Daily Archives: September 1, 2010

Study: Ammonium as ice core proxy shows strong Medieval Warm Period in the tropics

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The MWP has been vigorously argued to be a regional northern hemisphere phenomenon only, but this new study finds it in South America. In this new paper they write: “The most striking features in the reconstruction are the warm temperatures … Continue reading →

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Posted in Paleoclimatology, Science | 49 Comments

Open Sea Ice Thread

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With Sea Ice News # 20 closed here is a place for ongoing discussing the 2010 season. That’s it. I may add a picture later.

Posted in Sea ice | 192 Comments

New weather satellite passes shakedown, operational

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It’s always a bit of a worry when you have development times of years, and the lifetimes of operational satellites are just about as long as the development and launch time for new ones. This is good news for weather … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, Technology, Weather | 9 Comments

Personalized energy systems

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Could be another pie in the sky idea, but one could always hope. – Anthony A new catalyst could help speed development of inexpensive home-brewed solar energy systems for powering homes and plug-in cars during the day (left) and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Technology | 107 Comments

When warmistas attack

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Note: There’s a response and analysis to this post here. NOTE: Predictably, Joe Romm has turned this post into a personal bashing of me over at his Climate Progress blog. For some eye opening viewpoints from his side of the … Continue reading →

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Study: Goodbye to Spanish cold nights

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We’ve also heard that “snow will be a thing of the past” too. Via Euerkalert and the University of Salamanca, some heated worry, sans UHI, and AMO: Given the impact of climatic extremes on agriculture and health in Spain, researchers … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 72 Comments

Global Energy Use in the 21st Century

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Guest Post by Thomas Fuller This is a great time to talk about energy use worldwide. Not because it’s topical, or politically important, or anything like that.   It’s a great time because the math is easier now than ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | 242 Comments

Klotzbach and Gray: “the next two weeks will be near climatology”

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Guest Post by Ric Werme The CSU Klotzbach/Gray Sep 1-14 hurricane forecast (PDF) is out. This period is the peak of the hurricane season and average conditions are pretty active: “Climatology” is just the average weather, and “We expect that … Continue reading →

Posted in Forecasting, hurricanes | 35 Comments