Monthly Archives: October 2010

An Open Letter to Dr. Michael Mann

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Dear Dr. Mann: I just read your piece in the Washington Post. First, let me say that I disagree entirely with Cuccinelli’s legalistic approach. It doesn’t seem like the right way to achieve the desired … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 339 Comments

Sea Ice News #26

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

The news last week was the quick turnaround, this year it is the speed of ice growth. JAXA extent shows sharp growth, exceeding the 2009 rate, and almost as fast as 2005: JAXA AMSR-E Sea Ice Extent -15% or greater … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Ice News | 78 Comments

Oh the horror! Carbon based semiconductor solar cells

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

OK, so the headline is tongue in cheek, but Halloween is coming soon. As much as everyone want to demonize Carbon, I find this finding interesting for it’s uniqueness and timeliness. Rutgers discovery paves way for development of efficient, inexpensive … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar, Technology | 42 Comments

Dipping Into The Sour Mash, Part 2

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

More on the Mashey-Wegman issue. Part 1 is here Guest post by Thomas Fuller John Mashey has written one of those conspiracy theory plots full of colored dots and ink, accusing Edward Wegman of plagiarizing the work of Raymond Bradley … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, politics, satire | 149 Comments

On The Differences Between Surface and Satellite Datasets

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale OVERVIEW The differences between surface temperature and lower troposphere temperature (TLT) anomalies are examined in this post. The globe is broken down into sectors in an effort to locate the area with the greatest difference … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 74 Comments

The Sunday Funnies

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Josh has been busy on the day of rest and this “Global Day of Doing”. He writes:

Posted in Humor, satire | 49 Comments

Hydrothermal vents may contribute more to the thermal budget of the oceans than previously assumed

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

From the Max Planck Society New deep-sea hot springs discovered in the Atlantic Scientists from the MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen on board the German research vessel Meteor have … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans, vulcanism | 92 Comments

Mashey Potatoes, Part 1

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Guest post by Thomas Fuller In the past few months we have seen a number of amateurish attempts to counter skeptical arguments that gained traction in what public space there is for matters climatic and anti-climactic.  Today we get introduced … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, Opinion, politics | 124 Comments

New Zealand’s NIWA temperature train wreck

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

This is an old argument, adjusted data versus non adjusted data, and why does the adjusted data show a trend and the unadjusted data does not? We’ve battled this here on WUWT many times with GISS and NCDC, now the … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | 114 Comments

Wordsmithing

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Looks like the word is going to be Copygate for the Wegman report investigation. I concur with Lucia who writes: Skepticgate. Keith [Kloor] campaigns in favor of his skepticgate writing: I don’t think copygate has quite the same ring as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 55 Comments

“Dangerous Carbon Pollution” – an example of Climatism

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Guest post by Steve Goreham, Climate Science Coalition of America In an address to Green Mountain College on May 15, Carol Browner, Director of Energy and Climate Change Policy, stated “The sooner the U.S. puts a cap on our dangerous … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, politics | 162 Comments

Oil company geologist helps find new asteroid crater

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

From Australian National University Sciencewise Magazine A big impact on climate: Examining a new asteroid crater found in the Timor Sea As new land-based oil deposits become increasingly scarce, oil companies have turned to the seabed in search of new … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 15 Comments

On Wegman – Who will guard the guards themselves?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Guest post by Thomas Fuller Regular readers will remember that the fuss generated by Michael Mann’s Hockey Stick chart caused an investigation. A U.S. Congressional committee, led by Congressman Joe Barton, asked Edward Wegman to investigate … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, paleoclimatology, politics | 208 Comments

UK Government shovel ready snow program: “dig yourselves out”

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

From the Mail Online: (h/t to Richard North of EUReferendum) But the forecast is the bigger worry, not the lame-o self help from the local government: Council chiefs have sparked outrage after proposing residents dig themselves out of the snow … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, snowfall, weather | 94 Comments

Modeling Pakistan’s flooding

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

But read on to the end to find out what US government agency is doing the research. Your tax dollars at work. Caption: Residents flee the rising floodwaters in Pakistan. Credit: Cornell University A fact sheet on DSS-WISE The catastrophic … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling | 53 Comments

Avoiding the guilty pleasures

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Guest post by Thomas Fuller Like mountain fruits enjoyed out of season and shipped long distance, there are climate pleasures I need to avoid, such as piling on with criticism of 10:10, Michael Mann, Joe Romm and my beloved late, … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Opinion | 110 Comments

Friday Funny #2

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Oh this is rare, two Friday Funnies. This one is still rooted in the same humor sources as the new cartoon by Josh posted here.

Posted in Humor, satire | 82 Comments

Friday Funny

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

More explosive humor from Josh…

Posted in Humor, satire | 33 Comments

Global Tropical Cyclone activity is at 33-year lows

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

Dr. Ryan N. Maue’s 2010 Global Tropical Cyclone Activity Update Update to include Rush Limbaugh’s discussion on his radio show of this posting … With the 2010 North Atlantic hurricane season winding down without a United States hurricane landfall, Drudge … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | Tagged , , | 73 Comments

Worse than we thought: “unpredictability of the weather” and crops

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

    From the University of Leeds, the Met Office Hadley Centre and University of Exeter via Eurekalert. No mention of the blueberry crop though. Crop failures set to increase under climate change Large-scale crop failures like the one that … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alarmism, weather | 91 Comments

BREAKING: SFO Chronicle says “Faulty science behind state’s landmark diesel law” – an error of 340%

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

I wouldn’t have believed it if it were in any other newspaper but the very liberal San Francisco Chronicle – h/t to WUWT reader “crosspatch” who writes: Was AB32 based on any data provided by the Air Resources Board? According … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, politics, Science | 78 Comments

Franny’s “guilty pleasure”

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

NEW UPDATES POSTED BELOW: I was link surfing today over at Dellers, and I found myself looking at the long list of bios for the 1010 team on their website. I noted something curious in the bio posted on Splattergate’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, ridiculae, satire | 191 Comments

Roger Sowell: Pro and Con on California’s AB32 Global Warming Law

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Our commenters have been on a roll lately. Yesterday we had this excellent point-counterpoint by commenter D Patterson on the Cucinelli issue. Today commenter Roger Sowell put forth the arguments on AB32 related to the Prop 23 to repeal it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion, politics | 63 Comments

If you ever needed an example of “liberal media bias” in the USA, here it is.

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Full disclosure. I’ve worked in television and radio for 30 years, and I’ve seen many examples of bias in my time. Bernard Goldberg, who was a reporter for the CBS Evening News, documents even more in his book at left. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, media | 118 Comments

California’s AB23 – a litmus test for climate law

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Calif. initiative a test for national climate law By: CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — If the supporters of Proposition 23 prevail in the Nov. 2 election, California’s landmark global warming law would be suspended indefinitely. But the out-of-state … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 66 Comments