Monthly Archives: September 2010

More dirty pool by NCDC’s Karl, Menne, and Peterson

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

I’ve mentioned more than once in the past how the Tom Karl managed National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) team has taken to using my data without my permission. They even ignored my letter sent direct to Tom Karl. I’d written … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, Government idiocy, weather_stations | 108 Comments

Surprise: Peer reviewed study says current Arctic sea ice is more extensive than most of the past 9000 years

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

While Joe Romm and Mark Serreze bloviate about the current Arctic sea ice being “lowest in history”, science that doesn’t have an agenda (or paying thinktank) attached says otherwise: “More importantly, there have been times when sea-ice cover was less … Continue reading →

Posted in sea ice | 199 Comments

Obituary: Ernst Georg Beck

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Benny Pieser of the GWPF writes: Edgar L. Gärtner, a German climate blogger, has written an obituary for Ernst George Beck./ It’s a translation from a German article here. I promised to pass it on to UK and US bloggers … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 76 Comments

BBC questions if Pachauri’s continued presence “is still serving the best interests of the IPCC”

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Roger Harrabin of the BBC writes: UN climate chief resignation call Several environmentalists, UK MPs and scientists has called for the resignation of Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s climate science body. Dr Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 92 Comments

RC’s response to McShane and Wyner: a case of orange cones

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Gavin Schmidt, Michael Mann, and Scott Rutherford have written a comment letter to the Annals of Applied Statistics to the Hockey Stick busting McShane and Wyner paper covered on WUWT in August. It’s quite something.

Posted in GLOC, Opinion, paleoclimatology, satire | 156 Comments

Ocean cooling contributed to mid-20th century global warming hiatus (and so did the PDO)

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

NOTE: As is typical these days, and in keeping with co-author Phil Jones tradition of not giving up anything, the publicly funded scientific paper is not included with the news, and is hidden behind a paywall. All we can get … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans, PDO | 192 Comments

The planet Mercury has a comet like tail

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Via Eurekalert: Mercury found to have comet-like appearance by satellites looking at sun ROME and BOSTON – Scientists from Boston University’s Center for Space Physics reported today that NASA satellites designed to view the escaping atmosphere of the Sun have … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 53 Comments

Arctic isolated versus “urban” stations show differing trends

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

I’ve reposted this here in entirety with permission from Pierre Gosselin of “No Tricks Zone“, and it is well worth the read. Much of this work was inspired by posts that have appeared on WUWT. Ed Caryl has done a … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, GHCN, weather_stations | 121 Comments

And the Lord said: “Go forth and model Moses”

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

I guess with Climate change enlightenment was fun while it lasted. But now it’s dead (George Monbiot) there’s not much for those modelers and supercomputers at NCAR to do. So why not model parting the Red Sea? Beats making golden … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling, paleoclimatology, satire | 170 Comments

NOAA/NCDC – USHCN is broken please send 100 million dollars

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

While this would certainly put an end to the poor siting problems discovered by the surfacestations.org project, I can’t help but think almost everything related to climate can be solved with money: Here’s the letter:

Posted in Government idiocy, weather_stations | 148 Comments

Unsustainable cow manure

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Since we are watching the plight of the Thompsons in Australia over cow manure, this submission titled “Unsustainable cow manure” on sustainable energy sent to me by Paul Driessen seemed appropriate. I put solar on my own home and a … Continue reading →

Posted in energy | 202 Comments

Plight of the Thompsons takes top 5 in WordPress

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

The call to action hasn’t yet been picked up by MSM, but at least it’s taken a top position on wordpress. See below.

Posted in Announcements | 23 Comments

We’re Burning Money

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Guest Post by Thomas Fuller A lot of energy efficiency innovations save money on utility bills for businesses, homeowners and even governments that adopt them. So why aren’t they all the rage, taking the planet by storm and reducing utility … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 128 Comments

NOAA it’s 12AM, do you know where your metadata is?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

For example, until surfacestations volunteer Juan Slayton photographed it, there was no metadata to record the fact that this official USHCN station of record is sited over a tombstone. From Dr. Roger Pielke Senior: Candid Admissions On Shortcomings In The … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, GHCN, weather_stations | 87 Comments

URGENT – A call to action for the WUWT community

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

NOTE: Updates have been posted below, including the tally. I need your help, because they need your help. Please read this whole story and consider if you can help. WUWT readers may recall this story: Death of a Feedlot Operator …in … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 412 Comments

Quote of the week – zzzzz

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Some weeks we are given gifts from on high. This week was one of them. Give thanks to George Monbiot for this gem, from his essay: Climate change enlightenment was fun while it lasted. But now it’s dead

Posted in Quote of the Week | 96 Comments

Walrus-gate 2.0: media recycles climate change claims from exactly year ago

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

One year ago [Sept 19, 2009], WUWT reported upon the alarming problem of walrus stampedes and dead carcasses washing up on beaches.  Now, exactly one-year later, the NBC Today Show in concert with environmental groups are pushing the exact same … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, sea ice | Tagged , , , | 82 Comments

Pollution monitoring? There’s an app for that.

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

USC lab releases smartphone app that measures particulate air pollution ‘Visibility’ now available for download; developers hope users can help fill in the many blanks in existing air quality maps University of Southern California computer scientists have found a way … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, Technology | 16 Comments

Physicist says fossil fuel burning is insignificant in the global carbon pool

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Physicist Dr. Denis Rancourt, a former professor and environmental science researcher at the University of Ottawa, has officially bailed out of the man-made global warming movement, calling it a ‘corrupt social phenomenon’. He writes this in an essay on science … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, earth, energy | 243 Comments

Low-tech garbage heap makes for simplest carbon sequestration

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

From the Washington Post By Hugh Price In New Haven, W.Va., the Mountaineer Power Plant is using a complicated chemical process to capture about 1.5 percent of the carbon dioxide it produces. The gas is cooled to a liquid at … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sequestration | 72 Comments

New Zealand’s ETS law will surely fix this

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

It has been just 2.5 months since the carbon Emissions Trading Scheme kicked in for New Zealand. I’m sure if they give it a little more time, spring snows like this one will be “a thing of the past“. MARK … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | 67 Comments

Sea Ice News #23, plus a bonus NOAA sea ice blunder

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

NOTE: This post has several images, including two animations. Those on slower connections, please be patient while they load. This week, I suppose the best word to describe the status of Arctic sea ice would be “uncertainty”. I alluded to … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Ice News | 153 Comments

Jupiter closest this week, not again until 2022

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Been outside at midnight lately? There’s something you really need to see. Jupiter is approaching Earth for the closest encounter between the two planets in more than a decade–and it is dazzling. The night of closest approach is Sept. 20-21st. … Continue reading →

Posted in space | 43 Comments

After “Global Climate Disruption”: next name?

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

My friend Kate in Saskatchewan is running a poll on what the next name might be. Here’s a screencap of the poll choices.

Posted in satire | 130 Comments

Hans von Storch study: Global Warming to make fewer strong polar storms

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Here is a quote you don’t often see: Our results provide a rare example of a climate change effect in which a type of extreme weather is likely to decrease, rather than increase. From USA Today’s Science Fair: OK, time … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, hurricanes, Science, weather | 68 Comments