Monthly Archives: August 2011

Don’t take your science fair project to the airport

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Last week it was Don’t try nuclear energy experiments at home. This week it’s Altoid tins with dangerous electronics and alligator clips. From Oregon Live: Science project closes Omaha airport terminal Aug. 3, 2011, 3:51 p.m. PDT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Citizen science, Science | 52 Comments

Antimatter belt discovered around Earth

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

This has been covered widely today, here is a sampling of stories and reference: From the BBC: Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by Pamela craft A thin band of antimatter particles called antiprotons enveloping the Earth has been spotted for … Continue reading →

Posted in cosmic rays, space | 50 Comments

Study: Severe low temperatures devastate coral reefs in Florida Keys – attributed to North Atlantic Oscillation

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

From the University of Georgia, Athens(UGA) Athens, Ga. – Increased seawater temperatures are known to be a leading cause of the decline of coral reefs all over the world. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans | 68 Comments

The polar bear poster that launched a thousand quips

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Much has been made of the revelation that Charles Monnett is under suspension and investigation related to the issues swirling around drowned polar bears and dubious statistical license used to calculate mortality. I got a request from a reader to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Polarbeargate | 78 Comments

It’s official: Al Gore is a prophet

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Tim Blair of the Telegraph catches this little slip, which is rather telling. He writes: Jeff Young interviews Maggie Fox, President and CEO of Al Gore’s latest scam, the Climate Reality Project:

Posted in Al Gore, Humor, satire | 142 Comments

Climate and Early Asian Immigrants

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has issued a new report (PDF) asserting that the Early Asian Immigrants (incorrectly referred to as “Native” Americans) are hit the hardest by “climate-induced weather extremes”. I’ll leave aside the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 284 Comments

Source of “hide the decline”? New paper finds that tree height shrinks with increased temperature

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

This new paper by Kempes et al published in the journal Plos One adds uncertainty to the already uncertain science of dendrochronology dendroclimatology and the attempts at tracking temperature from tree rings. According to this BBC story: They found that … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | 64 Comments

Worldwide CO2 emissions and the futility of any action in the West

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Guest post by Ed Hoskins Prof Richard Muller in a presentation made last October [1] made the dilemma facing the warmists abundantly clear: The developing world is ‘not joining-in with CO2 emission reductions nor does it have any intention of … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, Copenhagen Climate Conference, presentations | 93 Comments

Arctic “death spiral” or dead sensor?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

As many readers have noted, one of the Arctic sea ice extent plots on our WUWT sea ice page took a Serreze style nosedive today: Source: http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/plots/icecover/icecover_current.png According to DMI (Danish Meteorological Institute), this is the source of the data: … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | 138 Comments

The extraordinary collapse of Jatropha as a biofuel

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Story submitted by Ronald C. Henry The current American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology has a most amazing story demonstrating the foolish, indeed outright dangerous, application of the “precautionary principle” to AGW mitigation. The story is at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es201943v, … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, energy | 80 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

Quote of the Week: “… there’s the social dominance orientation of conservatives, who see social life as following the law of the jungle. One’s choice is to dominate or be dominated, that is the natural order of things. Such folk … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate News Roundup | 27 Comments

U.S. East Coast is the next wild weather target

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

By Joseph D’Aleo, CCM, AMS Fellow, Weatherbell co-chief Meteorologist This is August and the east coast season peaks in September with activity in October. August systems often provide just a hint at what is to follow. This year after the … Continue reading →

Posted in hurricanes, weather | 35 Comments

McIntyre: From Climategate To Guardiangate

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

The Guardian Is “Bemused” by Steve McIntyre, Climate Audit, 6 August 2011 David Leigh of the Guardian has been added to the list of UK journalists who’ve engaged in phone hacking and other illegal/unethical conduct. Some of the more questionable conduct … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate | 100 Comments

Gore FAIL – Gore starts cussing in climate talk

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

The fact that he has started cussing while addressing audiences(even supportive ones) clearly shows that he has lost the battle. “There’s no longer a shared reality on an issue like climate even though the very existence of our civilization is … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, newsbytes | 107 Comments

Australian government prepares for massive climate disruption

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

This film, being shown all throughout Australia, and now available here at WUWT shows what the Gillard government is doing to prepare for the worst unstoppable effects of climate change. It’s quite something. RealClimate has declined comment.

Posted in fun_stuff, Government idiocy, satire | 134 Comments

The Big Sky “drill baby drill” project – just another dry hole into which taxpayer money is sequestered

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

From Montana State University, news of a big drilling project, except this one produces nothing. MSU moves forward with U.S. Department of Energy backed carbon dioxide storage project in northern Montana Montana State University finalized negotiations with the U.S. Department … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sequestration | 92 Comments

Montana’s new big sky discovery – El Niño casts a wide net

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

From Montana State University  and the “weather is not climate” department: Montana State researcher discovers link between Montana weather, ocean near Peru BOZEMAN, Mont. – A Montana State University researcher who analyzed 100 years of data has found a significant … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Obvious science | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Pat Michaels on aerosols, China coal, and lack of recent warming

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

The Current Wisdom: The Lack of Recent Warming and the State of Peer Review by Patrick J. Michaels Boston University’s Robert Kaufmann and colleagues recently published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examining the causes … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols | Tagged , , , | 57 Comments

Climate variability in East Africa & El Niño Southern Oscillation

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

From the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres  another reason why Mount Kialmanjaro isn’t controlled by CO2 as Al Gore and Lonnie Thompson think. La Ninas distant effects in East Africa Droughts and floods are remote-controlled climate effects 5 August … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, ENSO | Tagged , , , | 15 Comments

The Emily Litella moment for climate science and CO2 ?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

There is quite a bit of buzz surrounding a talk and pending paper from Prof. Murry Salby  the Chair of Climate, of Macquarie University. Aussie Jo Nova has excellent commentary, as has Andrew Bolt in his blog. I’m sure others … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide | Tagged , , , , , | 499 Comments

Andrea Rossi’s E-cat fusion device on target.

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Guest post by Ric Werme Six months ago I posted, with Anthony’s consent and misgivings, Cold Fusion Going Commercial!?. It’s time to take a look at how Dr Rossi and his Energy Catalyzer are doing. In a word, Wow. There’s … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, Science, Technology | Tagged , , , , | 306 Comments

New study suggests Arctic ‘tipping point’ may not be reached

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

This is interesting. While there’s much noise from alarmists that we are on an “Arctic death spiral” the team for this paper’s press release today found evidence that ice levels were about 50% lower 5,000 years ago. The paper references … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, sea ice | Tagged , , , | 114 Comments

NASA may have found water on Mars

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing On Mars PASADENA, Calif. — Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps bringing us closer … Continue reading →

Posted in space | Tagged , , , , | 51 Comments

Don’t try nuclear energy experiments at home

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

As WUWT readers know, I’m an advocate of do it yourself, amateur science, that what the surfacestations.org project was. This however, in our hypersensitive world, was a recipe for trouble: Swedish Man Arrested For Building a Nuclear Reactor In His … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Citizen science, Radiation, ridiculae, Science | Tagged , | 70 Comments

Analysing the complete hadCRUT yields some surprising results

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

From The Reference Frame, 30 July 2011 via the GWPF HadCRUT3: 30% Of Stations Recorded A Cooling Trend In Their Whole History The warming recorded by the HadCRUT3 data is not global. Despite the fact that the average station records … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, GHCN, weather_stations | Tagged , , , , , | 111 Comments