Monthly Archives: June 2010

Scientists study shifting attitude to climate change

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

by Moshpit The hubris apparent in the notion that the climate is something we can control has found its match in the thought that climate scientists can now understand how to sell a message to the public.   Somehow moshpit … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff, satire | 122 Comments

Arctic Ocean ice retreating at 30-year record pace

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

File this under short term trends matter when we say they matter. From The Montreal Gazette BY RANDY BOSWELL, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Arctic Ocean ice cover retreated faster last month than in any previous May since satellite monitoring began more … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Arctic | 207 Comments

What if GISS Holes were Pink?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard GISS tells us that it was the hottest May on record. Just looking at that map makes me perspire. It must be wicked hot at the North Pole! But wait a minute! The DMI record doesn’t look … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, measurement | 100 Comments

WUWT Arctic Sea Ice News #9

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard The topic this week is verification of data sources. NSIDC reports : At the end of the month, extent fell near the level recorded in 2006, the lowest in the satellite record for the end of May … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice, Sea Ice News | 205 Comments

Book Review – Climatism

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

I’ve been tardy in reviewing a number of books people have sent to me. Especially this one. So I’m happy to say that William Gray reviews the book Climatism! by Steve Goreham while busy with other things down under. – … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | 37 Comments

Bizzarothink in Goreville

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

Here’s a bizzare juxtaposition. Thanks to Tom Nelson for spotting this. Al Gore writes: Al’s Journal : Stop Censoring News From The Gulf This behavior is completely unacceptable. Access by reporters should be as unfettered as possible. This de facto … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, politics | 70 Comments

McIntyre and McKitrick to receive award

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

Thursday night, Steve and Ross will be presented with the Julian Simon Memorial Award at CEI’s annual dinner. The dinner will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Let … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 129 Comments

The IPCC consensus on climate change was phoney, says IPCC insider

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

From the National Post The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change misled the press and public into believing that thousands of scientists backed its claims on manmade global warming, according to Mike Hulme, a prominent climate scientist and IPCC insider.  … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, Uncategorized | 119 Comments

New Dogs; IPCC tricks

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

Looks like they took lessons from Briffa. From Fox News The seven experts who advised President Obama on how to deal with offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon explosion are accusing his administration of misrepresenting their views to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster, energy, Environment, Government idiocy, politics, Uncategorized | 68 Comments

Was Margaret Thatcher the first climate sceptic?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

From the Telegraph Margaret Thatcher was the first leader to warn of global warming – but also the first to see the flaws in the climate change orthodoxy. A persistent claim made by believers in man-made global warming – they … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 65 Comments

Perfect place for a thermometer in Oz

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

I’m in Townsville, Queensland, Australia (a rather tropical place) on a speaking tour, and as I walked up to my hotel room I felt a wave of heat, and some stale water smell. My trusty guide, Nigel, pointed to the … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff | 78 Comments

Then and now, Europe, US to see snowy, cold winters: expert

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

By charles the moderator From the “No matter what happens we can attribute it to Anthropogenic Climate Change” Department. In a story in physorg.com James Overland of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, makes a few claims which will … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice, snowfall | 158 Comments

Does money grow in wind farms?

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

Wind turbines are a poor way to harness energy – but a very good way to generate public subsidies, says Andrew Gilligan. By Andrew Gilligan from The UK Telegraph Published: 7:00AM BST 13 Jun 2010 A general view of Europe’s … Continue reading →

Posted in economy-health, energy, politics | 170 Comments

Poudre River Sets A Record

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard From The Declining Spring Snowcover Department Yesterday afternoon, the Cache La Poudre River set its June 12 stream flow record flowing through Fort Collins, Colorado. At 1:30 and 2:45 PM, the river hit 5,600 cubic feet per … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, records | 61 Comments

New Dogs; Old Tricks:

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

Over at Climate Audit Steve McIntyre has started a  new series on the “the trick.”  To this day the trick is still largely misunderstood by nearly everyone discussing it, except Steve and a few of his readers.  The trick deniers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 49 Comments

Storm elves and sprites recorded on video

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

From Eurka Alert: FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology A team of Spanish researchers has made a high-speed recording of elves and sprites in storms, fleeting and luminous electric phenomena produced in the upper layers of the atmosphere. … Continue reading →

Posted in lightning, optical phenonmena | 30 Comments

Art Horn: a remarkable statement from NOAA

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

I’m In Sydney at the moment, on tour. My first stop out of the airport was to visit the Sydney observatory, where BoM maintains an official weather station. Here it is: Click thumbnails for larger images – quite a nice … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 128 Comments

Scientists Rescue Voyager 2 Probe on Edge of Solar System

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

From Daily Tech: Reset of memory turns out to be just what the computer doctor ordered Voyager 2 was launched 33 years ago and currently remains on course, traveling out of the solar system.  It is currently 8.6 billion miles (13.8 … Continue reading →

Posted in space, Technology | 53 Comments

What is PIPS?

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

By Steven Goddard There have been a number of inaccurate claims made by commentors about Navy PIPS2 ice thickness maps. These claims have been along the lines of : PIPS isn’t used by the Navy any more, because it isn’t accurate … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice | 141 Comments

Zooming In on an Infant Solar System

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

From UA news By Daniel Stolte, University Communications June 10, 2010 For the first time, astronomers have observed solar systems in the making in great detail. Like a raindrop forming in a cloud, a star forms in a diffuse gas … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 48 Comments

Scientists unmask ‘Ghost Mountains’ of Antarctica at last

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

From Newsdesk.org And we thought we knew Earth’s mountains. Nope. Radar imagery Scientists at the International Polar Year conference in Norway this week revealed startling new images of the Gamburtsev Mountain Range of Antarctica, a huge and mysterious “ghost range” buried beneath … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Current News, earth | 54 Comments

Third Climategate report ‘imminent’ – expect a shortage of whitewash in stores this weekend

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

From the Telegraph By Gerald Warner If you were planning to do a spot of DIY over the weekend you may encounter a problem – an acute shortage of whitewash in your local store, as it may have been appropriated for … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, Government idiocy | 46 Comments

Global warming’s impact on Asia’s rivers overblown

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Freshwater flow dominated by monsoon rains rather than glacier run-off. Reposted from naturenews (nature.com) Richard A. Lovett Although global warming is expected to shrink glaciers in the Himalayas and other high mountains in Central Asia, the declining ice will have … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers, IPCC | 72 Comments

La Niña Is Not The Opposite Of El Niño – The Videos

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Reposted from: Bob Tisdale on Climate Change and Global Warming Blog By Bob Tisdale Thursday, June 10, 2010 La Niña Is Not The Opposite Of El Niño – The Videos Weather noise and seasonal variability have stifled my previous attempts … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, oceans | 65 Comments

Concentration vs. Extent

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard The sea ice concentration game. Arctic Ice is more concentrated in 2010 than in past years The record low Arctic Oscillation during the past winter led to a very tightly compacted central Arctic ice mass – which … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice | 128 Comments