Monthly Archives: July 2010

A shift of wind

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Where I live on the outskirts of Chico, I have an almost constant supply of wind. I’ve considered a wind turbine as a way of getting closer to being “off-grid” so that I don’t have to pay PG&E the exorbitant … Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, energy, local_issues, Technology | 144 Comments

Comment of the week

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

UPDATE: As is typical with alarmism, some people with a dislike for me and WUWT are spreading rumors on other blogs that these are my words, not of a commenter. And that I’m calling people on those blogs “cockroaches”. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 130 Comments

Reports from the Guardian Climategate Debate

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Here are a excerpts and links to reports about the debate that Steve McIntyre was originally shut out of. The Guardian just put up the audio: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/audio/2010/jul/15/guardian-climategate-hacked-emails-debate Via Maurizio Morabito Report From Climategate Guardian Debate with Monbiot, McIntyre, Pearce, Watson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Climategate | 46 Comments

Research suggests that hurricane forecasts on intensity could never be feasible

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

Quick- somebody tell Mike Mann: Surprisingly regular patterns in hurricane energy discovered Research suggests that hurricane forecasts on intensity could never be feasible Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona via Eurekalert Researchers at Mathematics Research Centre and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, hurricanes | 31 Comments

Polar Bears Survived the Ice Free Arctic

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

UPDATE BELOW: Peer reviewed science supports the title! By Steve Goddard In part two of Dr. Meier’s post , he mentioned : “Examination of several proxy records (e.g., sediment cores) of sea ice indicate ice-free or near ice-free summer conditions … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Arctic, paleoclimatology | 105 Comments

Condensed Monckton

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

NOTE: Many new updates below. A few people complained that Christopher Monckton’s rebuttal to Professor Abraham was a bit long, and a perhaps a bit hard to read due to it being jam packed with essential points. I’m advised that … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, satire | 170 Comments

Threaded Climate Extremes

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

This is a bit of an odd project from NOAA and Cornell.  A more practical name might be “spliced” but I think they just like being able to say: “If it positively, absolutely, has to be extreme, use ThreadEx” “SpliceEx” … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 10 Comments

A response to NSIDC’s Dr. Walt Meier essays

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Note: I second Steve’s thanks below to Dr. Meier for his essays (part1 and part 2) that enable us to have this discussion. Back on Feb 9th, 2010 WUWT readers polled that Arctic sea ice would be recovering over 2009, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, fun_stuff, sea ice | 56 Comments

Uh-oh, really inconvenient press

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Wow. The Atlantic rips Penn State and Muir-Russell a new one. Some excerpts follow:

Posted in Climategate, media | 88 Comments

NSIDC’s Dr. Walt Meier – part 2

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Yesterday, Dr. Meier commented on PIPS -VS- PIOMAS, here is Part 2 Here are some thoughts on three other sea ice issues addressed in recent posts: (1) concentration vs. extent, (2) the causes of the 2007 record minimum, and (3) … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, sea ice | 81 Comments

Abraham climbs down

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Guest post by The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley UPDATE: A new condensed rebuttal from Monckton for easier reading is available below. Once again I have much to thank Anthony Watts and his millions of readers for. My inbox has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 351 Comments

Photos: NOAA’s Carefree Climate Station

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

UPDATE: A second nearby station has been located, also showing a lower high temperature. See below. First let me say that the Carefree, AZ Skypark airport, and the airport observer have not done anything wrong. I commend them for their … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 77 Comments

Legal brief filed in Mann UVA emails case

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Late yesterday the State Attorney General of Virginia posted this legal brief which had been filed with the courts, and also served to the University of Virginia (UVA). This legal brief document is about discovery, not about a lawsuit. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, politics | 62 Comments

NSIDC’s Dr. Walt Meier on PIPS -vs- PIOMAS

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Guest post by Dr. Walt Meier Steve Goddard has written several contributions on sea ice lately, particularly on the PIPS model, and as expected there has been much discussion about sea ice as we’ve entered another summer melt season. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, Opinion | 105 Comments

Monckton thanks readers, and responds to critics

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

See the update here at this post: A detailed rebuttal to Abraham from Monckton

Posted in Announcements

Solar-driven temperature decline predicted for Norway, by a Norwegian

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Guest post by David Archibald Professor Jan-Erik Solheim of the University of Oslo recently contributed an article to the Norwegian magazine Astronomi with the title: “The Sun predicts a colder (next) decennium”.  Oddbjorn Engvold, a Norwegian solar physicist, has summarised … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 57 Comments

Calculating global temperature

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

I’m happy to present this essay created from both sides of the aisle, courtesy of the two gentlemen below. Be sure to see the conclusion. I present their essay below with only a few small edits for spelling, format, and … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, GHCN, NOAA, UHI | 194 Comments

Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard, as a follow up to this story ‘ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jakobshavn_retreat-1851-2006.jpg The press has been getting worked up about a 7 km² chunk of ice which broke off the Jakobshavn (Greenland) glacier on July 6. Is this an unusual … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, glaciers | 128 Comments

Quote of the week #38 – you’re not heavy, you’re my outgasser

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

I never knew chilly, heavier water could do this:

Posted in Quote of the Week | 87 Comments

Greenland Hype Meltdown

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

NOTE: Another related story posted here By Steve Goddard A popular AGW cottage industry from 2003-2007 was to make press releases warning that the Greenland ice sheet was melting down. Some fine pieces of journalism were produced, like this one … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Arctic | 248 Comments

Gore’s web crusaders can’t handle a dissenting opinion

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

People send me stuff. Below, there’s an email being circulated today by Gore’s activists. They are upset that the Wall Street Journal had the audacity to print a dissenting opinion by Climate Scientist Dr. Patrick J. Michaels. I particularly liked … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Climategate, politics | 92 Comments

A note about before and after at NSIDC

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Some readers may have noticed the sharp uptick at NSIDC for the Southern Hemisphere sea ice extent, as highlighted in WUWT Sea Ice News #13: Here is how it looks today at NSIDC:

Posted in Antarctic, sea ice | 28 Comments

A detailed rebuttal to Abraham from Monckton

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

UPDATE: The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley thanks readers and responds to some critics of his title in an update posted below. – Anthony UPDATE2: A new condensed version of Monckton’s rebuttal is available below ==================================== I don’t have a dog … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 304 Comments

Hot in Europe – Cold in South America

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard NCEP is forecasting temperatures far above normal for the next week in Europe. I don’t think I have ever seen the Europe map so red before. This is a reflection of very warm sea surface temperatures west … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Surface Temperature, weather | 87 Comments

A Carefree Record High Temperature in Arizona

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

UPDATE: We have the photo situation under control, Please don’t go to the Carefree Skyranch Airport as they’ve been getting a number of calls and visits. A follow up report is coming. – Anthony ================================ Since Steve Goddard and I … Continue reading →

Posted in records, weather, weather_stations | 146 Comments