This study is being listed as proof by some of the usual alarmist types that the issue of cloud feedback is settled. Before accepting that, read this from the summary in the June 24th issue of Science by Richard A. Kerr: The first reliable analysis of cloud behavior over past decades suggests—but falls short of…
Here is what the current SST map looks like: From Nine News in Australia: The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is calculated from the monthly or seasonal fluctuations in the air pressure difference between Tahiti and Darwin. A strongly and consistently positive SOI pattern (e.g. consistently above about +6 over a two month period) is related…
More from the “weather is not climate” department. While our economy cools, so do apparently our cities. Cincinnati has a similar problem, and does Traverse City, and the cool weather doesn’t “play in Peoria“. Taken by themselves it doesn’t mean much, but it is interesting. NOUS41 KOKX 240847 PNSOKX CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-251000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER…
CRU Refuses Data Once Again by Steve McIntyre on July 24th, 2009 Let me review the request situation for readers. There are two institutions involved in the present round of FOI/EIR requests: CRU and the Met Office. Phil Jones of CRU collects station data and sends his “value added” version to the Met Office, who…