No word on Smokey bear’s new duties yet, but maybe they’ll make him do a new public service pitch, maybe something like this: Above: a parody image, see WUWT story…
Month: July 2010
Global warming is making monster marmots
Well not really, but the headline above is almost as silly as the paper. From the “I can’t stop laughing department”, some “it can’t be anything else but global warming…
The satellites are missing
By Steve Goddard Back in January, our friends were crowing about the warmest satellite temperatures on record. But now they seem to have lost interest in satellites. I wonder why?…
US DOE apparently funded CRU millions, not $200K as reported
UPDATE: The cumulative total is over 2 million USD, the $200k yearly number is generally correct, but varies year to year, see more below. Also, a list of funders to…
Senate climate bill "…may truly be terminal now. "
UPDATE: Two Senators cancel their CLEAR climate bill presser, details below the Continue reading line. Climate bill on the ropes By: Darren Samuelsohn July 20, 2010 03:10 PM EDT The…
Mapping the cold snap in South America
More from the “weather is not climate” department in the “hottest year so far ever”. Our previous article on this here, illustrated the scope of the event in human terms,…
Australia's BoM declares La Niña in the Pacfic
From the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) see the SOI below, now firmly in positive territory like in 2008. An animation of SST from the Navy follows. Pacific Ocean in…
McIntyre on Stephen Schneider
An excerpt from Steve’s post at Climate Audit Schneider replied that he had been editor of Climatic Change for 28 years and, during that time, nobody had ever requested supporting…
Cold snap freezes South America – beaches whitened, some areas experience snow for the first time in living memory
From the “weather is not climate” department, more chilling news from the southern hemisphere. Guest post By Alexandre Aguiar MetSul Weather Center via ICECAP A brutal and historical cold snap…
GRACE's warts – new peer reviewed paper suggests errors and adjustments may be large
Below is a GRACE satellite map. The Earth looks like a warty ball, with red bumps and blue pits that represent measured fluctuations in the planet’s gravity. Note Greenland in…
Arctic Forecast Verification Update
By Steve Goddard On June 28, I generated a forecast projection for Arctic ice during the remainder of the summer, seen below. So how is it doing so far? The…
Two Senators upcoming presser on CLEAR Act
I get letters, I’m not sure how I ended up on this list. Looks like Harry Reid and John Kerry have some competition for a “Climate bill”. It seems like…
New Methodology Improves Winter Climate Forecasting
From NC State Press Releases (Note: the actual paper was not included with this press release) It’s hot out right now, but new research from North Carolina State University will…
Premature chill in the Arctic?
It is still quite cold in the Arctic, with below normal air temperatures and sea surface temperatures surrounding the ice pack between around 2-4°C. Much of that has to do…
Tink Fitzhew vs the USGS
Guest post by WUWT moderator Mike Lorrey Up here in northern New England, we like our tall tales. Stories of the humor, wisdom, and idiosyncratic thought of the yankee farmer…
Breaking: Phil Jones got to endorse papers for Oxburgh inquiry
Previously I have said this about the lack of integrity regarding the recent Climategate investigations: The investigations thus far are much like having a trial with judge, jury, reporters, spectators,…
Cooler white roofs – no complaints there
Maybe now NOAA will get rid of all remaining rooftop climate monitoring stations or stations sited over asphalt, like this one. As for the carbon emissions issue, that remains to…
Climate change reframed as health issue
From George Mason University, shifting the message. Note that this is the same university that was shocked at the outcome of their poll on TV weathercasters. Look for this message…
Bonus Quote of the Week: The New Scientist rocks our world
This is a week of extremes in quotes about climate. On one end of the scale we have professor Steven Schneider with a set of quotes so beyond the absurd,…
Quote of the week: Stephen Schneider jumps the shark
UPDATE: This morning (Monday) brings sad news that Dr. Schneider has died, due to complications of cancer, apparently a heart attack. I was unaware that he was ill. While I…
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