Monthly Archives: August 2010

Friday Funny: Surreal Climate #4

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Josh of www.cartoonsbyjosh.com writes: To celebrate the new videos by Christopher Monckton (H/t WUWT) here is another Surreal Climate offering. We know it wont happen, but it would be nice if it did.

Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Chicago Climate Exchange still flatlining – employee cuts

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

From the “unsustainable business” department, who wants carbon at 10 cents a ton? Apparently, nobody. Data below as of August 8 2010: Source: http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/market/data/summary.jsf From Reuters, news of layoffs. At least their carbon footprint will be lower…

Posted in carbon credits | 101 Comments

Timing is everything

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Tom Nelson writes: On the same day that the USDA forecasts bumper crops for corn, soybeans, and wheat, they try to convince us that carbon dioxide is devastating our crops Analysis: Extreme weather plagues farming, talks flounder | Reuters But … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alarmism | 91 Comments

The Three Chinas and World Energy Demand

Posted on August 13, 2010 by

Guest post by Thomas Fuller I have been broadly correct about two important things in my career as an analyst. (I wasn’t the only one and I wasn’t the first–just far enough ahead of the curve to make a difference.) … Continue reading →

Posted in energy | 228 Comments

When Saving the Planet, You Have to Streeeetch The Truth

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard “I’m a Real Boy!“ The National Wildlife Federation has quite a history of stretching the truth when it comes to “global warming.” But I think they have outdone themselves.

Posted in climate data, weather | 127 Comments

When the sun goes TILT

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

The Heliospheric Current Sheet Tilt Angle and Implications for Friis-Christensen and Lassen Theory Guest post by David Archibald The Chairman of NOAA’s Solar Cycle 24 review panel, Douglas Biesecker, said back in March 2007 that the flattening of the heliospheric … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 155 Comments

Target: Monckton

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

This is a press release from CFACT sent to me. Post your Kicks or Kudos here, your choice, but play nice and be mindful of blog policy as moderators are standing by to snip your call.  – Anthony Target: Monckton … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 292 Comments

BBC to issue correction on rice yields story

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

From: Richard Black Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:01 AM To: Anthony Watts Subject: RE: Your article on rice yields Dear Anthony, Thanks for your email. You are correct – I am mistaken – a correction will be made to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, media | 135 Comments

Cloud Cellular Communication

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

No, I’m not talking about the Internet or the latest mobile phone. Apparently clouds are “teleconnected”. Two press releases were made the yesterday on the same subject, both are presented here. Note to climate scientists, try adding this to GCM’s. … Continue reading →

Posted in clouds, weather | 78 Comments

SST Anomalies In The Hurricane Nursery

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard Thanks to Dr Klotzbach for his excellent post describing his thinking behind the CSU hurricane forecast. A number of readers asked about SSTs in the hurricane nursery. So I took the most recent Unisys SST anomaly map, … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 49 Comments

Quote of the Week: Greenie Fools Day

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Today at Huffington Post, a prominent soldier in the environmental movement wrote: I was stunned by the industry’s shamelessness — and then chagrined at my own gullibility. It seems the iPhone app “Our Climate” has caught the attention of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Week | 124 Comments

New Study Examines Effects of Drought in the Amazon

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

From Woods Hole Research Institute: Click on image for larger view. (Left) Average dry-season enchanced vegetation index (EVI) across central South America for the period 2000–2008. Overlaid circles represent average vapor pressure deficit (VPD), a measure of the drying power … Continue reading →

Posted in Land use land cover change, Science | 24 Comments

Of Rice and Men

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Anthony has posted on a recent study (behind a paywall) of rice production in Rice yields, CO2 and temperature – you write the article. The article claims that rice yields are falling, and will fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 76 Comments

What happened in 2005 to Arctic sea ice?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

By Steve Goddard I need help from the readers to determine if 2010 will finish ahead or below 2005 – the red line in the DMI graph. 2010 is currently tracking just below 2005, but note there was a downwards … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 215 Comments

More Gunsmoke, This Time In Nepal

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Note to Readers: This is an important post, as Willis demonstrates that NASA GISS has taken a cooling trend and converted it into a warming trend for the one GHCN station in Nepal which covers the Himalayas. I offer NASA … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, GHCN, weather_stations | 228 Comments

NASA to get a GRIP on hurricane formation

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

NASA’s Hurricane Global Hawk Grail Quest In less than two weeks, NASA scientists will begin their quest for the holy grail of hurricane research. The exact conditions required to kickstart a tropical depression into a hurricane largely remain a mystery. … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, Science | 36 Comments

Perseid meteor shower under way, peaks Thursday

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

You know it’s a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that’s going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night. The show begins at sundown when Venus, Saturn, Mars and the crescent … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, space | 34 Comments

Gore concedes, National Wildlife Federation calls skeptics “bastards”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Gore concedes on climate this year By Steve Milloy GreenHellBlog, August 10, 2010 Speaking about the likelihood of climate bill being passed by Congress in 2010, Al Gore told a conference call of supporters tonight that, “this battle has not been … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Alarmism, politics | 126 Comments

Klotzbach on: Atlantic Hurricane Season Analysis

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Guest post by: Dr. Philip Klotzbach,  Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University As an author on the Colorado State University (CSU) seasonal hurricane forecast, I read with interest the blog regarding “Global Tropical Cyclone Activity still at … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, hurricanes | 116 Comments

Rice yields, CO2 and temperature – you write the article

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

I started on this yesterday, had to put it aside for work, and I’m hugely busy today. Then I thought, you know, I have a whole army of people that can crowdsource an article, so why not ask them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Carbon dioxide, climate_change | 182 Comments

Study: Climate 460 MYA was like today, but thought to have CO2 levels 5-20 times as high

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

From the University of Leicester press office: An ancient Earth like ours Geologists reconstruct the Earth’s climate belts between 460 and 445 million years ago An international team of scientists including Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz of the Geology Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, paleoclimatology | 136 Comments

Asymptoting Sea Level Rise

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

From World Climate Report: Sea Level History Lesson We are sure you’ve heard that sea level is rising? We conducted a web search on “Global Warming and Sea Level” and nearly 3.5 million websites are immediately located. And before you … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | 88 Comments

Finding an energy common ground between “Warmers” and “Skeptics”

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

Can common ground be found between “warmers” and “skeptics”?    Can we identify energy sources that satisfy the concerns of both groups? Guest Post by Charles Hart Warmers want energy that does not emit CO2 because they look at the climate … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | 207 Comments

Corn as a local climate forcing

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

How corn may be helping Michigan keep its cool From the “corn is not climate” department and  David Veselenak, The Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids hasn’t seen the thermometer break 100 degrees since 1988. Some climatologists say the reason is … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Climate News, Land use land cover change | 70 Comments

The “Our Climate” iPhone app: causing a disturbance in the force

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

The force of growing popularity of the Aegis’ “Our Climate” iPhone app has caused some climate alarmists to circle the wagons and regroup. For example, Joe Romm at Climate Progress is calling for “… suggestions for improving the one liners.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, satire, Technology | 86 Comments