Tag Archives: climate change

Are regional models ready for prime time?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Guest post by Marcel Crok A few months ago we  made the launch of the international discussion platform . This week we start the third dialogue about the (added) value of regional climate models. We have three excellent participants joining … Continue reading →

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Claim: How the IPCC arrived at climate sensitivity of about 3 deg C instead of 1.2 deg C.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Guest essay by Girma Orssengo, PhD 1) IPCC’s 0.2 deg C/decade warming rate gives a change in temperature of dT = 0.6 deg C in 30 years IPCC: “Since IPCC’s first report in 1990, assessed projections have suggested global average … Continue reading →

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Tropical lizards safe from climate change forced extinction

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Some good news from Dartmouth College Climate change may have little impact on tropical lizards Dartmouth study contradicts predictions of widespread extinction A new Dartmouth College study finds human-caused climate change may have little impact on many species of tropical … Continue reading →

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Fishy temperature proxy

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

UPDATE2: To see what is fishy about this story, see Bob Tisdale’s update here: http://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/05/16/washington-post-headline-worlds-fish-have-been-moving-to-cooler-waters-for-decades-study-finds/ From the University of British Columbia ‘Fish thermometer’ reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past … Continue reading →

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The Guardian’s Suzanne Goldenberg takes a fossil fueled trip to a remote Alaskan village to tell us recent global warming caused it to sink – but that’s not the cause

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

UPDATE: A companion essay to this one, showing how Alaska’s 30 year period of warmth is a product of ocean cycles and now coming to an end is now online here. “America’s First Climate Refugees” are actually a victim of … Continue reading →

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The Chinese demonstrate that UHI has a real and essential effect on regional climate change

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Study finds that urbanization has considerable influence on the regional climate change, they even blame proximity to air-conditioning as a factor. Press release from Science China Press (full paper follows) Urbanization and surface warming in eastern China A recent study … Continue reading →

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Wild claim from University of East Anglia

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

No mays, coulds, or mights here in this press release headline from UEA. They say “will“.  As usual, they assume nature so poorly equipped her creations that they can’t adapt. That’s some ballsy certainty. Climate change will cause widespread global-scale … Continue reading →

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A step in the right direction? Major shift in the UK’s government attitude to climate change

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Story submitted by D.McNeil I’d like to bring some points to the attention of your readers that were raised in an article in the Independent published on 11th May 2013  It would appear to indicate a major shift in the … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny: Prince Charles struck by irony meteorite

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Apparently, Prince Charles recent pronouncement has created a riff in space-time, and an irony meteorite was ejected, striking the prince in the head. A photo follows. From Raw Story: Prince Charles criticizes ‘corporate lobbyists’ and climate change skeptics for turning … Continue reading →

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Long Term Tornado Trends

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

By Paul Homewood It seems that tornadoes, or the lack of them, are back in the news at the moment.  American Meteorological Society President, Dr Marshall Shepherd, seems to think it is unfair to mention low tornado numbers, saying it … Continue reading →

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The effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas becomes ever more marginal with greater concentration

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The political target of limiting the effect of Man-made global warming to only +2⁰C can never be attained. Guest essay by Ed Hoskins According to well understood physical parameters, the effectiveness of CO2 as a greenhouse gas diminishes logarithmically with … Continue reading →

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@billmckibben fire season hype extinguished with inconvenient data

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The problem with emotional people like Bill McKibben, is that they seldom delve beyond headlines and live in a world of imaginary constructs that fit their expectation. In this case, McKibben cites an LA times story as scientific proof of … Continue reading →

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A Brief Introduction to the Detection of Climate and Weather Transitions using Hurst Rescaling

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Guest essay by Sam Outcalt Introduction: The object of this document is to present a brief and concise introduction to Hurst ReScaling. More detail is presented in a paper by Outcalt et.al. (1997), which is posted on the WUWT Website … Continue reading →

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Tastes Great, Less Incinerating!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Guest post by Kevin D. Knoebel How much stupidity is needed to win a Pulitzer? The competition is fierce, apparently certain writers are piling it on high and deep in the attempt. For example, there is a sterling example of … Continue reading →

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Benchmarking IPCC’s warming predictions

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley The IPCC’s forthcoming Fifth Assessment Report continues to suggest that the Earth will warm rapidly in the 21st century. How far are its projections short of observed reality? A monthly benchmark graph, circulated widely to … Continue reading →

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Were Late Season Snowstorms and the Long Cold Winter Caused by Anthropogenic Global Warming or a Cold Northern Polar Region?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

Image Credit: Remote Sensing Systems (RSS) By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” I recommend that everyone watch this brief Weather Channel segment titled “Blame Climate Change for Long Winter“, the video description states that, “In much of the country this … Continue reading →

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The Tragedy of Climatism: Resource Misuse on a Global Scale

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

By Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times. Last week, thirteen members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution “recognizing the disparate impact of climate change on women.” The resolution implied that man-made climate change was responsible for … Continue reading →

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The Paradox of Consensus – a novel argument on climate change

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Theories that can be easily tested should have a high degree of consensus among researchers. Those involving chaotic and less testable questions – climate change or economic growth, physiology or financial markets – ought to have a greater level of … Continue reading →

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Hansen unleashed: people he disagrees with are ‘neanderthals’

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Dr. James Hansen, now no longer on a leash under NASA policy, has started what I expect will be the first of many ugly comments and actions in his new role as activist. Niall from Canada writes in asking for … Continue reading →

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Australian sea level data highly exaggerated, only 5 inches by 2100

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

In a new analysis published in Volume 8 Issue 2 of Environmental Science Dr. Nils-Axel Morner suggests global sea levels will rise only about 5 inches by the year 2100. Axel Morner concludes that Australian government claims of a 1 … Continue reading →

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