Category Archives: ridiculae

A fish story from Antarctica

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

From Yale University: Fish of Antarctica threatened by climate change A Yale-led study of the evolutionary history of Antarctic fish and their “anti-freeze” proteins illustrates how tens of millions of years ago a lineage of fish adapted to newly formed … Continue reading →

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Your tax dollars at work: an NCAR cartoon on steroid use in baseball and compared to climate change

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

From the video description: AtmosNews takes a lighthearted look at an unexpected analogy, explaining why some people call carbon dioxide (and the other greenhouse gases) the steroids of the climate system. Statistics and extreme behavior are involved, whether we’re talking … Continue reading →

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Cites and Signs of the times

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve been involved in climate science for a while now, this is not my first rodeo. And I’ve read so many pseudo-scientific studies that I’m starting to develop a list of signs that indicate when … Continue reading →

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Phobos-Grunt demise shows BBC’s (and Daily Mail’s) bad science tendency

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

OK, The “Grunt heard round the world” is no more, apparently burning up over the Pacific. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the probe and what fragments made it through the atmosphere fell about 775 miles west of Wellington Island. In looking … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – Dr. James Hansen of NASA GISS, unhinged

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

“The Oceans will begin to boil…” – yes he actually said that, along with some other silly things. Watch this video:

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Al Gore games the climate

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

After Gore’s 24 hours of climate reality back in September, I thought that he’d pretty much hit rock bottom with faking the science in it. Even Nature thought it was dumb. I thought we couldn’t possibly see anything stupider than … Continue reading →

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Be careful today and tonight, billions may die

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

UPDATE: January 1st, 2012 – still here, no reports of mass deaths at the last minute. – Anthony Global warming may go on a last minute rampage. Maybe best to just stay at home and lock your doors, bar your … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Climate FAIL, Humor, Methane, ridiculae, satire | Tagged , , , , , , , | 103 Comments

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 →

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The worst kind of ugly climate propaganda: David Suzuki targets kids at Christmas in the name of climate change

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Here’s the popup message solicitation you get when you visit the website for the first time:

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Stupid: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry cancels climate talk due to skeptics being on panel

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

I guess nobody wanted to “properly debate” skeptics. They couldn’t even get David Appell? From Oregon Live: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has pulled the plug on a presentation from three scientists critical of the theory of man-made … Continue reading →

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Photoshopping in the “worseness”

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Readers may recall that we caught NOAA NCDC red handed putting in a photoshopped flooded house a couple of years back for an official government report. Image above taken directly from the CCSP report. Read more here Then there’s the … Continue reading →

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The dehydration and bottled water debacle

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

There’s a story making the rounds on websites, some newspapers, and wire services like UPI saying that the EU has  banned any statement (such as on bottled water) that “regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk … 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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Only 52 days left, get on with the dying already

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Back in January 2007, we were admonished: “…you should remember this moment when you learned about this feedback loop-it is an existencial turning point in your life. “ Yes, I remember, only too well. In fact, here’s a reminder:

Posted in Alarmism, Climate FAIL, GLOC, media, Methane, ridiculae, satire | 116 Comments

The incredible story of bigger shrinking birds, courtesy of global climate change

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Two years ago, it was “Study says global warming shrinks birds” now thanks to impressive further study, they’ve discovered it’s “Bigger birds in central California, courtesy of global climate change.“ Can’t they get their story straight? Why don’t they ask … Continue reading →

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Occupy London: “Righteous” until it gets too cold – IR camera reveals they leave to a warm bed at night

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This is Hilarious. When the going gets tough, the occupiers get going! Wild eyed climate svengali Bill McKibben claims the “atmosphere is occupied”, and that’s why we have global warming. Only one problem, when the atmosphere gets too cold, people … Continue reading →

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Repeat after me… I [state your name]

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Hilarious video clip of climate crusader turned opportunistic occupier Bill McKibben leading a flock of protestors in chant. It reminds me of this classic scene…

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Message to Maldives president Mohammed Nasheed: your claims are BS

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

From NatGeo Newswatch: Maldives, Ground Zero for Climate Change Impacts If there is a ground zero for observing the impacts of a changing global climate the Maldives are definitely a front-runner. … Soon after arriving by float plane President Nasheed … Continue reading →

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New science field: “paleoblameatology”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Some days you just have to shake your head and say to yourself that there’s irrational fixation on CO2 that has deep roots in the psyche when we see things like this. The 10:10 video was proof enough, but now … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny – The newest member of the Union of Concerned Scientists

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Readers may recall this story a few weeks back: Be a “concerned scientist” – valid credit card required Reader DJ writes in Tips & Notes: Since becoming a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists when I found out all you … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, NGOs, ridiculae, Science | Tagged , | 178 Comments

Chairman zero emission

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

I don’t usually go for political articles, but this one deserves mention for the wholesale idiocy about energy on display. Don Monfort writes: Submitted on 2011/10/01 at 10:24 am Sorry to stray off topic, but I was flabbergasted by something … Continue reading →

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Icy skepticism hits Slashdot

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

I noted yesterday this story in Slashdot: Canadian Ice Shelves Halve In Six Years The CBC reports on new research that shows thousand-year-old ice shelves (much different than sea ice) are breaking up and have been reduced by half in … Continue reading →

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The Telegraph finally figures out where the North Magnetic Pole is was, issues microscopically sized correction

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

WUWT readers may remember this story I wrote about the clowns from Old Pulteney’s “Row to the Pole” who had headlines blaring in Britain exclaiming they had rowed to the “north pole”. Telegraph, BBC, and Independent geography FAIL: “Row to … Continue reading →

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My town’s Climate Action Protest- I get to be “zombietime”

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

WUWT readers may know of the famous zombietime.com where an anonymous photographer captures some of the bizarre things that happen at protests in SFO and Berkeley.  Today on the campus of Chico State University, a protest of sorts was held, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, local_issues, ridiculae, satire | Tagged , , | 113 Comments

Climate Change Causes Mental Illness

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Alternate title: Bill McKibben explained o_O I’ve had about two dozen emails wanting me to carry this from the Sydney Morning Herald: Mental illness rise linked to climate Erik Jensen RATES of mental illnesses including depression and post-traumatic stress will … Continue reading →

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