Category Archives: Climate News

California Academy of Sciences pulls the plug on their climate change exhibit

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

WUWT readers may recall our guest post from Russ Steele in 2009: CA Academy of Science AGW display apparently not very popular Here are a couple of photos from his visit then: That’s one big hockey stick they got there – … Continue reading →

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Germany in skeptical turmoil on both Climate and Solar/Windfarms

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I have two major stories out of Germany to report, one on the rise of Climate Skepticism into the mainstream, as Germany’s Top Environmentalist Turns Climate Sceptic, saying “I couldn’t take it any more. I had to write this book.” … Continue reading →

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Burt Rutan on Schooling the Rogues

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Burt Rutan writes in via email about an exchange he had with the proprietor of the website Scholars and Rogues, Brian Angliss. Burt writes: I recently read a treatise showing that CAGW theory is a fraud. I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry denial backfires – big crowd in Portland hears all about climate change skepticism

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Readers may recall when I took OMSI to task for being debate deniers. That didn’t work out so well for OMSI what with the negative publicity and the packed room last night. Wish I could have been there. If anyone … Continue reading →

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It’s “dead heat” – Americans rate global warming last

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

It appears that only the zealots care much about global warming anymore, yet it doesn’t stop them from making grand pronouncements of gloom and doom or taking fossil fueled publicity stunt boat trips to Antarctica. The Pew Research Center released … Continue reading →

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Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

“Rainfall in the Sahel has dropped 20-30 percent in the 20th century, the world’s most severe long-term drought since measurements from rainfall gauges began in the mid-1800s,” said study lead author Patrick Gonzalez, who conducted the study while he was … Continue reading →

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Common link in extreme weather events found – and no, it isn’t AGW

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

From the University of Wisconsin-Madison  something you’ll never see posted on Climate Progress or mentioned by weepy Bill McKibben because it mellows their harshness. Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes MADISON –Two talks at a scientific conference this week … Continue reading →

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National Climate Ethics Statement

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Dickens Goes Metro writes in comments for our other redonkulous climate ethics story today Penn State to lecture on “climate ethics” what I thought at first was a spoof. Sadly, it is all too real. Coffee spew alert: National Climate … Continue reading →

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Just in time for Durban: US backs off on UN Green Climate Fund

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Thanks perhaps in part to Climategate 2, it is looking less like success and more like FAIL at Durban. The US has backed off and now refuses to agree to structure and funding of the United Nations Framework Convention on … Continue reading →

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NOAA’s Susan Solomon, still pushing that 2 degrees in spite of limited options

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

From the University of Exeter , more Durban PR rampup: Limited options for meeting 2°C warming target, warn climate change experts We will only achieve the target of limiting global warming to safe levels if carbon dioxide emissions begin to … Continue reading →

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On the anniversary of Climategate, RealClimate’s Ray Pierrehumbert sings the CO2 blues, Chicago style

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

I’ve previously highlighted the accordion talents of RealClimate co-founder Dr. Ray Pierrehumbert. Now he’s formed a band with two guys named Abbot and Archer, singing the CO2 blues in a music video. How appropriate though, given the politics employed by … Continue reading →

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Trenberth: null and void

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Via Eurekalert and Wiley-Blackwell The human cause of climate change: Where does the burden of proof lie? Dr. Kevin Trenberth advocates reversing the ‘null hypothesis’ The debate may largely be drawn along political lines, but the human role in climate … Continue reading →

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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 world’s only structure for curbing greenhouse gas emissions appears about to crumble”

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Uh oh. From the NYT, a harbinger of failure. But then again looking at Copenhagen and Cancun, why should this meeting in Durban be any different? Nations Heading to Durban Climate Talks Remain Deeply Divided – NYTimes.com U.N. climate chief … Continue reading →

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Nobel laureate resigns from American Physical Society to protest the organization’s stance on global warming

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

WUWT may recall the late Dr. Hal Lewis led the way on this last year as I covered at WUWT and in an op-ed at the Christian Science Monitor. From Climate Depot, who got the exclusive: Nobel prize winner for … Continue reading →

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Brits Question Global Warming More Than Americans & Canadians

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

From Angus Reid Public Opinion: Half of respondents in the two North American countries think climate change is a fact and is caused by emissions—fewer Britons concur. While Canadians continue to be more likely than Americans and Britons to blame … Continue reading →

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Forget CO2 and Milankovitch cycles, new study says dust in the wind drives climate

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

From the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona  a suggestion that ocean CO2 sequestration  is driven by iron laden dust blown into the oceans that cause phytoplankton blooms, resulting in the ocean as a CO2 sink. It’s another take on the proposed … Continue reading →

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New Berkeley study on grass and global warming misses one very important issue

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Caveat, no, it isn’t about “grass use” in UC Berkeley, and note the press release with the key word, “could” in the title. From the University of California – Berkeley Warming climate could give exotic grasses edge over natives Invasive … Continue reading →

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Spencer and Braswell on Slashdot

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

This is how Slashdot breaks the news from Forbes article: “New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism”. When it hits Slashdot, you know it has gone viral. New NASA Data Casts Doubt On Global Warming Models Posted … Continue reading →

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Congress shuts down foreign climate funding

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

From Physorg.com

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Lord Monckton wins National Press Club debate on climate

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Love him or hate him, the man can win a debate. Andrew Bolt shares the results of the National Press Club Debate in Australia writing: No wonder the warmists hate debate The National Press Club debate’s results: Lord Monckton – … Continue reading →

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“Carbon Sunday” – The madness in Australia over the Carbon Tax

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

They are calling it “Carbon Sunday”. This is a collection of links and excerpts regarding PM Julia Gillard’s speech announcing the tax. In a nutshell, from what I can see, the majority of Australians are pissed, and she’s toast, partly … Continue reading →

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Climate and electoral success

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

Yesterday, I was quoted in a US News and World report article about ICCC6 and the effect of climate on candidates. This is the start of the article. I was interviewed by the reporter, and without knowing anything about what … Continue reading →

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Breaking: A peer reviewed admission that “global surface temperatures did not rise between 1998 and 2008″ – Dr David Whitehouse on the PNAS paper Kaufmann et al. (2011)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

The Kaufmann et al 2011 paper (Note: Michael L. Mann is a co-author, not the same as Michael E. Mann of hockey team fame) was embargoed until 8PM GMT (12PM PDT) today, and we have an advance copy thanks to … Continue reading →

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Wow, Lynas tells it like it is.

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

This is in the UK Daily mail today, and it’s like sacrilege to the greens to have one of ther own say this:

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