Monthly Archives: October 2011

Peak Oil – now for the downslope

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Guest post by David Archibald When I posted on peak oil’s effect on agricultural costs and food security, some comments questioned the idea of peak oil. What follows is a summary of the subject. We will start with what is … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, petroleum | Tagged , | 221 Comments

The Durban ramp-up continues – Climate refugee problem now equated to brain surgery

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

From the University of Florida , it’s worse than we thought. Moving people around requires brain surgeon like skills, I kid you not. Then there’s that mighty big if:  “If global temperatures increase by only a few of degrees by … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Durban Climate Conference, GLOC | Tagged , , | 83 Comments

Kelp! Kelp! It’s warming!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

From Cell Press , at least they didn’t study Kudzu as a proxy for land temperature. Seaweed records show impact of ocean warming As the planet continues to warm, it appears that seaweeds may be in especially hot water. New … Continue reading →

Posted in oceans | Tagged , , | 66 Comments

Climate scientists and their excuses

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Candid Comments From Climate Scientists By Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. There is  a news release by Paul Voosen on Greenwire titled Provoked scientists try to explain lag in global warming (Tuesday, October 25, 2011) There are some interesting quotes from climate scientists … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, climate_change, global warming | Tagged | 258 Comments

Send in the clouds, there ought to be clouds (in models)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

New tool clears the air on cloud simulations LIVERMORE, Calif. — Climate models have a hard time representing clouds accurately because they lack the spatial resolution necessary to accurately simulate the billowy air masses. But Livermore scientists and international collaborators … Continue reading →

Posted in modeling | Tagged , , | 35 Comments

Nature pans BEST and Muller PR antics, prints letter from Dr. Singer

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Scientific climate Nature 478, 428 (27 October 2011) doi:10.1038/478428a Published online 26 October 2011 Results confirming climate change are welcome, even when released before peer review. excerpts: … Of course, reproduction of existing results is a valid contribution, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 77 Comments

Does the Trenberth et al “Earth’s Energy Budget Diagram” Contain a Paradox?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Guest post by Bob Fernley-Jones by Bob Fernley-Jones AKA Bob_FJ CAUTION: This is written in Anglo-Oz English. Here is the diagram as extracted from their 2009 paper, it being an update of that in the IPCC report of 2007 (& also … Continue reading →

Posted in Trenberth's missing heats, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 669 Comments

Even as far back as 1892, station siting was a concern

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Former California State Climatologist Jim Goodridge sent this along yesterday. This interesting letter from 1892 is a letter from Sergeant James A. Barwick to cooperative weather observers in California. He was concerned about the station siting and exposure conditions and … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, weather_stations | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

First geothermal energy map of the USA now in Google

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Via Slashdot, drill baby drill, but for heat, not oil. The Google funded Enhanced Geothermal Systems research at the Southern Methodist University has produced a coast-to-coast geothermal potential map of the United States. Having invested over $10 million on geothermal … Continue reading →

Posted in energy, geothermal energy | Tagged , , | 115 Comments

Rahmstorf’s new heat wave cherry twisty

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. says exactly what I thought: this new paper from Rahmstorf is untrustworthy. He writes: Here is another good example why I have come to view parts of the climate science research enterprise with a considerable degree … Continue reading →

Posted in heat wave, weather | Tagged , , , | 48 Comments

Call for guest authors – I’m stepping away from WUWT for awhile

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Now that BEST has given themselves enough rope with their PR shenanigans, I have a new paper to finish. I also have papers to review. One of the upsides/downsides of publishing is that you get asked to review papers that … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | 39 Comments

Extreme melting in Greenland – no high temperatures required

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

From the City College of New York: Extreme Melting on Greenland Ice Sheet, Reports CCNY Team   Glacial Melt Cycle Could Become Self-Amplifying, Making it Difficult to Halt   The Greenland ice sheet can experience extreme melting even when temperatures don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers | Tagged , , | 77 Comments

Occupy London: “Righteous” until it gets too cold – IR camera reveals they leave to a warm bed at night

