Monthly Archives: February 2011

Western voters mostly skeptical of global warming

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

This is interesting. The American Spectator tips us to this this poll, conducted under the auspices of Colorado College’s State of the Rockies project one in which most questions were designed to produce environmentalism-friendly results (of the “Do you favor … Continue reading →

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Climate Craziness of the Week – Zero Carbon Living FAIL

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Zero Carbon living…didn’t quite work out. Didn’t they do some calculations on this first? Sheesh.

Posted in Climate Craziness of the Week | 114 Comments

Inspector General Finds NOAA Climategate Emails Warranted “Further Investigation”

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

As usual, the mainstream media reads and reports only the summary page and so assumed NOAA is cleared of all wrongdoing. But there is a lot more to this story. And it isn’t over yet. Senator Inhofe Press Release (source … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, politics | Tagged , , | 41 Comments

More from Jerome Ravetz: Response to Willis

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Guest Post by Jerome Ravetz First, let me respond to Willis. I owe him a huge apology. Yes, I was reading his mind, when I had a vivid memory of some strong statements he made about Judith. Checking those, I … Continue reading →

Posted in post-normal science | 149 Comments

POLL and CONTEST: San Francisco Snow- How long before it gets connected to “global warming, climate change, climate disruption”?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Ah you know its coming, both the snow and the blame game. Here’s a NWS/NOAA graphic you don’t see very often: The forecasts say snow possibly down to sea level, or very close. I’m betting we’ll see at least snow … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | 94 Comments

Nature Magazine’s Folie à Deux, Part Deux

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Well, in my last post I thought that I had seen nature at its worst … Nature Magazine, that is. But now I’ve had a chance to look at the other paywalled Nature paper in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 153 Comments

A microbe albedo effect for ocean sunlight absorption

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

From MIT, something surprising. Like alignment of iron atoms in a magnet, microbes in seawater can align and change the albedo. It makes me wonder how much seawater can be warming by light absorption in ENSO events, which change currents. … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans | Tagged , | 40 Comments

Request for Assistance In Assessing an Important Sea Level Study

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Note:John Droz asked me for help with research yesterday, and while I have no time at the moment, I did suggest he contact Bob Tisdale, and this is the result. In an effort to get him some help, I present … Continue reading →

Posted in sea level | Tagged , , , , | 86 Comments

NASA’s Glory Climate Mission Hits a Snag

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

The story below was released yesterday, but the mission has already been postponed once, and, twice. Taurus Delay Extended: 2/23/2011 - VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. – The Taurus launch scheduled for 2:09 a.m. (PST), Feb. 24, has been delayed due to technical issues. The … Continue reading →

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Carbon Trading: on in Australia, off in New Hampshire

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Australia appears to be ready to run down the Carbon Rabbit Hole, from the WUWT Tips and Notes page Richard says: February 23, 2011 at 7:20 pm A PRICE is set to be put on carbon from July 1, 2012, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 137 Comments

Wild Photos! cougars acting like a pride of lions

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

This is rather offbeat, but it does fit in with the “nature” and “puzzling things” portion of WUWT as indicated in the masthead. These photos were emailed to me by the former Butte County Sheriff, Mick Grey, whom I have … Continue reading →

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The sound of ‘splode: volcanic frequency signature established

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

From Yale University and the University of British Columbia, an important step forward in being able to forecast explosive volcanic events. Before the explosion — volcano’s warning tremors explained New Haven, Ct. – No matter their size or shape, explosive … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | Tagged , , , , , | 58 Comments

Gore’s ex “climate community organizer” bails on DOE

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

American Thinker: Rats leaving sinking ship: DOE loses a crony capitalist With Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and able to subpoena officials, certain Obama administration officials are heading for the hills. The New York Times reports on the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, politics | Tagged , , , , | 43 Comments

More proof that Kilimanjaro’s problems are man-made; but not what some think it is

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

More proof positive that land use change has more to do with Kilimanjaro’s diminishing snowfall (due to reduced evapotranspiraton of surrounding land) than climate change. But, will we ever see Al Gore or Dr. Lonnie Thompson say anything other than … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Land use land cover change | Tagged , , , , , | 38 Comments

The Recent Drop In The Sea Surface Temperatures Of U.S. Coastal Waters

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

by Bob Tisdale This post illustrates the recent drop in the SST anomalies of the U.S. coastal waters. We’ll represent this subset with the coordinates of 20N-50N, 130W-65W. I’ve used those coordinates in at least one earlier post about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , | 56 Comments

Electric Cars – it’s all about the battery

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

I own an electric car (on my second one now) that I use for around town. It’s fine for short jaunts, which is the majority of driving. However the limiting factor is of course the battery and the range associated … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Technology | Tagged , , | 252 Comments

George Mason University study figures out what I already knew: Climategate had a major impact on TV meteorologists

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

This piece of obvious research from George Mason University stems from the fact that almost every TV met takes in the entire newscast before going on the air, and if there was a Climategate related story, they’d see it. Combine … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, media | Tagged , , , | 69 Comments

Low snow in SFO – to be or not to be?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Is Al Gore at his Fisherman’s Wharf Condo? Our own Charles The Moderator sent me a query today, along with a link to this SFO Chron article about the possibility of snow down to sea level. It’s possible, and has … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, snowfall, weather | Tagged , , | 38 Comments

Speaking of Gavin…

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Update 5 pm Eastern: 1,000 comments on thread at http://judithcurry.com, and some very “feisty” discourse in this new era of civility. Since my post on the “RealClimate’s over-the-top response” of Gavin and the Team has been getting a lot of discussion, … Continue reading →

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The U.N., failing to convince the world, turns to Hollywood on global warming

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

February 22, 2011: “Global warming: The United Nations courts Tinseltown“, Los Angeles Times, California, U.S.A. “Now the beleaguered multi-national agency, fresh from a disappointing round of climate negotiations in Cancun, wants something more concrete: actual story lines in movies, television … Continue reading →

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RealClimate’s over-the-top response

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Gavin must be having a bad hair day, because this headline is most certainly over the top: Now compare the headline to the letter that was sent, bold emphasis mine:

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NYC’s seasonal snowfall: 3rd largest on record

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

New York City Seasonal Snowfall Now 3rd Greatest in the Record (since 1868); Frigid Moscow Guest post by Joseph D’Aleo, CCM New York City metro area after a welcome thaw late last week, saw cold return this weekend and then … Continue reading →

Posted in records, snowfall, weather | Tagged , , | 52 Comments

Climate change in the Pacific Northwest: still happening after all these years

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

From the University of Pittsburgh, refreshingly, no mention of AGW in this latest paper. Why, it’s almost as if, these extreme climate shifts occurred….naturally. 6,000-year climate record suggests longer droughts, drier climate for Pacific Northwest Pitt-led team used a sediment … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , | 56 Comments

Climate Bloodhounds

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Steve McIntyre is blogging again. This time it is about a little noticed Climategate email where Dr. Raymond Bradley disses skeptics as being too unsophisticated to be able to figure out what was withheld. I agree with Steve, when he … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , | 103 Comments

Theory: Climate change to affect food safety

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

I suppose it’s a toss up between “do you want fries with that?” and all the food content danger it implies, or the chance that you’ll get moldy or infected food. Our society has made great advances in food safety … Continue reading →

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