Monthly Archives: November 2010

2010 Typhoon Tally May Be Lowest On Record

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

From The Japan Times: The number of typhoons this year could turn out to be the lowest on record, which experts theorize could be a result of the El Nino phenomenon lasting until this spring and the summer’s powerful high-pressure … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes | 43 Comments

Climate change is the new global terror, says Al Gore

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

Not sure exactly where he said that, as that headline isn’t in the news article as a quote, but if he did say that to the reporter, apparently Mr. Gore hasn’t seen this recent study from the University of California … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 130 Comments

Surreality: CARB contemplating a “skeptical science” regulation with penalties

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

My View: The California Air resources Board is quickly becoming the most dangerous bureaucratic  organization in California. This latest contempt for a public that questions the validity of their mission is way over the top. As the headline says, CARB … Continue reading →

Posted in Government idiocy, Opinion, politics | 220 Comments

A rainy Saturday fun photo puzzle

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

It is raining here as another winter storm bears down on California, so I thought I’d be lazy. WUWT readers like a puzzle. This is a relatively easy one I think -take your best guess as to what caused the … Continue reading →

Posted in space, Technology | 69 Comments

Climategate – still the issue

Posted on November 20, 2010 by

From Climategate.tv – see video report below. This week marks the one year anniversary of the release of emails and documents from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia that we now know as Climategate. Sitting here … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 92 Comments

Doomsday messages about global warming can backfire, new study shows

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

Here’s a story that maybe some AGW outliers might want to read. Finally, recognition that doom and gloom, hell and high water, and all that… really aren’t effective, and people are getting “climate fatigue” from all that sort of senseless … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | 145 Comments

Integrating ENSO: Multidecadal Changes In Sea Surface Temperature

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale Longer Title: Do Multidecadal Changes In The Strength And Frequency Of El Niño and La Niña Events Cause Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies To Rise And Fall Over Multidecadal Periods? ############ UPDATE (November 19, 2010): … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Sea Surface Temperature | 202 Comments

Lord Stern: Deny the whole USA trade if you don’t play the AGW game

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

Climate Wars: Nick Stern Threatens U.S. With Trade Boycott The Times, 19 November 2010 Ben Webster The United States will be banned from selling goods to many countries if it continues to shirk its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions, … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | 409 Comments

One Year Ago Today – Breaking News Story: CRU has apparently been hacked – hundreds of files released

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

One year ago today, after returning from a conference in Brussels, I sat down in Dulles airport, connected to WiFi, researched and wrote this article, called two people, CEI’s Chris Horner to check legality issues, and Marc Morano (who was … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 103 Comments

Climate Change: The Keywords (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on November 19, 2010 by

Written by Geraldo Luís Lino, special to Climate Change Dispatch reposted at WUWT by request. Climate Change: The Keywords (Part 1 of 3) Climate Change: The Keywords (Part 2 of 3) The word resilience can be described as the capacity of resistance, … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, Opinion | 45 Comments

Snowstorm on a Comet

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

From Science@ NASA NASA has just issued a travel advisory for spacecraft: Watch out for Comet Hartley 2, it is experiencing a significant winter snowstorm. Deep Impact photographed the unexpected tempest when it flew past the comet’s nucleus on Nov. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, space | 56 Comments

IPCC Official: “Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World’s Wealth”

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14 November 2010 Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which … Continue reading →

Posted in economy-health, politics | 146 Comments

Extreme cold expected during the next week

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Record cold expected. The Al Gore effect as well as the testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday has caused a massive chunk of Arctic air to descend from Western Canada into the United States.  How do temperatures 6o-70F degrees below average … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | Tagged , | 107 Comments

Roger Pielke Sr. on the House global warming hearings

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

The Perpetuation Of Climate Misunderstandings By The U.S. House Of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment Hearing titled A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response that … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 36 Comments

Heidi Cullen’s “weather is not climate” moment before congress

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

I’ve read a number of the testimonies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment yesterday. It had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video here. One presentation made me chuckle though, and that’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, sea level | 135 Comments

Judith Curry: Climate change can be categorized as a “wicked problem.”, praises blogosphere and cites a need for acknowledgement

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

That headline is Dr. Judth Curry’s testimony before The House Testimony on global warming yesterday. It had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video here. Some excerpts below, the entire presentation is available for download … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 82 Comments

Professor Richard Lindzen’s Congressional Testimony

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

The House Testimony on global warming yesterday had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video here. I’ve have professor Richard Lindzen’s presentation saved here in PDF form, and some key excerpts below. Part of his … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, Science | 92 Comments

“weather is not climate”@home released

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Right away you get the feeling that something’s not quite right with these folks when you read their news feed which says: “Fate of the World” game released Submitted by cpdn on Tue, 02/11/2010 – 9:08am Fate of the Word … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, modeling, Technology | 39 Comments

Watch: The House Hearing on Global Warming today

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

The Global Warming hearing today on C-SPAN included Dr. Richard Lindzen, Dr Judth  Curry, Dr. Pat Michaels, Dr. Ben Santer, and Dr. Heidi Cullen, among others. Many didn’t get a chance to watch (to see if Ben Santer “beat the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News, politics | 86 Comments

Firing Up The Economy, Literally

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve spent the last week in the Solomon Islands, which is northeast of Australia. It’s a wonderful place for me to come back to, even if only for a week, as I lived here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 113 Comments

Canadian Senate kills climate change bill

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Via CBC News, what a great irony for Climategate day: Senate kills climate change bill Last Updated: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Canadian Press Senators have voted down an opposition bill to tackle climate change with just days to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News | 157 Comments

Unhinged LSU professor gives stemwinding global warming lecture

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

UPDATE: New video added. See below. Dr. Bradley Schaefer really knows how to reach young college students: spouting hyperbolic proclamations of death and nuclear obliteration.  The Louisiana State University astronomy professor is filmed saying some pretty ugly things, even for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, politics | 125 Comments

Al Gore to Host Live InteractiveTown Hall Meeting Today

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

(Curious that this happens on the anniversary of Climategate…. h/t to Joe D’aleo ) Al Gore will host a live interactive online town hall called Math, Science and the Future of Our Nation today at noon. (12PM EST, 9AM PST) … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Uncategorized | 26 Comments

Climategate Anniversary Humor

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Well, one year ago this week, a tipping point occurred. The apple cart was upset. Richard A. left this humorous satirical comment which seemed appropriate for today, so I’ve elevated it to a full post. Press Relase – CRU East … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, Humor, satire | 104 Comments

The unbearable flatness of 10.7

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

While sunspots are often the proxy of choice for solar activity reports, the 10.7 cm radio band is also an excellent indicator of solar activity. As you can see in this NOAA graph below, it is slowly coming up, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 206 Comments