Expanding tropics pushing high altitude clouds towards poles, NASA study finds

From the NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER and the “30 year trends don’t mean much if we’ve never observed them before” department comes this interesting study. A new NASA analysis of…

Al Gore tries to make Mother's Day about 'climate hope', asks for money

From the “nothing is sacred when you need to feed the sacred cow” department. This was in my email today. I can just see the cards now: “Dear Mom, I…

Star with different internal driving force than the sun discovered

From the UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN – NIELS BOHR INSTITUTE A star like the Sun has an internal driving in the form of a magnetic field that can be seen on the…

An Analysis of Time of Observation Bias

An evaluation of the use of min/max temps to determine average temps, and a comparison of three observation times. Guest essay by: Robin McMeeking I was an Air Force weather observer…

New study negates the worry over "deaths due to atmospheric pollution"

Walking and cycling are good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution From the UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE The health benefits of walking and cycling outweigh the…

UAH V6 Global Temperature Update for April, 2016: +0.71 deg. C

From Dr. Roy Spencer The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for April, 2016 is +0.71 deg. C, down slightly from the March value of +0.73 deg.…

New study outlines how to talk about climate change to increase donations

From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO and the “follow the money” department, comes this study that shows activist groups how to fleece more money from the public. How…

European Union Scraps Biofuel Targets

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Roger Helmer MEP – The European Union has scrapped post 2020 biofuel targets, thanks to pressure from green groups concerned about environmental damage. Green…