New milestone at Surfacestations.org – 309 !

Today, I registered the 309th volunteer observer, Geoff Sherrington,  and over the weekend, we passed the 300 mark of registrants. A couple of people have written in, some worried, that…

California Climate, PDO, LOD, and Sunspot Departure

Above: Length of Day Compared to Global Temperature since 1890 Below is a paper by former California State Climatologist, Jim Goodridge. Jim  has been quietly working on a  number of…

My 20th Anniversary in Chico

Today, October 5th marks my 20th year here in Chico California. What I’ve learned so far: 1- It’s a better place to live than many parts of California 2- People…

Detailed Comments on An Inconvenient Truth

Foreword by the blog moderator: One of the things that often happens once your blog and effort is well known is that people start sending you things to look at and/or…

Arctic Sea ice loss – "it's the wind" says NASA

A science blogger named Tamino, in a post he made here, challenged me to “explain it or shut up” related to the loss of northern hemisphere Arctic ice this season which he…

How Hot IS it? – an article from a Wisconsin Energy COOP

Earlier this summer I was interviewed about my surfacestations.org project for this comprehensive article in Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News. I thought you may all find it interesting reading. The article…

My new site is online and ready!

be sure to bookmark www.wattsupwiththat.com

Science Blogger Blows Gasket as New Ice Records Set

He’re’s a twist; while the north pole ice dwindles to record lows, the south pole ice reaches the maximum extent ever recorded. A fellow who likes variable star research and…

How not to measure temperature, part 32

A common theme with official climate stations of record is their placement with city and county fire stations. The reason? An observer is needed to transfer the data from the…