Monthly Archives: December 2010

New Year’s Open Thread

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

Anthony is traveling and offline for another day or too. So [insert witty ctm like comment here] here’s another open thread for fun and amusement.

Posted in Uncategorized | 137 Comments

USA record lows outpace record highs 19 to 1 this week

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

539 new snowfall records were also set. Since we are often treated to lists of record high temperatures when heat waves occur and they are improperly linked to global warming (like in Russia’s heat wave this summer), I thought it … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | Tagged , , , | 121 Comments

Clean Coal (Say WATT?) – Our Energy Future

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

Guest Post by Ira Glickstein The December 2010 issue of the Atlantic shows an amazing turn-around by some of the Global Warming warmists! Yes, they are still tuned in to the CAGW crowd predicting imminent climate change disaster, but … … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, energy | Tagged , , , | 195 Comments

NOAA on Miami Florida: Coldest December on Record

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

From the NOAA National Weather Service Office in Miami comes this year end report: 2010 South Florida Weather Year in Review Coldest December on Record Concludes Year of Extremes December 30th, 2010: Temperature and precipitation extremes marked the weather of … Continue reading →

Posted in records, weather | Tagged , , , , , | 118 Comments

The top WUWT posts of 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

What were the most viewed stories of 2010 on WUWT? Our WordPress stats counter shows the most viewed stories:

Posted in Announcements | 40 Comments

The Antithesis

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

You know, in science, there was once this thing we called the Theory of Multiple Working Hypotheses. Anathema (a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication) in modern climate science. So, in juxtaposition to the hypothesis of future global climate disruption … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 112 Comments

Craven Attention: The Sequel

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

by Steven Mosher In the last episode of  ”Craven Attention” I recounted some of the things Greg Craven said during a panel discussion after Oppenheimer’s lecture of the role of scientists. [GC33D The 2010 Stephen Schneider Global Environmental Change Lecture … Continue reading →

Posted in post-normal science | Tagged , , | 142 Comments

December cold – unprecedented?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

BBC news has reported that 40,000 homes are still without water in Northern Ireland after the recent spell of freezing temperatures. Many have been without water for more than 10 days, and reservoirs are being drained due to an unprecedented … Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, records, weather | Tagged , | 101 Comments

Terence Kealey: What Does Climategate Say About Science?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

John A: This is a provocative essay, and I’ve thought of at least a couple of replies to counter some of the arguments, but I think it deserves a wider audience. The Global Warming Policy Foundation by Dr Terence Kealey, Vice-Chancellor, University … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , , , | 260 Comments

New tool for climate change prediction – broken glass

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

This press release is brought to you by our friends at the National Science Foundation, it is not a joke. However, it is too odd not to spoof a bit. Here are some preliminary results, there’s more at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, satire, Science, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 75 Comments

Prediction is hard, especially of the future.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach [UPDATE]: I have added a discussion of the size of the model error at the end of this post. Over at Judith Curry’s climate blog, the NASA climate scientist Dr. Andrew Lacis has been providing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 169 Comments

Time Magazine blizzard science sets low standard for green journalism

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

“The line must be drawn here! This far and no further!” Bryan Walsh deserves a giant watermelon for his journalistic efforts this Time around in his annual piece on global warming causing blizzards. He comes out swinging right away:  “A … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics, weather | Tagged , , | 119 Comments

2010 – where does it fit in the warmest year list?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Guest post by Dr. Don J. Easterbrook 1934 has long been considered the warmest year of the past century. A decade ago, the closest challenger appeared to be 1998, a super-el nino year, but it trailed 1934 by 0.54°C (0.97°F). … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , | 356 Comments

Kyoto Protocol: Bad Science = Bad Policy

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Guest Post by Ruth Bonnett As early as 1969, writings by Ayn Rand – philosopher and novelist – sounded the alarm bells on the environmentalist movement and the potential impact on our society: The uncontested absurdities of today are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, carbon credits, Carbon dioxide, carbon footprint, Environment, Government idiocy, IPCC, Opinion | Tagged , , , , | 97 Comments

Heaviest December snow in NYC in 6 decades – 5th largest ever – hundreds of other snow records set around the nation

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

According to the Bloomberg article:

Posted in records, snowfall | Tagged , , , , | 89 Comments

Simple Physics – In reality my feather blew up into a tree

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Guest Post by Barry Woods All too often the ‘simple physics of CO2′ argument is presented to the public by the media, politicians, climate scientists and environmental advocacy groups, in a way that grossly simplifies the issue of the response in global … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 263 Comments

NASA’s Sunspot Prediction Roller Coaster

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Guest Posting by Ira Glickstein Santa brought us a new Sunspot prediction to be added to NASA’s incredibly high series of at least five ill-fated predictions starting in 2006. NASA’s latest peak Sunspot Number for Solar Cycle #24 (SC24) is … Continue reading →

Posted in NOAA, solar | Tagged , , , , | 315 Comments

Piers Corbyn goes global cooling

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Piers Corbyn showed up on Fox and Friends this morning to discuss his most accurate prediction of a bone-chillingly cold winter, and throw some ad hominem attacks towards the global warming “cultists”.  Many comments in the blizzard stories on WUWT … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, weather | Tagged , , , , | 156 Comments

Just Another East Coast Blizzard

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Guest post by John Goetz I read Judah Cohen’s opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday and could not decide if he was being serious or not when he concluded “It’s all a snow job by nature. The reality … Continue reading →

Posted in snowfall, weather | Tagged , , , | 84 Comments

An end of an era – the incandescent light bulb

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Also, there’s a poll at the end of this article, asking about what you might be doing for the upcoming ban in California. On January 1st, 2011, just a few days from now, California will begin phasing out the legal … Continue reading →

Posted in energy | Tagged , , , , , , | 168 Comments

Climate Change and the Corruption of Science: Where did it all go wrong?

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Guest post by Bernie Lewin As it is the time of year for reflection, let us consider for a moment the Climate Change scare in the bigger picture. One thing that became more evident as the year progressed was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, climate_change, Science | Tagged , , , | 134 Comments

How I learned to stop smoking and love Global Warming

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Guest post by by Michael A. Lewis, Ph.D. In my work as an archaeologist in Alaska, I spent a good swat of my time hiking through forests along the Yukon River, scrambling over piles of driftwood along the northwest coast … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, climate data, IPCC | Tagged , , | 97 Comments

Northeast US blizzard proves global warming, or something

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

As the snow piles up over the Northeast, it is clear that global warming or climate change has caused this storm.  Please take the opportunity to write up a prospective/perspective article as comments and I will combine them into the … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, weather | Tagged , | 181 Comments

New Hampshire to Consider Withdrawing from RGGI

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

RGGI is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, created by a group of ten northeastern states. RGGI runs a carbon trading scheme with the primary goal to reduce CO₂ emissions. Permits are auctioned off quarterly, September’s auction only sold 75% of … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon credits | 28 Comments

Things we don’t know – about climate

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

This is a guest post by Paul Murphy – and I’d like to thank Mr. Watts for giving me this opportunity to present it here. This is a very long post by WUWT standards – nearly 3,000 words all driving … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, climate data, measurement, Obvious science | 139 Comments