Tag Archives: New Zealand

The tribalistic corruption of peer review – the Chris de Freitas incident

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

From New Zealand Climate Change, this goes beyond “noble cause corruption”. This is outright malicious interference with the scientific process, and it’s damned ugly. I can’t imagine anyone involved in professional science who could stand idly by and not condemn … Continue reading →

Posted in climate ugliness, Climategate | Tagged , , , , , , , | 224 Comments

Answering a reader question on climate web traffic

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Reader “Andrew” asks in comments: Andrew Submitted on 2011/10/05 at 10:55 am We can always check on hits to climate blogs/sites. I’ll bet there already down on ALL pro and con AGW/climate sites (maybe ask Anthony to provide data comparing … Continue reading →

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Satellite Composite Shows Chilean Volcano Plume Spreading Globally

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Since its eruption in early June, several NASA satellites have captured images of the ash plume from the eruption of the Chilean Volcano called Puyehue-Cordón Caulle and have tracked it around the world. NASA has collected them in the NASA … Continue reading →

Posted in vulcanism | Tagged , , , , | 33 Comments

Greenpeace loses charity status in New Zealand

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

With the way they operate, can the rest of the world be far behind? From the WUWT tips and notes we have this news. Will and also John from New Zealand say:

Posted in Alarmism | Tagged , | 95 Comments

New Zealand tornado rips roof off of major shopping mall

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

From the Herald Sun: Fatalities after a tornado ripped through Auckland today, turning cars upside down and causing a shopping mall roof to collapse.

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6.3 quake in Christchurch, NZ, 65 deaths reported

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Note aftershocks ranging from  5.6 to 4.5 have also been felt in the last few hours. Here is a list of quakes. We wish our Kiwi friends well, and hope that the quake is not as bad as first reports … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster | Tagged , , | 135 Comments

Another guy with a laptop outforecasts the Met Office

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Piers Corbyn, while seemingly a bit eccentric, has the distinction of being the only man to have this headline: The man who repeatedly beats the Met Office at its own game Armed only with a laptop, huge quantities of publicly … Continue reading →

Posted in forecasting, Government idiocy | Tagged , , , | 76 Comments