Monthly Archives: August 2011

NHC issues final bulletin on Irene

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER  35 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011 1100 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 …IRENE BECOMES POST-TROPICAL NEAR THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER… SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————– LOCATION…45.3N 71.3W ABOUT 50 MI…80 … Continue reading →

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ACS says we need science superheroes

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

From the American Chemical Society, a call for science superheros. I suppose this means the Goreacle is not in the running. Remedies for science’s shortage of superheroes DENVER, Aug. 28, 2011 — One of the most serious personnel shortages in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, satire | Tagged , , | 94 Comments

Gore suggests climate skeptics have parallels with racists

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

  Open question to WUWT readers:  Will one member of the mainstream media — that was so quick to give page-space to Bill McKibben’s ludicrous assertions about Irene — even bring up these comments by Gore?  Will Revkin or Bryan … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 193 Comments

Hurricane Irene 2011 – now tropical storm with 50 mph winds

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

At noon 8/28/11 PST, I’ve discontinued this thread as a “top post” on WUWT. NOTE: New posts will appear below this one while Irene is in play. UPDATE: at 5PM EST 8/28 Irene is a tropical storm with sustained winds … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, weather | Tagged , , , | 389 Comments

Long-range forecast models see 92L developing into a powerful hurricane (Katia) next week

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan N. Maue Update:  August 29 — Tropical Depression 12 has formed out of the strong African easterly wave near 30W.  It will generally move Westward over the next 5-days gaining strength steadily, likely becoming a major … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene TV news reports – a bridge too far?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

I just got done watching about 30 minutes of the special “Hurricane Irene Information” Channel 259 on DirecTV where they are carrying live reports from ABC7 out of New York City. I’ve watched many TV channels tonight like it. I … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, media, satire, weather | Tagged , , , | 85 Comments

CEI misses the boat on the need for the National Weather Service

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan N. Maue The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) picks an odd time and a curious target for their latest missive pondering whether We Really Need a National Weather Service? Most of their arguments are not particularly persuasive … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, weather | 55 Comments

Hurricane Fatalities, 1900–2010: Context in these Stormy Times

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Guest post  by Indur M. Goklany Despite the press given to hurricanes on the dangers they pose to life and limb, in the larger scheme of things, their contribution to U.S. mortality (less than 0.01% on average each year) verges … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irene not packing much of a “punch” so far

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

One of the great things about Internet, technology, and personal weather stations today is that I can sit comfortably in my home in California and watch the storm progress on the other coast. This map from Weather Underground suggests that … Continue reading →

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ATI press release on the Mann UVA emails

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, August 27, 2011 Contacts: Paul Chesser, Executive Director, paul.chesser@atinstitute.org Chris Horner, Senior Director of Litigation, chris.horner@atinstitute.org UVA Goes All-in on Climategate FOIA Cover-up By Christopher C. Horner, Washington Examiner, 08/27/11 The University of Virginia has joined a list of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Silly – The cosmic uncertainty monster

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Josh of cartoonsbyjosh.com writes: I thought with all the news about CERN and CLOUD and Cosmic Rays a new uncerntainty monster might be a good idea. And yes, it is a well known fact that monsters can’t spell ;-)

Posted in Humor, satire | 21 Comments

The weekday -vs- weekend weather effect

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Hailstorms and tornadoes are more common during the weekday due to human created aerosols. By Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. New Paper “Why Do Tornados And Hail Storms Rest On Weekends” By Rosenfeld and Bell 2011 There is a new paper which … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, modification, thunderstorms, tornadoes, weather | Tagged , | 62 Comments

State Dept issues final enviro impact statement on Keystone XL Pipeline

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Post by Ryan Maue Friday evening news dump — in this case, the United States State Department drops a big one and essentially green-lights a “controversial” pipeline project.  The Keystone XL project Final Environmental Impact Statement is not a “decision” … Continue reading →

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Corals can’t handle the heat cold

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

New Study Shows that Florida’s Reefs Cannot Endure a ‘Cold Snap’ Scientists detail unprecedented loss of coral reef species during 2010 cold weather event Miami — August 26, 2011 — Remember frozen iguanas falling from trees during Florida’s 2010 record-breaking … Continue reading →

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Telegraph, BBC, and Independent geography FAIL: “Row to the Pole” never made it to the “North Pole” – they are 790 miles short

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

UPDATE: BBC (and now the Independent) commit the same FAIL. See below. More “Row to the Pole” nonsense writ large: Ummmm…no, Mr. Hough, the Telegraph’s headline and story are simply wrong. You are a victim of spin and/or a failed … Continue reading →

Posted in media, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , | 208 Comments

Climate activist McKibben bizarrely blames Hurricane Irene on global warming

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Post by Dr. Ryan N. Maue Update:  Andrew Revkin writes a nice piece at his DotEarth NY Times blog that “very politely” repudiates McKibben.  Remember, the NY Times editorial board completely agrees with McKibben on the Tar Sands pipeline issue. … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, politics | Tagged , , , | 102 Comments

NOAA Hurricane Image: Irene almost one-third the size of US east coast

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center NOAA satellites Hurricane Irene almost one-third the size of US east coast Hurricane Irene is a major hurricane, and NOAA/NASA satellite data shows its diameter is now about one-third the length of the U.S. Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Zhao and Running’s plant productivity claim rebuked in Science: modeling errors, use of corrupted satellite data and statistically insignificant trends cited

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

UPDATE: Here’s the press release from  Boston University: From Boston University NASA study refutes claims of drought-driven declines in plant productivity, global food security BU researchers find that modeling errors produced exaggerated claims A new, comprehensive study by an international … Continue reading →

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Global warming is killing the stars

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

People send me things. Today it is a curious graph of the number of supernovae (dying stars) discovered versus the HadCRUT temperature data since 1960. There’s a good correlation. So at first glance you might conclude two things, 1) GCR’s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Citizen science, climate data, satire | Tagged , , , | 95 Comments

TAO/TRITON TAKE TWO

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I wrote before of my investigations into the surface air temperature records of the TAO/TRITON buoys in the Pacific Ocean. To refresh your memory, here are the locations of the TAO/TRITON buoys. Figure 1. Locations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 71 Comments

Some reactions to the CLOUD experiment

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

CERN Finds “Significant” Cosmic Ray Cloud Effect Best known for its studies of the fundamental constituents of matter, the CERN particle-physics laboratory in Geneva is now also being used to study the climate. Researchers in the CLOUD collaboration have released … Continue reading →

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That darned warm-mongering El Niño

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

From the warm-mongers at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, a study that says El Niño drives civil war. Perhaps we can get Bob Tisdale to plot temperature anomalies along the Mason-Dixon line. It seems however that these warm-mongers at … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, post-normal science | Tagged , , | 59 Comments

Hurricane Irene Time Lapse Movie

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

48 hours of imagery from the GOES 13 satellite in one movie sequence. Shows development and strengthening over the path. The animation includes sped up infrared and visible frames of data from the GOES-13 satellite and is squeezed down to … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, weather | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

Why I don’t subscribe to Scientific American any more

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

It is because of beyond stupid fear mongering like this: Are Category 6 Hurricanes coming soon? Really? Lest people think this is some sort of “new” fear, I’ll remind them of this from 1969, well before CO2 was bogusly posited … Continue reading →

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More evidence La Niña will return

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Following WUWT’s story on 8/22, we have this from the University of Arizona Evidence Suggests La Niña Will Return This Winter By Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins, CLIMAS, August 23, 2011 A return of La Nina, which historically delivers dry … Continue reading →

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