Daily Archives: September 8, 2010

I Am So Tired of Malthus

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Daily we are deluged with gloom about how we are overwhelming the Earth’s ability to sustain and support our growing numbers. Increasing population is again being hailed as the catastrophe of the century. In addition, … Continue reading

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New irrigation effects study counter to what Christy discovered

This press release below from Columbia University shown below suggests that irrigation cools the region undergoing irrigation. However, a study published three years ago of California’s central valley by Dr. John Christy suggests exactly the opposite. See this WUWT post … Continue reading

Posted in Land use land cover change | 82 Comments

Inconvenient Ice Study: Less ice in the Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 years ago

Since there is so much worry about the Arctic Sea Ice extent this time of year, it is always good to get some historical perspective. According to this study, our current low Arctic ice extents are not unprecedented. From a … Continue reading

Posted in Arctic, Paleoclimatology, Sea ice | 132 Comments

Watch recent hurricanes cool the Atlantic

The Atlantic has been running warm lately, but that’s because there’s been little happening with Nature’s natural heat transporters. WUWT commenter SteveM pointed out something interesting in the latest SST image from NESDIS, but before we have a look at … Continue reading

Posted in hurricanes, Sea Surface Temperature | 88 Comments

Working 9,25 What a way to make a livin (at AGW)

9,25 – a factor that could close the global warming debate Guest post by Frank Lansner (hidethedecline) The CO2-sensitivity describes the warming effect induced by a doubling of the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, and is thus the epicentre of … Continue reading

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Climate sensitivity | 196 Comments