Monthly Archives: December 2010

New peer reviewed paper shows just how bad the climate models really are

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

One of the biggest, if not the biggest issues of climate science skepticism is the criticism of over-reliance on computer model projections to suggest future outcomes. In this paper, climate models were hindcast tested against actual surface observations, and found … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, modeling | Tagged , , , | 139 Comments

Sea Ice News #31

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

I’ve watched the hubbub over the AccuWeather video by Joe Bastardi that called NSIDC’s Sea Ice data into question, because it “seemed” to show lower Arctic Sea Ice values than that of JAXA or DMI. Here they all are: JAXA … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Ice News | Tagged , , , , | 66 Comments

The 4 legged AGW table

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

Josh of Cartoons By Josh writes: Kevin Anderson’s post at Bishop Hill intrigued me. He came up with 4 simple theoretical ‘legs’ upon which to launch his clear view that Anthropogenic Global Warming was serious and needed immediate attention. A … Continue reading →

Posted in satire | Tagged | 79 Comments

Has Charles Dickens shaped our perception of climate change?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

Note: This essay originally appeared last January on The Air Vent. Given our current winter, it as just as prescient now as it was then, so I’m reposting it here. Thanks to Verity Jones and Charles the Moderator for bringing … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , , | 142 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

See note from SEPP asking for assistance at the end of this article- Anthony THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Framework Convention on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News Roundup | 33 Comments

Surgical anesthetic gases coming under fire for global warming potential – Only one problem: they haven’t been observed in the atmosphere

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

The press release below is from the University of Copenhagen Department of Chemistry. The anesthetic gases isofluran, desflurane and sevoflurane are coming under scrutiny for global warming potential. However, what isn’t stated in the press release is this important paragraph … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Climate News, Science | Tagged , , | 120 Comments

More satellite images of snow-bound UK

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

Snow from space: University of Leicester releases satellite images of snow-bound UK Satellite images of UK under snow available IMAGE: This is an image of snow-bound UK from space by MERIS on Nov. 29.  Click here for more information. Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in snowfall, weather | Tagged , , , | 76 Comments

AGW Defender Flowchart

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

Submitted by bsfootprint in WUWT Tips and Notes I’ve been following the online global warming climate change climate disruption debate of late, and I thought it might be helpful to diagram common pro-AGW responses to skeptics. So: here’s a flowchart … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, satire | Tagged , , | 65 Comments

Environmentalist marries Gaia in E-ceremony

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

From the Huffington Post, a tale of bliss. WUWT Readers may remember Mr. Bloom from a  previous story where he did something outlandish, but it appears he was simply protecting his future bride. There’s no mention at HuffPo if Earth … Continue reading →

Posted in puzzling things, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , , | 157 Comments

More on the Wikileaks Climate Cables

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

Wikileaks first climate cables By Ecotretas Reading through the few Wikileaks cables related to climate, the tip of the iceberg becomes visible. The most interesting seems to involve the usual pressures related to top level nominations: in this case, the … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged , | 123 Comments

Google Earth announces new “earth engine” at Cancun

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

It appears to be designed to do photo trend analysis of landsat and other satellite imagery. From the Google Earth Engine page: A planetary-scale platform for environmental data & analysis Google Earth Engine brings together the world’s satellite imagery—trillions of scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference, earth, Technology | Tagged , | 59 Comments

Friday Funny – Surreal Climate #5

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Josh of cartoonsbyjosh.com has a take on Cancun….

Posted in Humor, satire | 15 Comments

Wikileaks cables: on climate, IPCC, Copenhagen

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

This just in, I’m blogging from a public terminal at a hospital, more later: WikiLeaks cables: Cancún climate talks doomed to fail, says EU president Herman van Rompuy dismisses Copenhagen climate summit as ‘incredible disaster’ and expects Cancún to be no … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 50 Comments

Nov. 2010 UAH Global Temperature Update: +0.38 deg. C

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

from drroyspencer.com December 3rd, 2010 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. YR MON GLOBE NH SH TROPICS 2010 1 0.648 0.860 0.436 0.681 2010 2 0.603 0.720 0.486 0.791 2010 3 0.653 0.850 0.455 0.726 2010 4 0.501 0.799 0.203 … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, measurement, Sea Surface Temperature | 112 Comments

A Year After Climategate, The Corruption Of Science Persists

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

The following report is from Benny Peiser’s blog The Global Warming Policy Foundation: It is a year since the so-called Climategate e-mails were leaked. Since then, we have had freezing winters in Europe and the US, and revelations of gross … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 93 Comments

Open Thread

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

[posted by autoscheduler] I’ll be offline and out of town for medical issues most of today and tomorrow, but may check in via my cellphone. If you have story ideas, news, etc be sure to flag the comment for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 88 Comments

Norway’s coldest November in living memory

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Yesterday we saw the satellite image of the UK, buried under snow for the second time in 2010, see UK Covered in snow, for the second winter. And we’ve seen and heard the reports about the impact snow is having in … Continue reading →

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

“Sahara Solar Breeders” don’t sand a chance

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Or, “how to make pie in the sky using our simple recipe”. From the New Scientist, making solar power is just as easy as building a few factories in the middle of the Sahara Desert and then making solar cells … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , , | 126 Comments

Senators petition SecState to freeze climate bailout money

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Climate-related appropriations grew from $315 million in fiscal 2009 to $1.3 billion in fiscal 2010. CLIMATE: GOP senators decry ‘bailout’ for developing countries Gabriel Nelson, E&E reporter http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/print/2010/12/02/4 Top-ranking Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference, politics | Tagged , , , , | 53 Comments

SOHO – 15 years today

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Dr. Leif Svalgaard advises via email that today is the 15th anniversary of the SOHO(Solar and Heliospheric Observatory). Here’s a story to celebrate one of the most successful space missions ever, still going strong. – Anthony SOHO Celebrates 15 Years … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar, space | Tagged , , , , , | 15 Comments

Researchers find mathematical patterns to forecast earthquakes

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Via Eurekalert: Researchers from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO) and the Universidad de Sevilla (US) have found patterns of behaviour that occur before an earthquake on the Iberian peninsula. The team used clustering techniques to forecast medium-large seismic movements … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science | 27 Comments

UK Covered in snow, for the second winter

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

WUWT readers may recall this post from last year on January 8th, 2010 All of Britain covered by snow Along with a stunning satellite image. Well, it has happened again, much earlier this year.  See the newest satellite image below.

Posted in snowfall, weather | 153 Comments

Breaking: Japan refuses to extend Kyoto treaty at Cancun

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Japan in 1997: Japan today: Cancún climate change summit: Japan refuses to extend Kyoto protocol Talks threatened with breakdown after forthright Japanese refusal to extend Kyoto emissions commitments * John Vidal guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 1 December 2010 18.16 GMT Japan refuses … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference | 272 Comments

A Fertilizer Trading Market?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

The last fertilizer trading market, at the Chicago Climate Exchange, died and closed due to nobody wanting to buy the brand of fertilizer they were selling. Besides that example, I have to think this might not fare any better, simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 56 Comments

Testing … testing … is this model powered up?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Over at Judith Curry’s excellent blog she has a post on how to test the climate models. In response I wrote a bit about some model testing I did four years ago, and I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 136 Comments