Monthly Archives: October 2011

NOAA releases winter outlook, Texas drought to continue

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Contact: Maureen O’Leary  301-713-6022  maureen.oleary@noaa.gov  Oct. 20, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. dealt another La Niña winter but ‘wild card’ could trump it Devastating drought in Southern Plains likely to continue The Southern Plains should prepare for continued drier and … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Dr. Gavin Schmidt

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

While we are polar opposites, and Dr. Schmidt can’t find it within himself to respond to any of my emails or to allow my comments and many others to appear on RealClimate, let me offer congratulations anyway. New Award from … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , | 133 Comments

D’Aleo on ozone hole: “It is very likely to have been there forever”

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Ozone holes in Antarctic and Arctic relate to cold rebounds from warming events By Joseph D’Aleo, Weatherbell.com The ozone hole above the Antarctic has reached its maximum extent for the year, revealing a gouge in the protective atmospheric layer that … Continue reading →

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Only a Century? Ya Wimps!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach You’ve heard of “Post Normal Science”? I investigate “Para Normal Science”. That’s the kind of science that is based on the willing suspension of belief in the physical laws of nature. Continuing my investigation of … Continue reading →

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Carbon capture scrapped in the UK, “…descended into farce”

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

All they needed was unlimited money and it would have worked… From the BBC:

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Oh the irony! Pine Beetle outbreaks help cool the planet

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

From Oregon State University College of Forestry some news that some people who want to blame pine beetle outbreaks on global warming won’t like.  It seems there is a benefit. “Albedo effect” in forests can cause added warming, bonus cooling … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Shrinking Frog

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach In the New York Times, there’s an article on some research that suggest a slight shrinkage of plants and animals with warming. In the “you can’t make this up” department, here’s the illustration: Figure 1. … Continue reading →

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Replicating Al Gore’s Climate 101 video experiment shows that his “high school physics” could never work as advertised

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

This will be a top “sticky” post for a day or two. New stories will appear below this one. Readers may recall my previous essay where I pointed out how Mr. Gore’s Climate 101 Video, used in his “24 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Climate FAIL, Gore-a-thon 2011 | Tagged , , | 677 Comments

Holy irony, Batman!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Let’s see, they put up windmills to save the planet, then end up killing off endangered species, then have to limit the turbines to half days.  FAIL The Indiana bat is an endangered species and is protected by the federal … Continue reading →

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Ruling: Polar bears can’t be used to regulate CO2

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Some good news on the ridiculous polar bears are endangered because of climate change front. It seems the linkage to CO2 has been..ahem, denied. I like this part:

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The 500 year FUD about sea levels

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Ah, once again in response to a fearmongering press release, we see the obligatory “NYC is flooded” photoshop trick. But guess what? I’ve already debunked that photo as impossible for the time frame. More on that later after we do … Continue reading →

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Mid-October 2011 SST Anomaly Update

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

by Bob Tisdale NINO3.4 NINO3.4 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies (a commonly used El Niño-Southern Oscillation Index) are still hovering within weak La Niña range. For the week centered on October 12, 2011, NINO3.4 SST anomalies are approximately -0.77 deg … Continue reading →

Posted in ENSO, Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , | 18 Comments

More shootdown of the “severe weather is increasing” hype

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

From World Climate Report: No Change in Storminess As we enter the winter season, we all realize that if a large snow storm forms anywhere on the planet, someone will immediately appear and claim we are witnessing the effect of … Continue reading →

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This is seriously fluxed up

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

From Yale University  pick which one is the true message of this press release: 1. The title of the press release: US rivers and streams saturated with carbon. 2. The pointless statistic: Rivers and streams in the United States are … Continue reading →

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RealClimate.org – down

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

UPDATE: As of 10PM PST, RC is back up and running, no mention of the outage though – Anthony I figured I’d better note this since a number of people have brought it to my attention. Trying to reach realclimate.org … Continue reading →

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Would You Give This Man a Ride?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach As I mentioned in my last post, I’d planned to hitchhike for a couple days. My plan was to hitch up to Grant’s Pass, Oregon to go to the bachelor party for a good friend. … Continue reading →

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NCEP ensemble forecast shows deep La Niña coming

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

We know that we are currently in a La Niña pattern by the various maps and graphs we have on the WUWT ENSO page, for example this one: But have a look at the ensemble forecast, updated yesterday. The average … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: An IPCC backchannel ‘cloud’ was apparently established to hide IPCC deliberations from FOIA.

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

UPDATE: (9:20 PST 10-17) the FOI request has been released, a copy of which is now linked below. This story will remain at the top of WUWT for a day or two. New stories will appear below this one. CEI … Continue reading →

Posted in FOI, IPCC | Tagged , , | 185 Comments

Donna Laframboise’s new book causing reviews in absentia amongst some AGW advocates

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I had to laugh after reading the reviews on Amazon.com for Donna Laframboise’s book: The Delinquent Teenager Who Was Mistaken for the World’s Top Climate ExpertThere’s some double fun here, because the title reminds me of the language used in … Continue reading →

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Repeat after me… I [state your name]

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Hilarious video clip of climate crusader turned opportunistic occupier Bill McKibben leading a flock of protestors in chant. It reminds me of this classic scene…

Posted in Humor, ridiculae, satire | Tagged | 126 Comments

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Quote of the Week:You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. – Attributed to Galileo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Number … Continue reading →

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Skeptics are invited to a public meeting with Dr. Kevin Trenberth

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

UPDATE: this meeting is canceled, I will not be attending – Anthony I’m pleased to announce that I and the entire WUWT community have been invited to a meeting and demonstration of computer modeling skills with Dr. Kevin Trenberth on … Continue reading →

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Another satellite re-entry and burnup expected, this one may have been brought down by hackers

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

This is interesting. The ROSAT X-ray observatory is expected to burn up in about a week and it has quite a checkered and colorful history. According to Wikipedia, ROSAT was originally planned to be launched on the Space shuttle but … Continue reading →

Posted in space, Technology | Tagged , , , , | 38 Comments

It’s all relative: superluminal neutrino discovery explained

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Update: October 17 00:00 UTC:  whether this supposed explanation out of at least 80+ different papers attempting to debunk the neutrino FTL results has a shred of truth will take a while for the physics community to sort out.  Regardless, the point … Continue reading →

Posted in puzzling things, Science | Tagged | 112 Comments

Shifting Sun-Earth-Moon Harmonies, Beats, & Biases

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Paul L. Vaughan, M.Sc. – October 2011 This post has no introduction, per the author’s request, start with the graphs. A PDF of a more complete paper is linked at the end. – Anthony

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