Category Archives: Science

Haigh Anxiety: a psycho-comedy of errors

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Guest post by Alec Rawls In an interview with NewScientist magazine, Imperial College professor of atmospheric physics Joanna Haigh scoffs at the idea that late 20th century warming could have been caused by the sun: Haigh points out that the … Continue reading →

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A rebuttal to Steven Sherwood and the solar forcing pundits of the IPCC AR5 draft leak

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Teaming up with Jo Nova to answer The Team down under: “Professor Sherwood is inverting the scientific method” Guest post by Alec Rawls My leak of the draft IPCC report emphasized the chapter 7 admission of strong evidence for solar … Continue reading →

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Our current solar cycle 24 – still in a slump – solar max reached?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Have we hit solar max? NOAA’s SWPC recently updated their solar metrics graphs, and it seems to me like we may have topped out for solar cycle 24. There doesn’t seem to be any evidence of resurgence in any of … Continue reading →

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Alice in Wonderland science

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Our energy and environment deserve better – in South Africa and Qatar Guest post by Dr. Kelvin Kemm A few weeks ago, perhaps as a prologue to the “global warming disaster” convention in Doha, Qatar, South Africa’s Department of Environment … Continue reading →

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‘Wrong way Nuccitelli’ hits a rock in the road

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Over at Dr. Roger Pielke Sr’s  website there’s a takedown in Physics Letters A of dogmatic eco-activist and “Skeptical Science” cohort Dana Nuccitelli, along with the rest of the SkS crew, regarding their (now failed) recent rebuttal to Douglas et … Continue reading →

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Solar Activity – Past, Present, Future

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

Essay/paper by Dr. Leif Svalgaard Abstract As our civilization depends increasingly on space-borne assets and on a delicate and vulnerable earth-bound infrastructure, solar activity and its potential impact becomes of increasing importance and relevance. In his famous paper on the … Continue reading →

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Is there a planetary influence on solar activity? It seems so according to this new paper

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Guest post by David Archibald   Long suspected, it seems that this has now been confirmed by a paper in Astronomy and Astrophysics with the title “Is there a planetary influence on solar activity?” by Abreu et al that was … Continue reading →

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Dogmatism in Science and Medicine: How Dominant Theories Monopolize

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Guest post by Henry H. Bauer WUWT readers might find some interest in my new book, Dogmatism in Science and Medicine: How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6301-5 Here’s a synopsis:

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Friday Funny – global warming home experiment kit

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

People send me stuff. My friend Rick was in Eugene, OR recently for a Ducks game and saw this in a store on the shelf. Of course, he had to snap photos and send me an email to tell me … Continue reading →

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Dr. Leif Svalgaard on the New Scientist solar max story

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

An article in the New Scientist says: But Dr. Leif Svalgaard, one of the worlds leading solar physicists and WUWT’s resident solar expert has this to say:

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Science By Press Release: where I find myself in agreement with Dr. Gavin Schmidt over PR entropy

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Over at RealClimate, Dr. Schmidt has written something that I’ve found myself wholly in agreement with – the sad state of science reporting and the use of embargoes that aren’t adhered to by some journalists. Readers may recall that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Warming increases biodiversity, except when it doesn’t

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

From the University of York  news that warming increases biodiversity. Since that’s a buzzword in the biology protectors circle, you’d think they’d be happy about this. Nope. Research reveals contrasting consequences of a warmer Earth A new study, by scientists … Continue reading →

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AGU: Link found between cold European winters and solar activity

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

“Skaters can only do this race every 10 or 11 years because that’s when the rivers freeze up,” Sirocko said. “I thought to myself, ‘There must be a reason for this,’ and it turns out there is.” From the American Geophysical … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: tropical species adapt to temperature changes

Posted on August 16, 2012 by

From Wiley Sciences, some interesting admissions, though I have to think that insects are far more tolerant than they give them credit for. But, take it all with a grain of salt, because it is just more modeling output. Some … Continue reading →

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Scientific peer review and publishing taking a turn for the better

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

A number of people have brought this recent article in the Economist to my attention. Some excerpts:

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Friday Funny Bonus – the company you keep

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

Post Climategate, we’ve seen a fall of sorts lately. Papers like Gergis et al are retracted for errors, then we have Michael Oppenheimer’s trainwreck of claiming climate change induced crop failures will drive Mexican climate refugees into the United States … Continue reading →

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Weak solar convection – approximately 100 times slower than scientists had previously projected

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

From New York University:  Researchers create ‘MRI’ of the sun’s interior motions A team of scientists has created an “MRI” of the Sun’s interior plasma motions, shedding light on how it transfers heat from its deep interior to its surface. … Continue reading →

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Higgs Boson Hysteria – but no fireworks on the 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

From CERN, another science press release with a “could” and “preliminary” caveat. Sigh. I expected fireworks. It is encouraging though. 5 sigma isn’t anything to sneeze at. I have to wonder though, if the fact that CERN delayed this press … Continue reading →

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Another regime change indication – this time in solar data

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Note: See also the 1997 regime change in global climate data by the same method, here I’m happy to report that something I recognized and reported back in 2008 related to solar data has been independently confirmed by another source, … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: CERN to announce “God Particle” found

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

By JOHN HEILPRIN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Scientists believe the “God particle” that might explain the underpinnings of the universe is real, and they are about to present their evidence to the world. Physicists at the … Continue reading →

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