The August SEARCH forecast is now online, a little late this month. As before, I’ll make the poll for WUWT readers available at the end of the month for the…
Month: August 2011
NIST – more GHG measurement needed
From the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Greenhouse gases: The measurement challenge The continuing increase in the level of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases” in the Earth’s…
New paper from Lindzen and Choi implies that the models are exaggerating climate sensitivity.
Dr. Richard Lindzen writes to me with news of this significant new paper saying “It has taken almost 2 years to get this out. “. Part of that problem appears…
David Suzuki insults, but won't debate
As the climate scare fizzles, Canada’s celebrity environmentalist resorts to ad hominem attacks Guest post by David R. Legates David Suzuki has never met, debated or even spoken with my…
The character of climate change part 2
Guest post by Erl Happ What is the utility of the globe to humanity at this particular point in the evolution of the Earths disparate climatic regimes? Has there been…
New paper "Climatic trends in major U.S. urban areas" quantifies the UHI effect and the impact on climate trends
There’s a new paper which quantifies the effects of the Urban Heat Island and opines on the effect of urban areas on multi-decadal surface temperature trends. It was just published…
Riots May Have Killed Britain's Green Consensus
Newsbytes from Dr. Benny Peiser at the GWPF The riots and their fallout will eat up all the political oxygen for months, if not years to come. A party…
Kiwis flummoxed by significant snow
Climate Poetic justice in the land of ETS. From the Sydney Morning Herald: Freak snowfall has NZ reeling WELLINGTON: New Zealand is shivering through a one-in-50-year polar blast that has…
Climate Craziness of the Week: Anthropogenic Girthic Warming
I would not have believed the claim if I hadn’t read it here: So the idea is that everybody should lose ten kilos the result of which would be a…
The heartbreak of ethanes
From the National Science Foundation Ethane levels yield information about changes in greenhouse gas emissions Research at Greenland and Antarctic shows decline in methane and ethane levels Recent data from…
Quantifying the Fukushima reactor leak with atmospheric Sulfur Dioxide
From the University of California – San Diego via Eurekalert First quantitative measure of radiation leaked from Fukushima reactor Observations of radioactive sulfur that formed when seawater was used to…
Radiating the Ocean
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Once again, the crazy idea that downwelling longwave radiation (DLR, also called infra-red or IR, or “greenhouse radiation”) can’t heat the ocean has raised its…
When is a USHCN airport station not at the airport?
In his early 60’s schtick “Hippy Dippy Weatherman” comic George Carlin used to say “Why do they always give the temperature at the airport? Nobody lives there!” In the case…
The character of climate change part 1
Guest Post by Erl Happ Figure 1 records global temperature as it runs between its minimum in January and maximum in July. Vital information is lost when we reduce the…
Forests: Damned if they do, damned if they don't
From the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Increased tropical forest growth could release carbon from the soil A new study shows that as climate change enhances tree growth in tropical…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup
Quote of the Week: “By a small sample, we may judge of the whole piece.” Miguel de Cervantes from Don Quixote – – – – – – – – –…
Let them truckers roll down under, 10-4
From The Australian, the beginning of a nationwide convoy protesting the carbon tax. I’m sure the delicate sensibilities of the ruling class in Canberra, most of which don’t know the…
The Tao That Can Be Spoken …
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve started to look at the data from the TAO/TRITON buoy array in the Pacific Ocean. These are…
Pielke Sr. on the quality of global surface stations
Quality Of Global Climate Surface Observing Sites By Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. Anthony Watts, Evan Jones and the numerous outstanding volunteers have provided us with an effective, land breaking documentati0n of…
It's Not About Feedback
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The current climate paradigm believed by most scientists in the field can be likened to the movement of balls on a pool table. Figure 1.…
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