Monthly Archives: November 2010

NYT’s sort-of-clarity on Norfolk sinking aka “sea level rise” and an inconvenient map

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

This is a map and photo of Sharp’s Island and its sinking lighthouse in Chesapeake Bay, we’ll get back to that after the main article about Norfolk. GreenHell Blog writes: In an above-the-fold, front-page story, the Times’ Leslie Kaufman tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Land use land cover change, media, sea level | 79 Comments

Examination of CRU data suggests no statistically significant warming

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

UPDATE: The StataSphere server can’t handle the load of interest, I’ve take the images offline from this article, and disabled the link to it. Once he gets the server up and running again I’ll put them back – Anthony Readers … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data | 141 Comments

Can cacti ‘escape’ underground in high temperatures?

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

From the American Journal of Botany How a certain species will potentially handle global warming   In the scorching summer heat of the Chihuahuan Desert in southwest Texas, air temperatures can hover around 97°F (36°C) while at the surface of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 38 Comments

GASP! Climate Change could ruin Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

From the “nothing escapes the clutches of global warming” department comes this farce: Here’s the ah, er, beef:

Posted in ridiculae | 107 Comments

On Suzuki: “celebrity and integrity seem to be mutually exclusive”

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

From the Canadian Newspaper: An inconvenient letter to the editor, from a “green librarian” no less.  h/t to Kate at SDA. David Suzuki disappointing To The Editor: On Saturday, Nov. 20 I went to see David Suzuki speak in Moncton … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | 121 Comments

America’s Thanksgiving – the historical foundation

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Much like the famous editorial, Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, it has become a tradition this time of year to see some newspapers reprint President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation, it seemed appropriate to repeat here today: George … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 96 Comments

Apropos today – Turkey weather station

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

No, not CRS stuffing. But, an odd weather station in Adana, Turkey.

Posted in GHCN, weather_stations | 30 Comments

Something to be thankful for! At last: Cosmic rays linked to rapid mid-latitude cloud changes

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

UPDATE: Lead author Ben Laken responds in comments below. I’ve reported several times at WUWT on the galactic cosmic ray theory proposed by  Henrik Svensmark which suggests that changes in the sun’s magnetic field modulate the density of Galactic Cosmic … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, cosmic rays | 386 Comments

A regional approach to the medieval warm period and the little ice age

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Nicola Scafetta sends this along, I found this figure quite interesting, but there are many more in the full PDF available below.   A regional approach to the medieval warm period and the little ice age Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist Stockholm … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 94 Comments

Dr. Ray Bradley’s amazing photo

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Here is the web page for Dr. Raymond S. Bradley who is listed as: University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Director of the Climate System Research Center (http://www.paleoclimate.org). Readers may also recognize Dr. Bradley from his co-authorship … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, paleoclimatology, puzzling things | 295 Comments

Joe Bastardi’s 2011 Arctic Sea Ice Prediction

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Joe Bastardi paid a visit today in Sea Ice News #30 and left a comment with a forecast. Joe Bastardi says: November 23, 2010 at 3:45 am Keep in mind that while I forecasted a warm summer in the arctic, … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, sea ice | 140 Comments

GHCN V3 temperature data errors spotted within a day of release

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

From the Inconvenient Sceptic, word that the new Global Historical Climatological Network (GHCN) Version 3 may not have significant quality control. He writes: I have been looking at tweaking the blended temperature set that I have been using. My intent … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, GHCN, weather_stations | 48 Comments

New peer reviewed study: global warming lowers death rates

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

The doom and gloom, hell and high water howling seems to have hit a traffic obstacle in the form of a new paper in the UK that shows warmer weather saves lives. I really liked this part: …they found there … Continue reading →

Posted in economy-health | 136 Comments

Wegman responds to USA Today

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

He certainly understands John Mashey. Here are some examples of the debunking for this whole affair:

Posted in copygate, Uncategorized | 172 Comments

Old climate models do a bad job with clouds, so a new model says “warming must be worse”

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

From the “it’s worse than we modeled department”, a case of “head in the clouds” thinking: From the University of Hawaii at Manoa via Eurekalert press release: Study could mean greater anticipated global warming Current state-of-the-art global climate models predict … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling | 114 Comments

Final 2010 Arctic Sea Ice Summary – Sea Ice News #30

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

UPDATE: Peter Sinclair shows his true crock colors, and refuses to correct his errors in “crock of the week” even after they’ve been clearly pointed out. Some “journalist”, see update screencap posted below. -Anthony I’m a bit late in getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Ice News | 119 Comments

The day the SORCE solar satellite was almost lost

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

This is the little known story of what recently happened to the SORCE spacecraft and how it was nursed back to a mostly operational status over a period of weeks, after nearly dying in the cold of space due to … Continue reading →

Posted in solar, space, Technology | 33 Comments

Profiling the Largest Solar Explosions

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

From NASA JPL:  Solar flares – they’re big and they’re fast. They can knock out a satellite or create a beautiful aurora. And the jury is still out on what causes these explosions. Flares, and the related coronal mass ejection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 141 Comments

Wegman whiners: this post’s for you

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Gotta love what’s in the yellow highlight. Since that story was printed in USA Today about the Wegman issues, I’ve been getting an influx of anonymous whiner trolls that are saying things like this: Tamsie Submitted on 2010/11/22 at 11:29 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 138 Comments

Climate change no longer scary in Europe

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

It’s not the climate, but the tide of opinion that’s changing in Europe and around the globe Guest post by Dr. Hans Labohm The upcoming climate change (and wealth redistribution) summit in Cancun – coupled with Bjorn Lomborg’s ongoing publicity … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, Opinion | 206 Comments

Gore admits the obvious: US corn ethanol was not a good policy

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

Do not expect to read much about this in the NY Times — and definitely don’t expect any follow up questions about his motivation for climate policy ($$$).  Former Vice President Al Gore has admitted that his “support for corn-based … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Climate News | Tagged , | 126 Comments

A double whammy of reality preceding the Cancun COP16 climate summit

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

From Reuters AlertNet, the International Energy Agency gets it: Fatih Birol, of the IEA, said the gains from the tougher EU reduction target would roughly equal only two weeks of China’s emissions. “The United States and China are essential for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 76 Comments

Missing the big picture on CO2

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

From the University of Exeter, this press release below and not a peep in it about the El Niño earlier this year that would have helped to degassify CO2 from the warmer portions of the Pacific ocean. But hey, its … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, ENSO, Sea Surface Temperature | 168 Comments

WUWT’s “flash flood” has a much lower carbon footprint than Bill McKibben’s 350.org “flash flood” mob

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

From the “photo fraud on a large scale” department comes this exercise in bullshit (yes, that’s the right word, sorry if I offended your delicate senses) from some “artistic” greens as pointed out by Steve Goddard, and as pushed as … Continue reading →

Posted in ridiculae, Climate News, GLOC, satire, carbon footprint | 111 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) This week the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the US House of Representatives held a hearing entitled: “A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News Roundup | 32 Comments