Monthly Archives: August 2011

BREAKING NEWS – CERN Experiment Confirms Cosmic Rays Influence Cloud Seeds

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

UPDATE: see some reactions to this announcement here From the GWPF This refers to the CLOUD experiment at CERN. I’ll have more on this as it develops (updated twice since the original report now), but for the short term, it … Continue reading →

Posted in cosmic rays | Tagged , , , , , | 758 Comments

Mann UVA emails released

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Via email I’m getting reports that the American Tradition Institute has a CD ROM of the Mann University of Virginia emails in hand and are evaluating them. They are in a 4.3 Megabyte file consisting of 3,827 pages. Given the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | Tagged , , , , , , | 72 Comments

NASA notes sea level is falling in press release – but calls it a “Pothole on Road to Higher Seas”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

From the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab NASA Satellites Detect Pothole on Road to Higher Seas An Update from NASA’s Sea Level Sentinels: Like mercury in a thermometer, ocean waters expand as they warm. This, along with melting glaciers and ice … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, sea level, Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , | 126 Comments

Attack of the killer clothes dryer

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

From the University of Washington  comes news of a terrible scourge of air pollution coming from America’s suburban wasteland. Yes, it’s the unregulated clothes dryer vent. I see a whole new division of the EPA just for this major threat … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Environment | Tagged , , , | 64 Comments

“Apollo 18″ – possibly the worst science fiction film of the 21st century

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

I suppose it has come to this. We have no manned space program anymore, Muslim outreach is a NASA priority according to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and a recent paper from a NASA postdoc suggests aliens will kill us because … Continue reading →

Posted in GLOC | Tagged , | 102 Comments

I can drive to Russia from my house

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Something I never expected, worth sharing. I wonder if they’ll have an exit for Yamal? From Slashdot, news that leads me to think that someday I’ll be able to put my car on the train in Alaska and drive it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 92 Comments

Row to the Pole photo caption contest

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

The image below is from the Whisky powered  Row to The Pole publicity stunt. It needs a caption. I’m sure WUWT readers will be able to provide several.

Posted in Humor, satire | 444 Comments

Imaging Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

From the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center TRMM gets a look at Irene, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite has been busy measuring rainfall within Hurricane Irene, and forecasts call for between 5 and … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, Technology, weather | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

5.9 Earthquake in Virginia

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Note: USGS upgraded to 5.9 from the 5.8 preliminary estimate Between Richmond and Charlottesville (h/t Corey S) More:

Posted in Earthquakes | Tagged | 202 Comments

Icebreaker at the North Pole

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

From the Alfred Wegener Institute news that a ship that reached the real geographic North Pole, unlike the hapless group of Whisky sponsored rowers (Row to the Pole) who are pointlessly attempting to reach the location of 1996 magnetic pole, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | Tagged , , , , | 84 Comments

Get that uncertainty off the road, we have adapting to do!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

From Vanderbilt University , damn the torpedoes uncertainty and full speed ahead, there’s a trillion dollars at stake: Time to begin anticipating and adapting to climate change Despite the uncertainties surrounding climate change, it is time to start developing effective … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 83 Comments

NASA Research Leads to First Complete Map of Antarctic Ice Flow

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

First complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica, derived from radar interferometric data. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCI › Full image and caption › Related video PASADENA, Calif. – NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, glaciers | Tagged , , | 53 Comments

The pathway to go after farming and fertilizers

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Reading this, especially with the climate doom opening paragraph, I’m left with the idea that it will be used as a tool to limit modern farming practices by going after yield enhancing chemical fertilzers. …it might even be feasible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture | Tagged , , , | 52 Comments

Britain’s Wind Farm Scam Threatens Economic Recovery

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

From Benny Peiser at The GWPF: In a sane world, no one would dream of building power sources whose cost is 22 times greater than that of vastly more efficient competitors. But the Government feels compelled to do just this … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, newsbytes, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , | 126 Comments

North Atlantic spawns 9th storm of season: Irene

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Update:  Monday, August 22:  Hurricane Irene will likely rapidly intensify at some point over the next couple days becoming a major hurricane (maximum probably Category 4).  It is a large-storm with a massive wind field that will likely expand further … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | Tagged , , , | 44 Comments

Quote of the week – Gore and carnage

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

The punch line from Rex Murphy’s recent editorial in the National Post will upset sensitive readers who still think Gore is the messiah rather than a barker.

Posted in Al Gore, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 81 Comments

La Niña returns

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

While we wait for NOAA to update their ENSO meter on the WUWT sidebar, Bob Tisdale is way ahead of them. Visually, the La Niña seems rather obvious in the image below: More is available at the WUWT ENSO page … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO | Tagged , | 65 Comments

Climate predictions in 1974 – Famous glaciologists predicted the world going colder from 1974 until 2010

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Story Submitted by Geir Hasnes While we were going through the heaps of papers after a deceased family member some days ago, I noticed a newspaper clipping from the Norwegian newspaper Bergens Tidende, August 31, 1974, where glaciologists stated that … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers | Tagged , , | 42 Comments

Weekly Climate and Weather Roundup

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Quote of the Week: “Why should we have anybody spend money on a program that nobody’s thought through?” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Number of the Week: 141,200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News Roundup | Tagged | 4 Comments

My surfacestations project at the AMS conference

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Co-author Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (and subbed at the last minute by John Christy)  presents the results of the SurfaceStations project to the 19th Conference on Applied Climatology 18–20 July 2011, Asheville, North Carolina. AMS just posted these presentations (h/t to … Continue reading →

Posted in weather_stations | Tagged | 11 Comments

Currents and climate – still not settled

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

From Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  via Eurekalert Newly discovered Icelandic current could change North Atlantic climate picture An international team of researchers, including physical oceanographers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has confirmed the presence of a deep-reaching ocean … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans | Tagged , , , | 41 Comments

Locked up: US Park police transport Tar Sands protesters to the pokey

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

News update by Ryan Maue Update:  The jails were emptied Monday morning.  Also, Daryl Hannah has announced that she is heading to the White House oil-sands protest. Update:  New York Times editorial page comes out for against the Tar Sands … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged | 204 Comments

New AGU endorsed climate survey for educators – a bit odd

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

People send me stuff. This arrived today in my inbox. This anonymous survey (open to anyone) was announced via the American Geophysical Union mailing list, done by the National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA, and also available at their website) … Continue reading →

Posted in education | Tagged , , , | 50 Comments

Pinatubo and the Albedo Thermostat

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I got to thinking that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo should provide a good test case for my theory that changes in albedo help regulate the temperature and keep it within a narrow range. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 36 Comments

The character of climate change part 4

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

Guest post by Erl Happ This post is best read after viewing parts one, two and three that set the scene for what is described here. I noted in parts 1 and 2 that variability in global temperature is greatest … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change | 101 Comments