 1980 like it was yesterday.  I was skiing behind Taos Ski Valley in ten foot deep snow, up to the base of Wheeler Peak. … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | 104 Comments

Livetooning the ICCC, Day 2

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Fewer cartoons today, I presented my paper (which was well received) and there were fewer sessions. The Conference is over now, it was very successful. Lord Moncton gave the closing address in his inimitable style. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 44 Comments

Consensus? What consensus?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

The 4th International Conference on Climate Change – Chicago, Il., USA Consensus?  What consensus? by Roger Helmer MEP I’m writing this in the Marriott Hotel in Chicago, where I’m attending the Heartland Institute Climate Conference (and I’ve just done an … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, presentations | 272 Comments

Think-Tank Says Trained Chimp Can Predict Hurricanes Better Than NOAA… And Puts it to the Test

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Chimp Predicts 6-8 Atlantic Hurricanes in 2010 Via press release: Washington, DC: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s track record in predicting the number of Atlantic hurricanes is so abysmal that a trained chimp could do better, says The National … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, hurricanes, ridiculae, satire | 54 Comments

Leaked Doc Proves Spain’s Green Policies an Economic Disaster

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Christopher Horner reports that Pajamas Media has received a leaked internal document confirming Spain realizes its green failures, just as Obama pushes the American Power Act based on Spain’s program. Pajamas Media has received a leaked internal assessment produced by … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 74 Comments

Dr. Richard Lindzen’s Heartland 2010 keynote address

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

At the ICCC4 conference yesterday, I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Richard Lindzen give his keynote address at the luncheon. As always, he made some very salient points. I took this photo from my Blackberry and just moments … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 86 Comments

GISTEMP -vs- HadCRUT

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard As discussed in my last post, GISS claims to have better Arctic coverage than Had-Crut, and uses that as an explanation of why they are trending upwards when Had Crut isn’t. “A likely explanation for discrepancy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 63 Comments

Most idiotic global warming headline ever

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

I may just divert to Toronto from Chicago and pay this writer a visit so I can tell him to his face what an idiot he is, or have my two new Canadian friends, Guy and Stuart, do it for … Continue reading →

Posted in GLOC, Methane | 135 Comments

GISTEMP is High

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Satellite data vs. normalised surface data during the 1998 El Niño A few days ago I discussed the amplification of satellite temperatures relative to surface data. And Dr. Roy Spencer posted a very helpful description of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 69 Comments

Livetooning the ICCC

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Well, I’m at the International Conference on Climate Change in Chicago, where I’m one of the speakers. Since I’m a cartoonist, rather than liveblogging the conferenceI figured I’d livetoon it instead … these are my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 52 Comments

ICCC Conference day 1 – Chicken of the Sea and BBC

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

Sunday was speaker orientation and the evening reception/dinner. I met up with Willis Eschencbach, watched and listened to him play the piano in the lobby. I took some photos with my cellphone camera, but they turned out badly. Willis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 110 Comments

Volcano Update

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Eyjafjallajokull continues to erupt and is again shutting down British airspace: A statement on the Nats website said the no-fly zone will be extended between 1pm and 7pm today to include Manchester, Liverpool, Carlisle, Doncaster, Humberside and … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | 134 Comments

WUWT Arctic Sea Ice News #5

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Arctic non-warming since 1938 The Catlin Arctic Survey arrived at the North Pole this week. Described as three of ‘the world’s toughest’ explorers, Ann Daniels, Charlie Paton and Martin Hartley reached the Geographic North Pole at on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 157 Comments

Kerry Emanuel and Richard Lindzen: the climatic odd couple

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

I had dinner with Richard Lindzen (along with Lucia, Steve McIntyre, Jeff Id, and others) last night after a hectic day of airline roulette. He’s easy to talk to and easy to like, so it is no surprise to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 120 Comments

Extraterrestrial Global Warming

Posted on May 16, 2010 by

People send me stuff. Alan Siddons writes in an email: Researching for a paper that Martin Hertzberg, Hans Schreuder and I are writing, I chanced upon a chart that might intrigue or amuse you. After temperature sensors were planted on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 77 Comments

Hey dude, where’s my solar ramp up?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

Guest post by David Archibald The prognostications based on spotless days are now a distant memory. From here, given that the green corona brightness indicates that solar maximum will in 2015, the big unknown is what the maximum amplitude will … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 220 Comments

Sea Ice Graphs Have Limited Predictive Value

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard I like to watch the sea ice graphs as much as anyone, and have wondered how much value they have in forecasting the summer minimum. So I researched it a bit and discovered that their predictive power … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, forecasting, sea ice | 89 Comments

Off to the conference

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

I’m about to leave for ICCC4, which is predictably being billed as “denialpalooza” by our friends in alarmist world. Heh. Maybe smearapalooza might be a good label for their response. This year, the conference is in Chicago, and it appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 78 Comments

NIWA’s Kiwi Kaper

Posted on May 15, 2010 by

It should be noted that NIWA is not the official Meteorological Service of New Zealand. From their FAQs:  Is NIWA the Met Service? No, the MetService is a separate company which can be found at www.metservice.com. NIWA does perform climate … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, politics | 130 Comments

Now it’s caterpillar outbreaks caused by global warming

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

I recall one summer when I was a boy in the 1960′s where we had a tent caterpillar outbreak in our town. Global Warming wasn’t on anybody’s mind then. This story is from the Independent in the UK. Caterpillar plague … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, ridiculae | 114 Comments

Satellite Temperatures and El Niño

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard RSS April 14,000 Foot Anomalies UAH and RSS satellite data have been showing record warm temperatures in 2010, despite the fact that many of us have been freezing – and CAGW types have been quick to jump … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Sea Surface Temperature | 206 Comments

A surprising change in the ‘eye roller’ public slogan of NOAA

Posted on May 14, 2010 by

I got this regular press release from NOAA this morning announcing an upcoming press conference. Ho Hum…but wait, buried at the bottom of the copy is a little nugget that brings me some hope. I know many NOAA employees read … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, NOAA | 75 Comments