Monthly Archives: July 2010

First They Came For The Scientists….

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Mike Lorrey looks at the PNAS skeptics paper and some historical issues related to it. – Anthony My primary area of accomplishment in life, other than virtual worlds development, is in political activism. Despite my technical training, I am a … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 120 Comments

An FOI Ruling More Significant than the Russell Review

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Guest post by David Holland via the GWPF At the request of the University of East Anglia the Information Commissioner has this morning issued his Decision Notice, FER0238017, on my complaint that UEA did not deal with his 2008 requests … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI | 30 Comments

We’re still having fun, and we’re still the one

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

Wikio rankings for science blogs are out for July. I was concerned that time spent on my Australian tour and the reduction in posts might knock us out of the #1 slot.

Posted in Announcements | 73 Comments

Take a right turn to Ice Station Zero

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

I wrote this nine days ago : stevengoddard says: June 28, 2010 at 10:16 pm In three days, the slope of the Arctic extent graph will begin to drop off. Mark it on your calendar. Anyone who doubts the correctness … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 185 Comments

The Muir Russell CRU Apologia is out

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

NOTE: Updates added, refresh for latest. The Muir Russell Report is out. Read here in PDF. Unfortunately Russell is another apologist who doesn’t ask relevant questions of both sides, only one side. Even BBC now thinks the CRU wears a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 135 Comments

New Temperature Record at BWI: atmospheric or asphaltic?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

UPDATE: Another new record at BWI on July 7th: RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 522 PM EDT WED JUL 07 2010 …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE MD… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS … Continue reading →

Posted in UHI, weather_stations | 122 Comments

Baltimore/DC NWS provides historical heat wave perspective

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

I’ve got another post coming up after this one about the record high temperature set in Baltimore today… RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 0547 PM EDT TUE JUL 06 2010 …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BALTIMORE … Continue reading →

Posted in records, weather | 57 Comments

Bonus QOTW: Why NASA belongs on the FAIL blog

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Consider this a bonus Quote of the Week, but since it’s not climate/science/weather related I didn’t give it top billing for QOTW this week. That honor went to a study from the Max Planck Institute. You are probably thinking though … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, Quote of the Week | 185 Comments

Quote of the Week #37 – Amazongate detractors pwned

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

While the trolls rage on about The Sunday Times “retraction” related to “Amazongate”, Science moves forward with field experiments that take the alarm out of Amazon alarmism. From the Max Planck Institute via this press release:  A new balance for … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Quote of the Week | 25 Comments

McIntyre presser in London

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Climategate after the Russell Review Discussing the ‘Climategate’ Affair and the CRU Inquiries Speakers * Stephen McIntyre (Canada) * David Holland (UK) Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 19:00 – 21:00 Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 17 Comments

CO2 field experiment likely to cause “do-over” for climate models

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

I have two press releases here, one via EurekAlert, and one from Max Planck. Plus at the end a summary of points via WUWT regular Pierre Gosselin. First, a key point. You can see the CO2 respiration of the biosphere … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, modeling | 80 Comments

Dilbert on the Utility of Forecasting

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Scott Adams evidently understands AGW adherents completely.

Posted in Humor, modeling, ridiculae, satire | 27 Comments

Sustainability Teaching: “lack of ethical dimension”

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

Ethical issues ignored in sustainability education, research EAST LANSING, Mich. – Just about everyone agrees that sustainability – cutting energy use, reducing carbon emissions and, in general, keeping the Earth green – is a good thing. But why do we think … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 123 Comments

CryoSat-2 exceeding expectations

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

From the European Space Agency 070110 Participants at the Living Planet Symposium have been hearing about ESA’s most recently launched mission, CryoSat-2. In orbit for almost three months, the satellite is in excellent health with scientists very encouraged by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, space, Technology | 37 Comments

The Importance of Concentration

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Last month, a number of well known web sites and commenters were getting themselves worked up with comments like “Arctic ice dropping at the fastest rate in history” and “Arctic ice is dropping like a rock.” I … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 170 Comments

The CRUTape Letters now in Japanese

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

People send me stuff. I get so many books and manuscripts to review that I could heat my home if I had a wood burning stove. While I was away, one arrived in the mail from Japan. Despite claims that … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Climategate | 69 Comments

The Guardian: Climategate was ‘a game changer’

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

Despite regular attempts by head in the sand AGW cheerleaders to make it go away, Climategate continues to affect the path of climate science. This endorsement of the Climategate effect comes from a most unlikely source, The Guardian’s Fred Pearce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 184 Comments

Spotting the Solar Regime Shifts Driving Earth’s Climate

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

Some people cite scientists saying there is a “CO2 control knob” for Earth. No doubt there is, but due to the logarithmic effect of CO2, I think of it like a fine tuning knob, not the main station tuner. That … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Science, solar | 660 Comments

New Chinese study in GRL disputes the hockey stick conclusions

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

China’s 2,000 Year Temperature History While Mann claims his hockey stick science to be “vindicated”, we have this from World Climate Report, a new peer reviewed study that illustrates that the current warm period we live in is neither unique … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 85 Comments

Seen in Sydney

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

A little over a week after the ousting of Kevin Rudd and the ascension of Julia Gillard to Prime Minister, I spotted this odd juxtaposition of new releases in a bookstore at Sydney airport on my way home. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in fun_stuff | 24 Comments

Fly your flag

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

Update: Ed makes us see stars. See below the “continue reading” line. I slept so late today recovering from my jet lag I almost forgot to place my flag outside. Flying to Australia and traversing the country, gives me an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 114 Comments

Sea Ice News #12

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard July 4, 2010. Celebrating independence from traditional sources of polar ice news. Last week we discussed the importance of wind in determining the summer minimum. In 2007, the winds blew consistently from the south and compacted the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Ice News | 146 Comments

Antarctic sea ice peaks at third highest in the satellite record

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

While everyone seems to be watching the Arctic extent with intense interest, it’s bipolar twin continues to make enough ice to keep the global sea ice balance near normal. These images from Cryosphere today provide the details. You won’t see … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, sea ice | 218 Comments

July Snow in New Hampshire

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

From the weather-is-not-climate department: By Jeff Fish, Globe Correspondent Ignoring the calendar, which showed the beginning of the month of July, a dusting of snow fell Thursday on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, startling tourists and forcing the closure of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 81 Comments

Flaming the Amazon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

Willis Eschenbach recently posted about “Baked Alaska“, as well as Out in the Ama-zone now from Dr. Richard North we have “Amazon Alibi in Flames” and the research of the document trail used to push the Sunday Times into a retraction … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC | 73 Comments