Monthly Archives: August 2010

Dr. Curry Warms the Southern Ocean

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

UPDATE: 8/18 10:30AM I spoke with Dr. Judith Curry by telephone today, and she graciously offered the link to the full paper here, and has added this graphic to help clarify the discussion. I have reformatted it to fit this … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Science, Sea Surface Temperature | 326 Comments

Klotzbach and Gray: “the next two weeks should be active”

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Guest post by Ric Werme The CSU Klotzbach/Gray Aug 18-31 hurricane forecast is out. Based on the NOAA historical tropical storm and hurricane frequency below, they are betting on an uptick in activity. They’re still looking for active weather: We … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, hurricanes | 103 Comments

Tuesday Tipping Point

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Josh at cartoons by Josh illustrates how the hockey stick continues to be undead in the eyes of its supporters. It is a simple matter of tipping…

Posted in Humor, satire | 26 Comments

Survey says: many are still clueless on how to save energy

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

People turn off lights in vain, ignoring real efficiencies A survey on perceptions of how to save energy was done. I found this statement int he conclusion of the paper (see link at end of article) to be a double … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Opinion | 118 Comments

JAXA’s new Venusian orbiter may answer questions

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

From Science @NASA Japanese Spacecraft Approaches Venus For the next few months, Venus will be softly resplendent in the evening sky, a treat for stargazers – but looks can be deceiving. An artist’s concept of Akatsuki at Venus. Credit: Akihiro … Continue reading →

Posted in space, Technology | 79 Comments

NCAR’s Dikpati on the extended solar minimum

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

From UCAR: Extended solar minimum linked to changes in Sun’s conveyor belt BOULDER—A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the Sun’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 150 Comments

Um, Mr. Pope, work on that proofreading

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Responding to the last blunder he made where he assigned WUWT ownership of the “Our Climate” app, Sierra Club Chairman Carl Pope makes a blunder anew, 5 times. Heh. See the full writeup and see if you can spot all … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | 56 Comments

Georgia Tech on: “the paradox of the Antarctic sea ice”

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Antarctic sea ice today from the University of Bremen, on track for a new record high this year: From Georgia Tech’s Judith Curry: “Our finding raises some interesting possibilities about what we might see in the future. We may see, … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic | 151 Comments

Is Hansen’s Recent Temperature Data Consistent?

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Dr. John Christy recently wrote an excellent piece “Is Jim Hansen’s Global Temperature Skillful?” which highlighted how poorly Dr. Hansen’s past predictions are doing. This post raises questions about GISS claims of record 2010 temperatures. The most recent … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 186 Comments

UK Met Office may be on auction block

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Hmmm, I’ll bet they didn’t forecast this either. Might make a nice museum or art gallery though. UK Government May Sell Off Met Office, Nature Reserves John Vidal, Severin Carrell and Juliette Jowit, The Guardian, 13 August 2010 Some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, politics | 97 Comments

Britain puts decarbonisation on hold

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Economy First: Britain Puts Decarbonisation On Hold Allegra Stratton, The Guardian, 16 August 2010 The coalition is watering down a commitment to tough new environmental emissions standards, raising the possibility of dirty coal-fired power stations such as Kingsnorth going ahead. Green … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, politics | 92 Comments

New Zealand’s NIWA sued over climate data adjustments

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

NIWA is being sued by the NZ Climate Coalition, mainly due to the differences in data in this graph: Niwa sued over data accuracy The country’s state-owned weather and atmospheric research body is being taken to court in a challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 114 Comments

Australian sceptics crash “backwards” climate change rally: T-shirts blamed for decline

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

Here’s an eyewitness account of the march that walked backwards. From the Resident Judge of Port Phillip: Yes, there we were on a day that seemed particularly un-globally warm, with our hands on the shoulders of the person in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 83 Comments

Plankton Cause Hurricanes! Urgent Action Required!

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach When people say that we understand the unbelievably complex climate system well enough to project scenarios out a hundred years, I point out that new things are being discovered every week. The latest scientific finding … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 63 Comments

The Guardian Fails Their O-Levels

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard CRU Temperature Anomalies Yesterday, the Guardian reported : Meteorologists have developed remarkably effective techniques for predicting global climate changes caused by greenhouse gases. One paper, by Stott and Myles Allen of Oxford University, predicted in 1999, using … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 214 Comments

Sea Ice News #18

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Summer has come to a premature and frosty end at Santa’s workshop. http://psc.apl.washington.edu/northpole/webphotos/noaa2.jpg It has been the coldest summer on record north of 80N, and temperatures have dropped below freezing ahead of the average date.

Posted in Sea Ice News | 336 Comments

Thoughts on 2010 hurricane season so far

Posted on August 15, 2010 by

by Steve Goddard The Atlantic Hurricane Basin remains dead quiet, and is now falling below the 1944-2005 average.

Posted in hurricanes | 117 Comments

More on the Russian heat wave – satellite analysis

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Dr Pielke’s excellent post gave me an idea. NASA said : Not all parts of the Russian Federation experienced unusual warmth on July 20–27, 2010. A large expanse of northern central Russia, for instance, exhibits below-average temperatures. … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 73 Comments

Saturday Satire

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

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Posted in satire | 38 Comments

Monckton: Why current trends are not alarming

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

Since there has been a lot of discussion about Monckton here and elsewhere, I’ve offered him the opportunity to present his views here. – Anthony Guest post by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley At www.scienceandpublicpolicy.org I publish a widely-circulated and vigorously-debated … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate data, IPCC, Opinion | 282 Comments

Pielke Sr. on Heat Wave in Russia

Posted on August 14, 2010 by

Heat Wave In Russia – Is It From Global Warming? Guest Post  by Dr. Roger Pielke Senior, University of Colorado Image: NASA Earth Observatory. This map shows temperature anomalies for the Russian Federation from July 20–27, 2010, compared to temperatures for … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, media | 93 Comments

Old telco cables wanted for climate research

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

From itnews By Liz Tay Submarine cable network of use to Sydney scientist. Scientists have called for telecommunications companies to open up their old and new submarine cables to climate change research. According to Sydney University scientist John Yuzhu You, … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans, Technology | 30 Comments

Is Jim Hansen’s Global Temperature Skillful?

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Guest Post By John R. Christy of the University of Alabama at Huntsville via Dr. Roger Pielke Sr’s blog: Climate Science The three warm-color time series are taken from Hansen’s published testimony in June 1988 in which global surface air … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, modeling | 152 Comments

Ice Capades – New Iceberg Not What It is “Cracked Up” To Be

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Readers will surely recall when WUWT was the first climate news outlet to publish this story: Oh no! Greenland glacier calves island 4 times the size of Manhattan In it, an admonition: “Watch the media now as this … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, glaciers, media | 117 Comments

Fires around Moscow: A Satellite Perspective

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

From a University of Leicester press release Space scientists at the University of Leicester have released satellite images of vast plumes of smoke emanating from the peat bog fires which are currently sweeping across central and western Russia. Using equipment … Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, space, Technology | 32 Comments