Study gives clearer picture of how land-use changes affect U.S. climate from a Purdue University press release Researchers say regional surface temperatures can be affected by land use, suggesting that local and regional strategies, such as creating green spaces and buffer zones in and around urban areas, could be a tool in addressing climate change.…
Bob Tisdale writes: NINO3.4 SST Anomalies Make A Surge NINO3.4 SST Anomalies have reached 1.5 deg C for the week centered on October 28, 2009. http://i37.tinypic.com/nzoyvn.png NINO3.4 SST AnomaliesSOURCEOI.v2 SST data is available through the NOAA NOMADS website: http://nomad3.ncep.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/pdisp_sst.sh?lite Here’s a look at the current global SST map:
Gore started this. Note to journalists everywhere: IT’S THE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION STUPID! See this article to understand why linking Kilimanjaro glacier retreat to small changes in global temperature is just flat wrong. The plains around Kilimanjaro have gone through years of deforestation. Less trees > less evapotranspiration > less snow. Don’t believe me? Here’s news of…
Normally we see the HadCRUT monthly temperature data released by about the 20th of each month. It is now November 2nd, and the data has not yet been published. I can’t recall them ever being two weeks late. HadCRUT (Hadley Climate Research Unit Temperature, UK) HadCRUT3 anomaly data which can be found here description of the HadCRUT3…
Since I’m not legally allowed to show the American Physical Society logo (they complained last time) this will have to do: A GAGGLE IS NOT A CONSENSUS You have recently received a letter from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), purporting to convey a “consensus” of the scientific community that immediate and…