Category Archives: earth

Crowdsourced Climate Complexity – Compiling the WUWT Potential Climatic Variables Reference Page

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” With the help of an array of WUWT reader comments, which began on this thread on January, 15th 2011, and grew on January 22nd, 2011, February 10th, 2011, February 28th, 2011, June 30th, 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in AMO, Announcements, Antarctic, Arctic, Carbon dioxide, carbon sequestration, Citizen science, climate data, clouds, cosmic rays, dust storms, earth, education, energy, ENSO, Environment, feedbacks, flooding, forecasting, geothermal energy, global warming, hurricanes, Land use land cover change, lightning, measurement, Methane, modeling, oceans, PDO, Science, sea ice, snowfall, Temperature, tornadoes, UHI, weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 113 Comments

Microbes and their impact within Climate Models

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

From the American Society for Microbiology, a comprehensive report that suggests the need to integrate microbial processes into climate modeling. As they say: “The sum total of microbial activity is enormous, but the net effect of microbes on climate-relevant gases … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, modeling | Tagged , , , , , , , | 68 Comments

‘First Light’ Taken by NASA’s Newest CERES Instrument, includes stunning “blue marble” image

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Western Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image Eastern Hemisphere + web view | + hi-res image A ‘Blue Marble’ image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA’s most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP. … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science, space, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 96 Comments

The Ridiculousness Continues – Climate Complexity Compiled

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” With the help of an array of WUWT reader comments on this thread and several others documented within, I’ve been compiling a summary of all potential climatic variables in order to build a conceptual … Continue reading →

Posted in aerosols, AMO, Antarctic, Arctic, climate data, clouds, cosmic rays, dust storms, earth, Earthquakes, energy, ENSO, feedbacks, geothermal energy, Gravity, hurricanes, Methane, oceans, PDO, petroleum, Science, sea ice, snow, solar, solar power, thorium power, tornadoes, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 264 Comments

Earth’s baseline black-body model – “a damn hard problem”

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

By Robert G. Brown, Duke University (elevated from a WUWT comment) I spent what little of last night that I semi-slept in a learning-dream state chewing over Caballero’s book and radiative transfer, and came to two insights. First, the baseline … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, modeling | Tagged , , , , , , , | 446 Comments

Dallas earthquake not caused by fracking… And neither was the Ohio quake.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Guest post by David Middleton Wow! I woke up Friday morning to news that a 2.0 Md earthquake struck about a mile and a half from my office. I was sleeping at home, about 7 miles from the epicenter, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Current News, earth, Earthquakes, energy, petroleum | Tagged , , , , , , , | 85 Comments

“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

Just in time for Durban – new green technology promises big fuel savings, lower emissions

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

People send me stuff. We’ve spent so much time on Climategate that other more important things have fallen by the wayside. We’ve seen a lot of claims on how green technology will reduce emissions and save the Earth. Often these … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, energy, satire, Technology | Tagged | 108 Comments

Good news from UVa, earthquake early warning may be possible

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

Study: Ozone From Rock Fracture Could Serve As Earthquake Early Warning — Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough, could serve as early warnings. New research, … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes, ozone | Tagged , , , , , , | 51 Comments

Comet water discovered to be nearly identical in composition to Earth’s oceans

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

 Suggests comet bombardment contributed to forming oceans From the European Space Agency: Did Earth’s oceans come from comets? ESA’s Herschel infrared space observatory has found water in a comet with almost exactly the same composition as Earth’s oceans. The discovery … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, oceans, space | Tagged , , | 118 Comments

Possible earthquake early warning signal discovered

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

From the AGU: An atmospheric precursor to the recent Japan megaquake Most scientists believe that earthquakes are inherently unpredictable, and reports of various kinds of earthquake precursor signals have been difficult to verify. However, in a new study, Heki reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquakes | Tagged , , , , | 81 Comments

5.9 Earthquake in Virginia

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Note: USGS upgraded to 5.9 from the 5.8 preliminary estimate Between Richmond and Charlottesville (h/t Corey S) More:

Posted in Earthquakes | Tagged | 202 Comments

Seeds of life on Earth may have originated in space

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

NASA finds proof that amino acid components in meteorites originate in space. This is exciting news. NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science, space | 375 Comments

