Category Archives: IPCC

Omitted variable fraud: vast evidence for solar climate driver rates one oblique sentence in AR5

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls “Expert review” of the First Order Draft of AR5 closed on the 10th. Here is the first paragraph of my submitted critique: My training is in economics where we are very familiar with what statisticians … Continue reading →

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If the IPCC was Selling Manmade Global Warming as a Product, Would the FTC Stop Their Deceptive Ads?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale Many visitors here and at WattsUpWithThat will remember that a little over three years ago I published my first posts that illustrated how the process of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) created what appeared to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, IPCC | 67 Comments

New WUWT Feature – Scafetta’s forecast -vs- the IPCC forecast

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

I have a new feature page on WUWT that highlights the work of Nicola Scafetta and his solar-lunar cycle forecast model as it compares to the IPCC forecasts and global temperature reality using HadCRUT surface temperature data. Working with Dr. … Continue reading →

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Not quite Friday (but feels like it) funny

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Josh is moved by the revelations of the lack of Himalayan glacier melt in the last 10 years to do some voodoo cartooning.

Posted in Humor, IPCC, satire | 25 Comments

IPCC’s Pachauri’s “voodoo science” claim comes full circle

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

WUWT readers may recall that when the “Himalayan Glaciers will melt by 2035″ error was first revealed, IPCC chairman Rajenda Pachauri famously labeled claims of the mistake “voodoo science”and then had to retract that slur later. Now it appears there … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers, IPCC | Tagged , , , , , , , | 143 Comments

Quote of the Week – “I feel duped”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Miguel Rakiewicz writes in Tips and Notes: Spiegel.com has today published the English translation of its interview of “The Cold Sun” author, Fritz Vahrenholt. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,813814,00.html Not only is Vahrenholt a prominent Social Democrat and former German Environment Minister, but also … Continue reading →

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Triangular Fuzzy Numbers and the IPCC

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I got to thinking about “triangular fuzzy numbers” regarding the IPCC and their claims about how the climate system works. The IPCC, along with the climate establishment in general, make what to me is a … 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 →

Posted in Climate News, energy, IPCC, wind power | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 230 Comments

Friday Funny – how to do climate graphs

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Let me preface this tutorial from Josh with a quote from my favorite television show.  – “Bazinga!”  

Posted in Humor, IPCC, satire | Tagged , , , | 66 Comments

Scafetta on his latest paper: Harmonic climate model versus the IPCC general circulation climate models

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Guest Post by Dr. Nicola Scafetta Herein, I would like to briefly present my latest publication that continues my research about the meaning of natural climatic cycles and their implication for climate changes: Nicola Scafetta, “Testing an astronomically based decadal-scale … Continue reading →

Posted in climate data, IPCC, modeling | Tagged , , , , , , , | 119 Comments

IPCC Zero Order Draft files found and put back online

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

Galloping Camel writes: The IPCC issued its fourth assessment report (AR4) in 2007, updated for the Copenhagen conference in 2009. This report raised a fire storm of criticism which elicited only a feeble response. As a result the IPCC’s credibility … Continue reading →

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On The IPCC’s Undue Confidence In Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Climate Models – A Summary Of Recent Posts

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I’ve placed Bob’s Figure 21 at the top of this post, because it shows something quite interesting, note to caption in red, upper left. – Anthony Guest post by Bob Tisdale Figure 21 OVERVIEW This post is a summary of … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , , , , , | 100 Comments

Shocker – Ken Caldeira resigns as IPCC AR5 lead author

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

(via Tom Nelson) Ken Caldeira resigns as IPCC lead author, saying: “…it is not clear how much additional benefit there is to having a huge bureaucratic scientific review effort under UN auspices…” New Directions for the Intergovernmental Climate Panel – … Continue reading →

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Tisdale on IPCC Models Versus Sea Surface Temperature Observations During The Recent Warming Period

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Guest post by Bob Tisdale OVERVIEW This post compares satellite-based Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies to the hindcasts and projections of the multi-model mean of CMIP3 models. CMIP3 is the archive the IPCC used as the source of their models … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, modeling, Sea Surface Temperature | Tagged , , , , , , , | 101 Comments

The IPCC gives me a shock

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Yesterday I did something that I never expected to get any results on. My lucky number 1029 paid off.

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Register to become an expert reviewer for IPCC WG1

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Here’s an opportunity for input in the next IPCC report. I encourage all readers with relevant expertise to register. See link below. Working Group I (WGI) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is pleased to announce that the … Continue reading →

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IPCC declares itself exempt from FOIA laws

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

From Bishop Hill, such a short story that it is difficult to excerpt, and given the importance, and the continuation reference to the story I broke on WUWT, I don’t think he’ll mind if I repost in entirety. He writes: … Continue reading →

Posted in FOI, IPCC | Tagged , , , , , , , | 138 Comments

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

IPCC Brand Science™ – extrapolating 10 himalayan glaciers to speak for 54,000 – meanwhile Himalayagate 2 is evolving over the Stern Report

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

10/54,000 = .0185 % That’s an impressively small sample size. Apparently Pachauri’s zeal to get back the Himalayagate claim of melting by 2035 outweighs any rational attempts at science. In any other discipline, a sample size this small would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Durban Climate Conference, IPCC | Tagged , , , , | 114 Comments

Friday Funny – ball lightning and the IPCC

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Josh writes in that he’s completed a series of livetoons on hearings related to the climate change Act (CCact) in Britain. He felt that one witness who testified deserved a separate cartoon to illustrate the impact. The IPCC doesn’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, IPCC, satire | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

McKitrick’s new paper: “What is Wrong With the IPCC? Proposals for Radical Reform.”

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Dr. Ross McKitrick writes in an email tonight: I am pleased to announce the release of my new report for the UK-based Global Warming Policy Foundation entitled “What is Wrong With the IPCC? Proposals for Radical Reform.” The Hon. John … Continue reading →

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The Odd Omission in IPCC’s Summary for Policy Makers for SREX on Extreme Weather and Climatic Events

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Guest post by Indur M. Goklany One of the major reasons why extreme weather events are of abiding interest to both the public and policy makers is the potential loss of life that they can cause. Imagine, therefore, writing a … Continue reading →

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Santer’s “17 years needed for a sign of climate change” compared against the IPCC models

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

I recently covered a press release from Dr. Ben Santer where it was claimed that: In order to separate human-caused global warming from the “noise” of purely natural climate fluctuations, temperature records must be at least 17 years long, according … Continue reading →

Posted in IPCC, modeling | Tagged , , , , , , , | 101 Comments

The GWPF Responds To New IPCC Report

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Natural Variability To Dominate Weather Events Over Coming 20-30 Years Press Release London: For many decades to come, and probably longer, mankind’s influence on the frequency of extreme weather events will be insignificant. According to a preliminary report released by … Continue reading →

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Arrrggh! Let’s help Time with Pachy’s “voodoo science”

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

UPDATE: WUWT Gets results – Time fixes the error! See below. Reader HowardW sends this tip. Almost two years after the discovery of this ridiculous error, once labeled “voodoo science” by IPCC Rajenda Pachauri when told of skeptics pointing out … Continue reading →

Posted in glaciers, IPCC | Tagged , | 61 Comments