Monthly Archives: December 2011

12 days of Christmas Climategate

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

WUWT reader “roh” writes: Well its the time of the year for celebration, joy, and festive mood. Climatology is no different too. Well enjoy 12 days of Climategate. On the first day of Climategate, The UN sent to me, A … Continue reading →

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Latest extortion attempt from Durban COP17: $1.6 Trillion

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Gosh. Who knew that a massive tax could solve all imagined climate problems? David L. Hagen writes: The UN is demanding control over $1.6 trillion per year to control climate. See Section 47 in draft # FCCC/AWGLCA/2011/CRP.39 9 December 2011 … Continue reading →

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The tweet end view of Durban

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

 Some Twitter reports from Durban Twitter / @john_vidal: how many countries will he … how many countries will head home so they dont have to be seen rejecting #cop17 Durban deaL? Twitter / @JonathanWootlif: I just saw EU #cop17 #clim … Continue reading →

Posted in Durban Climate Conference | Tagged , , , , , , , | 72 Comments

Durban: what the media are not telling you

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley in Durban, South Africa DURBAN, South Africa — “No high hopes for Durban.” “Binding treaty unlikely.” “No deal this year.” Thus ran the headlines. The profiteering UN bureaucrats here think otherwise. Their plans to establish … Continue reading →

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Skeptic Agrees with Climate Change

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

  [Note: Jim sent me this in response to an group email pointing out yet another hopeless alarmist website climatetruth.org. He says it is his stock response, written somewhat like a poetry or haiku, and some of you may find … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 162 Comments

The November AMO index goes negative, first time since 1996

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Joe D’Aleo reports via email that the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) Index has gone negative for this past month, see the graph below: Source:http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/correlation/amon.us.data This is the first time the November value has been negative since about 1996. It appears … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny – The Booker Prize for the biased BBC

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Josh sketches up some humorous vignettes from the GWPF Report “The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal” by Christopher Booker. Perhaps George Monbiot will award the “Booker Prize” to the BBC this year.

Posted in Humor, satire | 27 Comments

Why the UAH global temperature is late

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

November Global Temperature Update Delayed By Dr. Roy Spencer There has been a delay in our monthly processing of global temperature data from AMSU. An undersea telecommunications cable used to transmit about half of the huge volume of data coming … Continue reading →

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Sustainability runs amok in my town, part 3

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Readers may recall my first and second entry on my town’s “sustainability task force” a couple of years ago. It has gotten so bad here that I made it an April Fools Joke in 2010. This editorial in the Chico … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, local_issues, Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , | 70 Comments

Hansen: “Humans have overwhelmed the natural, slow changes that occur on geologic timescales”

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

From NASA Goddard/GISS: same-o, same-o Paleoclimate Record Points Toward Potential Rapid Climate Changes New research into the Earth’s paleoclimate history by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies director James E. Hansen suggests the potential for rapid climate changes this century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 187 Comments

Chevy Volt problems may have been deferred by NHTSA to protect “fragility of Volt sales” – FOIA demands launched

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Here’s an interesting BBC story about the safety hazards associated with the Chevy Volt — specifically, the risk that its battery pack could catch fire after even a minor impact. But the real problem may no longer be a technical … Continue reading →

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“Very wet rain events” from tropical cyclones linked to earthquakes

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

From the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science , an interesting groundbreaking paper, ahem…but, wait for it, we’ll soon hear “Climate disruption causes more hurricanes and those cause more earthquakes” from the Rommists and McKibbenites. Research … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes, hurricanes | Tagged , , , , , , , | 101 Comments

The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal (ho ho)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

From Dr. Roger Pielke Sr.some comments on the recent scathing report on BBC’s impartiality (ho ho) when it comes to reporting climate change. He writes: Comments On The Global Warming Policy Foundation Report “The BBC and Climate Change: A Triple Betrayal” … Continue reading →

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Goreathon – now in a living color poster

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

WUWT readers likely remember the 24 hours of the Goreathon on WUWT, one of our most viewed days ever. Josh of CartoonsbyJosh.com put in a herculean effort to come up with 24 frames of artwork spoofing the Gore-fest. You can … Continue reading →

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Windsplode in Scotland – plus some turbines can’t handle 50mph

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

I wonder what the incident frequency is for wind turbine fires versus say coal, hydro, or nuclear plants? From STV Scotland:

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Birds apparently can’t outfly climate change

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

From Duke University , another Durban doozy, yes we’ll have roasted fowl in the trees because they may not be moving fast enough. Climate change driving tropical birds to higher elevations DURHAM, N.C. — Tropical birds are moving to higher … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, ridiculae | Tagged , , , , , | 142 Comments

UCAR on Blocking Highs, heat waves, and modeling limits

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. writes: Candid Admission By UCAR – “Blocking The Way – Predicting The Atmospheric Detours That Lead To Weather Troubles” There was an interesting article in the Fall issue of the UCAR Magazine titled by Bob Henson titled Blocking The … Continue reading →

Posted in heat wave, modeling | Tagged , , , , , , , | 50 Comments

In China, there are no hockey sticks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Reposted from Jo Nova’s site Chinese 2485 year tree ring study shows shows sun or ocean controls climate, temps will cool til 2068 A blockbuster Chinese study of Tibetan Tree rings by Lui et al 2011 shows, with detail, that … Continue reading →

Posted in paleoclimatology | Tagged , , , , , , , | 264 Comments

Climate FAIL from A to Z presented at Durban

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This might be a bit overzealous per Morano’s unique writing style, but compared to some of the stuff we’ve seen from warmists, pretty mild. Lots of useful links and notes – Anthony By Marc Morano  –  Climate Depot Below is the Introduction to … Continue reading →

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Climate Craziness of the Week – let the kids freeze, all I want for Christmas is a zero carbon footprint

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

This guy (Headmaster Rob Benzie)  has become Scrooge in England, except he doesn’t provide even one lump of coal, because, well that would mess up his “carbon footprint”. This is just too bizarre not to pass on, thanks to The Daily … Continue reading →

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Tisdale schools the website “Skeptical Science” on CO2 obsession

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

On the SkepticalScience Post “Pielke Sr. Misinforms High School Students” By Bob Tisdale OVERVIEW I rarely visit the website SkepticalScience, which is run by proponents of anthropogenic global warming, because most of their posts are the simple parroting of the findings … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, IPCC | Tagged , , , , , , , | 91 Comments

Public Support For Tackling Climate Change Declines Dramatically in UK

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

We’re Winning The Battle For Hearts And Minds Newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser, The GWPF There has been dramatic decline over the past decade in the public’s support for tackling climate change in Britain. Backing for higher green taxes and … Continue reading →

Posted in newsbytes | 44 Comments

NGOs: It’s Worse Than We Thought

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

The official numbers of partygoers to the 17th Conference of Parties in Durban, South Africa, shape up like this: Figure 1. Theoretical distribution of the 14,570 partygoers at the Durban 17th Conference of Partygoers. Numbers indicate total delegates from that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 105 Comments

The flying Monck

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Lord Monckton parachutes into Durban At first I thought this was a joke. Then I see Monck flying through the air via live cam during freefall, grinning no less. Marc Morano gives the introduction. Video:

Posted in Durban Climate Conference | 68 Comments

November Solar Activity Report – sunspots and 10.7cm radio flux up, but the solar magnetic Ap index crashes

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

This is strange. Usually we see the geomagnetic Ap Index increase with increasing sunspots and 10.7 cm radio flux. But the Ap index (the third graph below) has crashed to the third lowest level since January 2000, matching what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Science, solar | 149 Comments