7.0 quake off Honshu, Japan – no Tsunami Warning

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

From USGS The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a statement, but no warning:

Posted in earth, Earthquakes | 21 Comments

Earth’s Climate System Is Ridiculously Complex – With Draft Link Tutorial

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” I am often amused by claims that we understand Earth’s climate system, are able to accurately measure its behavior, eliminate all potential variables except CO2 as the primary driver of Earth’s temperature and make … Continue reading →

Posted in AMO, Antarctic, Arctic, cosmic rays, earth, education, ENSO, modeling, oceans, Radiation, rainfall, sea ice | Tagged , , , , | 332 Comments

Visualizing the “Greenhouse Effect” – Light and Heat

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Guest Post by Ira Glickstein Solar “light” radiation in = Earth “heat” radiation to Space out! That’s old news to those of us who understand all energy is fungible (may be converted to different forms of energy) and energy/mass is … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate sensitivity, earth, measurement, modeling, Radiation, Science, solar, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 958 Comments

NASA takes AIM on noctilucent clouds

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

From AIM. High up in the sky near the poles some 50 miles above the ground, silvery blue clouds sometimes appear, shining brightly in the night. First noticed in 1885, these clouds are known as noctilucent, or “night shining,” clouds. … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Science | Tagged , , | 40 Comments

And now…something refreshing

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Time to take a break from global warming. Link to the full video follows. Terje Sorgjerd writes: This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide. Spain´s highest mountain @(3715m) is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, earth | Tagged , , , | 54 Comments

Visualizing the “Greenhouse Effect” – Emission Spectra

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Guest post by Ira Glickstein The Atmospheric “greenhouse effect” has been analogized to a blanket that insulates the Sun-warmed Earth and slows the rate of heat transmission, thus increasing mean temperatures above what they would be absent “greenhouse gases” (GHGs). … Continue reading →

Posted in Arctic, Carbon dioxide, climate sensitivity, earth, measurement | Tagged , | 476 Comments

Visualizing the “Greenhouse Effect” – Atmospheric Windows

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Guest post by Ira Glickstein A real greenhouse has windows. So does the Atmospheric “greenhouse effect”. They are similar in that they allow Sunlight in and restrict the outward flow of thermal energy. However, they differ in the mechanism. A … Continue reading →

Posted in climate sensitivity, earth, feedbacks, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 489 Comments

Visualizing the “Greenhouse Effect” – A Physical Analogy

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Guest post by Ira Glickstein Albert Einstein was a great theoretical physicist, with all the requisite mathematical tools. However, he rejected purely mathematical abstraction and resorted to physical analogy for his most basic insights. For example, he imagined a man … Continue reading →

Posted in Carbon dioxide, climate_change, earth, measurement | Tagged , , , | 340 Comments

On the “Magnetic polar shifts cause massive global super storms” story

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

I’ve been avoiding this story (Magnetic polar shifts cause massive global super storms) for awhile, hoping it would simply die, but people keep asking me about it, and I see it appearing on other blogs, so I suppose I’ll have … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, earth | Tagged , , | 167 Comments

Commentary- Hansen Draft Paper: Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

by Dr. Martin Hertzberg As the saying goes: “If all you have in your hand is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail”. It is hopeless to expect that Hansen could possibly analyze data objectively – all he has … Continue reading →

Posted in climate_change, earth | Tagged , , , | 198 Comments

One more thing that is “better than we thought” – NOAA: “the atmosphere’s self-cleaning capacity is rather stable”

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Yesterday we learned that the great Pacific Garbage Patch really isn’t as big as hyped by media, today we learn that the “atmosphere’s ability to rid itself of many pollutants is generally well buffered or stable”. Huh. Imagine that, the … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, Environment | Tagged , , , , , , | 51 Comments

Google Earth announces new “earth engine” at Cancun

Posted on December 4, 2010 by

It appears to be designed to do photo trend analysis of landsat and other satellite imagery. From the Google Earth Engine page: A planetary-scale platform for environmental data & analysis Google Earth Engine brings together the world’s satellite imagery—trillions of scientific … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancun Climate Conference, earth, Technology | Tagged , | 59 Comments