Monthly Archives: September 2010

AMO+PDO= temperature variation – one graph says it all

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Joe D’Aleo and Don Easterbrook have produced a new paper for SPPI. This graph of US Mean temperature versus the AMO and PDO ocean cycles is prominently featured: I particularly liked the regression forecast fit:

Posted in AMO, climate data, oceans, PDO | 143 Comments

O…M…G – Video explodes skeptical kids in bloodbath

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

My Inbox exploded with tips today, this one in particular. This unbelievably vile video from the 10:10 campaign takes the award for the most disgusting climate and carbon reduction video ever. It is in a class by itself, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, GLOC | 603 Comments

Lower Than This They Cannot Stoop

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Guest Post by Thomas Fuller Depending on when this gets posted, the post Anthony put up titled “O…M…G – Video explodes skeptical kids in bloodbath” may have sunk quite a bit down the pile of posts–Anthony and his squad are … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 133 Comments

Global Work Party Day on 10/10/2010: come up with your own event

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Canadian actress Ellen Page (Juno, Inception) has produced a great YouTube video urging everyone to participate in 350.org’s “Global Work Party Day” on October 10, 2010. From the Huffington Post: Page cites this summer’s floods in Pakistan and the Gulf … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change, politics | Tagged , , | 52 Comments

Newly discovered planet may have water on its surface

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

From the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The planet, which is probably 30 percent larger than Earth, was discovered using one of the telescopes of the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea. It orbits a relatively small star, Gliese … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 41 Comments

The Royal Society’s Toned Down Climate Stance

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

The Global Warming Policy Foundation, 30 September 2010 LONDON, 30 September – The Global Warming Policy Foundation has welcomed the Royal Society’s decision to revise and tone down its position on climate change. Its new climate guide is an improvement … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Science | 95 Comments

No evidence for Clovis comet catastrophe, archaeologists say

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

From University of Chicago Press Journals: New research challenges the controversial theory that an ancient comet impact devastated the Clovis people, one of the earliest known cultures to inhabit North America. Writing in the October issue of Current Anthropology, archaeologists … Continue reading →

Posted in Extinction, Science, space | 64 Comments

Extreme Weather, Extreme Claims

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

Via email press release: A new paper at SPPI looks at the history of extreme weather events. The on-going claims of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming have been ramped up again lately because of the opportunities presented by the heat wave … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 75 Comments

Royal Society blinks – embraces sceptics and uncertainty

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

WUWT Flashback: Royal Society to review climate consensus position Posted on May 27, 2010 “I don’t think they were very pleased. I don’t think this sort of thing has been done before in the history of the society.” Society to review … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 164 Comments

Nicole lasts all of 6-hours as a named tropical storm

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Easy come, easy go.  Nicole was upgraded from TD16 at 11 AM and dissipated as a tropical storm at 5 PM.  Nicole joins Tropical Storm Chris from 2000 as the only other 6-hour 35-knot maximum sustained wind tropical storm [since … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, weather | Tagged , | 37 Comments

White House science advisor Holdren’s climate slide show at Kavli

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

While Obama seems to be a non-starter on climate, John Holdren is out stumping for climate change issues. For those who wonder what we are up against, watching this slideshow is enlightening. Comments on specific slides welcome. – Anthony Via … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, politics | 102 Comments

Quote of the Week – David Suzuki, a farce of nature

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Tagging this one was a tough choice between “Quote of the Week” and “Climate Craziness of the Week”. Quote won. September 27, 2010: Dr. David Suzuki, co-founder of the environmental activist group, The David Suzuki Foundation, is now touring Canada … Continue reading →

Posted in Quote of the Week, satire | 78 Comments

Pielke on ground water extraction causing sea level rise

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Report On Sea Level Rise And Ground Water Extraction There is a news article from the University of Utrecht [thanks to Erik for alerting us to this!] titled Rising sea levels attributed to global groundwater extraction The article starts with the text “Large-scale … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | 79 Comments

Admission of unfair dealings by DEC to the Thompsons

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

For those of you following the governmental abuse of the Thompson farm case in Australia, here is an update, from their own meeting minutes: And there’s a second admission along the same lines:

Posted in Government idiocy | 23 Comments

Klotzbach and Gray: two week hurricane forecast

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

We expect that the next two weeks will be characterized by above-average amounts of activity (greater than 130 percent of climatology.) So starts the latest two week forecast from Philip Klotzbach and William Gray at Colorado State University. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, hurricanes | 31 Comments

The Improving State of the World

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

With all the gloom and doom being pushed today, the title of this book is one of certain optimism. WUWT reader may recognize the author, Indur M. Goklany, a frequent WUWT contributor. I highly recommend his book, both for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, economy-health | 118 Comments

Aurora Borealis hits a 100-year low point – sun blamed

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

via Physorg.com with h/t to Dr. Leif Svalgaard and Indur Goklany The Northern Lights have petered out during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than a century, the Finnish Meteorological Institute … Continue reading →

Posted in optical phenonmena, solar, space | 92 Comments

Mexican mudslide update: thousand dead becomes zero

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

Instead of thousands feared dead, reports are now saying that no one has been confirmed dead, and officials are hopeful that those few missing will be found alive.  This is great news for some regions of Mexico, which have received … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | Tagged , | 20 Comments

Potential breakthrough: electrical power from waste heat generated at the quantum level

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

I’ve always been fascinated by the thermocouple and its ability to generate electricity from heat. I’ve often wondered if we could put millions of thermocouples into places where heat is a byproduct of some other operation and capture it as … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Science | 95 Comments

Kilimanjaro’s snow – it’s about land use change, tree cutting

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

From the we told you so, twice, no make that three times, department, the poster child for climate change is cited in the New Scientist where they say a peer reviewed paper shows that it’s mostly about the trees and … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, glaciers, Land use land cover change | Tagged | 52 Comments

How not to measure temperature, in the Solomon Islands

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

People Send me stuff. I get pictures of weather stations from all over the world. Here we have Henderson Field, serving the capital city of Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. Hi Anthony, I thought you might be interested to see this … Continue reading →

Posted in GHCN, weather_stations | 79 Comments

21 complaints about farm smells and an idiotic bureaucracy – enough to ruin a life, a livelihood, and a family home

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

This really, really, pisses me off. It stinks, and the stench isn’t coming from the animals.  WUWT’s call to action and generous readers have helped raise over $30,000 to keep a roof over the head of the Thompson children. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 80 Comments

Steve McIntyre – one of the top 50 people who matter

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

I wish to add my congratulations to the chorus of them. Steve has been an inspiration to many climate skeptics, yours truly included. I’m honored to call him a friend. – Anthony A man for all (climate) seasons? Source:  UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 59 Comments

Breaking: NASA GISS Dr. James Hansen – arrested yet again

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

Dr. James Hansen arrested in coal protest at the White House, see the photo below. From the Wonk Room » Around The World, Activists Arrested For Protesting Coal’s Destruction More than 100 people were arrested today during Appalachia Rising, the … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 150 Comments

The season of disinvitation continues

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

As we’ve seen previously this week: Enviro and Media Agenda on Extreme Weather – State Climatologist Invited, then Uninvited to Rally …”disinvitation” seems to be the latest tool for stifling debate. From Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. Invited Letter Now Rejected By … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 109 Comments