Daily Archives: October 19, 2010

What Happened to All the Hurricanes, Al?

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From Pajamas Media, After Hurricane Katrina and the amazing season of 2005, we were supposed to see year after year of terrible hurricanes. Where are they? Where is all the death and destruction? We were told global warming was here, … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 59 Comments

Because Nothing Ever Happens In November…

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Guest post by Thomas Fuller The past month has been by turns eventful, maddening and hilarious. What it has not been, for 2010, is unusual. This year has been packed with news, opinion and stories regarding climate science, climate politics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, Climate News Roundup | 58 Comments

Middlesboro Kentucky: Pitch Black?

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By Steven Mosher. In his august draft of Hansen2010, Dr. Hansen makes the following claim: “We present evidence here that the urban warming has little effect on our standard global temperature analysis.  However, in the Appendix we carry out an … Continue reading →

Posted in GHCN, NOAA, weather_stations | 63 Comments

Typhoon Megi and SST anomaly in East Asia

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Guest Post by Nonoy Oplas, Typhoon MEGI (local name “Juan”) has crossed the Philippines’ landmass but still on the western side of the country’s area of responsibility as I write this. Megi is the 10th typhoon of the year in … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, Sea Surface Temperature | 29 Comments

Spain’s Solar Deals on Edge of Bankruptcy as Subsidies Founder

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From Bloomberg German Vilimelis heard about Spain’s solar gold rush from his brother-in-law in 2007. Across the plains around Lerida, the northeastern Spanish town where they spent weekends, farmers were turning over their fields to photovoltaic panels to capitalize on … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, politics | 85 Comments

Super Typhoon Megi

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From NASA Super Typhoon Megi Posted October 19, 2010 download large image (4 MB, JPEG)acquired October 18, 2010 download Google Earth file (3 KB, KMZ)acquired October 18, 2010 Share this image On October 18, 2010, Typhoon Megi approached and made … Continue reading →

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Exonerated? Not.

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Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The official report of the Pennsylvania State University Inquiry Committee into the actions of Dr. Michael Mann is available here. It is the Report of the Inquiry that Mann says exonerated him completely of the three … Continue reading →

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Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War

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Was it warmer in Virginia in 1781 than it is today, or has our capacity to cope been enhanced? In fact, climate does not determine our well-being.  Unfortunately, climate change policies might, and for the worse. H/T and comment above: … Continue reading →

Posted in economy-health | 99 Comments