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This is Hilarious. When the going gets tough, the occupiers get going! Wild eyed climate svengali Bill McKibben claims the “atmosphere is occupied”, and that’s why we have global warming. Only one problem, when the atmosphere gets too cold, people … Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, ridiculae, satire | Tagged , , , | 167 Comments

Singer’s letter to WaPo on BEST

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

The scientific finding that does not settle the climate-change debate S. Fred Singer      Letter to WashPost  Oct 25, 2011** Before you write off Bachmann, Cain, and Perry as cynical diehards, deniers, idiots, or whatever, [WashPost Oct 24] consider this: Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature, Opinion | Tagged , , | 81 Comments

New paper from Loehle & Eschenbach shows extinction data has been wrongly blamed on climate change due to island species sensitivity

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Guest post by Dr. Craig Loehle Last year, Willis Eschenbach had a WUWT post about extinction rates being exaggerated in the literature (http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/01/04/where-are-the-corpses/). I offered to help him get this published, and it is now out. We conclude that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Extinction, Science | Tagged , , , | 102 Comments

The Reef Abides

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I love the coral reefs of the planet. In my childhood on a dusty cattle ranch in the Western US, I decorated my mental imaginarium of the world with images of unbelievably colored reefs below … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 105 Comments

No global climate change in the past 20,000 years?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Guest post by Dr. Don J. Easterbrook Dept. of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA In a paper entitled “Current global warming appears anomalous in relation to the climate of the last 20 000 years,” Svante Björck claims that, over … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , , | 72 Comments

Largest nuclear bomb dismantled to date in the US arsenal, the B53

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

According to Wikipedia, this warhead (9.1 megatons) was apparently never tested, although an experimental TX-46 predecessor design was detonated 28 June 1958 as Hardtack Oak, which detonated at a yield of 8.9 Megatons. From The National Nuclear Security Administration WASHINGTON, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 87 Comments

It’s libel – except when Mike does it

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

This Mann-made global warming lawsuit could backfire on the Penn State alarmist Guest post by Paul Driessen Lewis Carroll died too soon. Just imagine the fun he’d have with the cliquish clan of climate catastrophe researchers who seek to control … Continue reading →

Posted in Climategate, FOI, Michael E. Mann | Tagged , , | 126 Comments

Aurora in Michigan last night – great time lapse video

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

As I mentioned on my post yesterday, low latitude aurora could be possible thanks to the CME that impacted Earth yesterday. Here’s a wonderful time lapse video from Michigan last night showing the Aurora Borealis in stunning color and clarity.

Posted in Spaceweather | 16 Comments

Another Climate FAIL: New Research Casts Doubt on Doomsday Himalayan Water Shortage Predictions

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Barry Woods writes via email: Previously: (at Copenhagen) Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: “In 25 years the glaciers that provide water for 3/4 of a billion people will disapear entirely” Now: Himalayan Glaciers (and others) New Research Casts Doubt on … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers | Tagged , | 44 Comments

The IPCC “Delinquent teenager” gets air time

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Donna Laframboise is interviewed on SunTV about her new book. 7:40, but well worth your time. Click image for the video. Tom Harris at ICSC writes: Toronto-based researcher Donna Laframboise deconstruct the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, IPCC | Tagged , , , | 64 Comments

Real Climate pans BEST and Muller

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

In a shocking development that may represent a singularity, I find myself in agreement* with parts of an opinion piece posted on Real Climate today called Berkeley Earthquake Called Off. Dr. Eric Steig writes: Anybody expecting earthshaking news from Berkeley, … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , | 64 Comments

What the BEST data actually says

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach My theory is that the BEST folks must have eaten at a Hollywood Chinese restaurant. You can tell because when you eat there, an hour later you find you’re hungry for stardom. Now that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , , | 191 Comments

Big CME hits earth, low latitude auroras possible

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

From the Rice University Spaceweather listserv Our space weather alert system is in level yellow, and the CME input of energy to the Earth’s magnetosphere still continues. So, if you live in northern latitudes, go out and look for auroras … Continue reading →

Posted in solar flare, Spaceweather | Tagged , , , | 31 Comments