Snowstorm on a Comet

From Science@ NASA NASA has just issued a travel advisory for spacecraft: Watch out for Comet Hartley 2, it is experiencing a significant winter snowstorm. Deep Impact photographed the unexpected…

IPCC Official: “Climate Policy Is Redistributing The World's Wealth”

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14 November 2010 Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate…

Extreme cold expected during the next week

Record cold expected. The Al Gore effect as well as the testimony on Capitol Hill yesterday has caused a massive chunk of Arctic air to descend from Western Canada into…

Roger Pielke Sr. on the House global warming hearings

The Perpetuation Of Climate Misunderstandings By The U.S. House Of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommitee On Energy and Environment Hearing titled A Rational Discussion…

Heidi Cullen's "weather is not climate" moment before congress

I’ve read a number of the testimonies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment yesterday. It had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video…

Judith Curry: Climate change can be categorized as a “wicked problem.”, praises blogosphere and cites a need for acknowledgement

That headline is Dr. Judth Curry’s testimony before The House Testimony on global warming yesterday. It had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video here.…

Professor Richard Lindzen's Congressional Testimony

The House Testimony on global warming yesterday had a number of excellent presentations, and you can watch the entire video here. I’ve have professor Richard Lindzen’s presentation saved here in…

"weather is not climate"@home released

Right away you get the feeling that something’s not quite right with these folks when you read their news feed which says: “Fate of the World” game released Submitted by…

Watch: The House Hearing on Global Warming today

The Global Warming hearing today on C-SPAN included Dr. Richard Lindzen, Dr Judth  Curry, Dr. Pat Michaels, Dr. Ben Santer, and Dr. Heidi Cullen, among others. Many didn’t get a…

Firing Up The Economy, Literally

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve spent the last week in the Solomon Islands, which is northeast of Australia. It’s a wonderful place for me to come back to, even…

Canadian Senate kills climate change bill

Via CBC News, what a great irony for Climategate day: Senate kills climate change bill Last Updated: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Canadian Press Senators have voted down an opposition…

Unhinged LSU professor gives stemwinding global warming lecture

UPDATE: New video added. See below. Dr. Bradley Schaefer really knows how to reach young college students: spouting hyperbolic proclamations of death and nuclear obliteration.  The Louisiana State University astronomy…

Al Gore to Host Live InteractiveTown Hall Meeting Today

(Curious that this happens on the anniversary of Climategate…. h/t to Joe D’aleo ) Al Gore will host a live interactive online town hall called Math, Science and the Future…

Climategate Anniversary Humor

Well, one year ago this week, a tipping point occurred. The apple cart was upset. Richard A. left this humorous satirical comment which seemed appropriate for today, so I’ve elevated…

The unbearable flatness of 10.7

While sunspots are often the proxy of choice for solar activity reports, the 10.7 cm radio band is also an excellent indicator of solar activity. As you can see in…

In climate world, up is down

Update and brief review below by Ryan Maue… From Reuters Alert Net: Colder winters possible due to climate change-study * Colder winters possible in northern regions * Shrinking sea ice…

Constructal GDP

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Encouraged by the response to my post on Adrian Bejan and the Constructal Law, which achieved what might be termed unprecedented levels of tepidity, I…

By the Book

One year after climategate, a journalist has finally come close to asking the question that Tom Fuller and I wanted them to ask: “Why did Jones ask people to delete…

Fireworks under fire

UPDATE: Yes, sadly, I had to look. There’s the fireworks and global warming question being bandied about related to the 2012 Olympics. See below the read more line. – Anthony…

Montford and Newbery's submission to the BBC's Science Coverage Review

I’ll be honest and say that I’m deeply sceptical that this or any other submission will make much difference, but I admire their tenacity. Andrew Montford ( Bishop Hill )…