I sat next to Steve on the Climatology Panel at ICCC09 and thought he did a fine job of summarizing the Mannian methodology and the Bristlecone Pine issues for the…
Month: March 2009
Brokaw's Global Warming Special – count the errors
Let’s see how many errors we can count. I’m guessing (based on past performance) we’ll see between 5 and 10 major errors. Maybe even a rehash of polar bears. from…
Finally – an honest quantification of urban warming by a major climate scientist
This is a small bombshell. I’ve been telling readers about UHI since this blog started. One notable example that I demonstrated by actual measurement is Reno, NV: Click for larger…
Beryllium 10 and climate
Quick primer: Beryllium-10 is an isotope that is a proxy for the sun’s activity. Be10 is produced in the atmosphere by cosmic ray collisions with atoms of oxygen and nitrogen.…
Wrong: World Health Organization claims that health goes down as carbon goes up
Does health go down as carbon goes up, and vice versa, per the World Health Organization’s claim? Guest post by: Indur M. Goklany A World Health Organization (WHO) communiqué to…
A Canadian's view on CO2 and the economy
Photo: (not part of original article) bread lines of the great depression – coming again? Climate change: Less CO2, less jobs. It’s that simple. 03-16-2009 NIGEL HANNAFORD If you want…
Another shocked polar explorer
You may recall Lewis Pugh and his laughable “expedition” in Kayaks last summer to plant flags of nations on the ice. I came a little more respect for this group,…
New PNAS paper: Experts surveyed on the probability of climate “tipping points”
A survey of climate scientists reveals uncertainty in their predictions of changes to the global climate, yet finds that they believe there is a real chance of passing a “tipping…
Synchronized chaos and climate change
From this Georgia Tech article: In 1657, Christiaan Huygens revolutionized the measurement of time by creating the first working pendulum clock. In early 1665, Huygens discovered “..an odd kind of…
Global warming has killed the finest violin music
From Wikipedia: A Stradivarius is a stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari. According to their reputation, the quality of their sound has defied attempts…
Edmonton Canada bests March 10th record low by -12 degrees, columnist questions climate situation
UPDATE: The author’s (Lorne Gunter) claim of breaking the all time March record by -12 degrees is only partially correct. The phrase “smashing the previous March low” should have read…
10 million page views
Overnight, WUWT hit a new milestone with 10 million page views. As of this writing, according to the WordPress internal counter shown in the ride sidebar, I’m at 10,016,144 page…
If You Can't Explain It, You Can't Model It
Guest Post by Steven Goddard Global Climate Models (GCM’s) are very complex computer models containing millions of lines of code, which attempt to model cosmic, atmospheric and oceanic processes that…
Cosmic Ray Flux and Neutron monitors suggest we may not have hit solar minimum yet
There’s some interesting information of the six month trend of neutrons being detected globally that I want to bring to discussion, but first I thought that a primer on cosmic…
Guardian: Al Gore says "business leaders see the writing on every wall they look at"
Above: Al’s high five on ice caps (gone in five years) Guest post by Steven Goddard In today’s Guardian, Al Gore is quoted as saying: Gore says he has also…
Scafetta-Wilson Paper: Increasing TSI between 1980 and 2000 could have contributed significantly to global warming during the last three decades
Via Roger Pielke Sr. climatescience blog: A New Paper On Solar Climate Forcing “ACRIM-Gap And TSI Trend Issue Resolved Using A Surface Magnetic Flux TSI Proxy Model By Scafetta Et…
Here's what happens when a TV meteorologist speaks his mind
Gosh, according to many, I’m a far worse person for speaking my mind on the subject. But here is what happened to one TV meteorologist when he put a few…
Who makes up the IPCC?
Guest post by Steven Goddard Suzanne Goldenberg recently complained in the UK Guardian about the ICCC (International Conference on Climate Change) global warming “deniers” : The 600 attendees (by the organisers’ count)…
Global hurricane activity has decreased to the lowest level in 30 years.
Cross Posted from Climate Audit by Ryan N. Maue, Florida State University COAPS Figure: Global 24-month running sum time-series of Accumulated Cyclone Energy updated through March 12, 2009. Very important:…
Blue sky research reveals trends in air pollution, clears way for new climate change studies
These two satellite images show how aerosols can obscure the land and sea beneath, blocking incoming sunlight. On the top, aerosols over northeastern India and Bangladesh partially obscure the Ganges…
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