There is a new paper in Environmental Research Letters that give additional support to Henrik Svensmark’s cosmic ray hypothesis of climate change on Earth. The idea is basically this: the…
Month: April 2014
The La Brea Tars Pits gets themselves in a sticky wicket over climate change and adaptation
One of the most shrill arguments from alarmists is the idea that climate change will wipe out species because they can’t adapt. The claims run from polar bears to tortoises,…
Alarmist movie preview the 'Years of Living Dangerously'
Sandi says in Tips and Notes: You Tube has the Show Time full Premiere episode of “Years of Living Dangerously” documentary.
Why a compelling theory is not enough
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Consider the following descriptions of three scientific theories. Which is the odd one out?
Climate Alarmism? Of Course! The IPCC Was Designed To Create and Promote It.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. Niccolo Machiavelli Alarmist: “Someone who is considered to be exaggerating a danger and so causing needless worry…
Making ethanol without the need to waste food crops
From Stanford University Stanford scientists discover a novel way to make ethanol without corn or other plants Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to produce liquid…
Drought tracking by satellite
From the University of Cincinnati: UC Geographers Develop a System to Track the Dynamics of Drought Detecting drought before it causes more catastrophe: the news could go down like a…
CEI Sues EPA Over Stonewalling Records Request
WASHINGTON, April 9 – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel the agency to produce text messages sent by government officials,…
Study: WUWT near the center of the climate blogosphere
New paper finds climate skeptical blogosphere is important source of expertise, reinterpretation, & scientific knowledge production From The Hockey Schtick: A paper published on April 5th in Global Environmental Change…
Editor of a related Frontiers journal resigns in protest over Lewandowsky paper retraction
Seems there’s a little too much emotion with this one, Ugo Bardi, who seems to have a burr up his butt for WUWT (in comments to his own article) while…
Mann dismisses Wyatt and Curry's 'stadium wave' paper, claims the pause is 'fleeting'
From Penn State: Slowdown of global warming fleeting By A’ndrea Elyse Messer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The recent slowdown in the warming rate of the Northern Hemisphere may be a…
New paper: The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation as a dominant factor of oceanic influence on climate
Just two explanatory variables (GHG and AMO) still account for 93% of the temperature variance. Dr. Leif Svalgaard sends word of this article in Geophysical Research letters by Petr Chylek,…
March solar activity, down slightly, still lower than last solar cycle 23
The solar data from the NOAA Space Weather prediction center has been posted, and like the global temperature, there isn’t much change. Sunspot numbers are down slightly, but still up…
Presser tomorrow at the National Press Club for the NIPCC
Tomorrow, 9:00am Press Conference with the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change The Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC) is holding a press conference tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 9,…
Soil microbe GHG feedback 'less dire than previously thought'
From the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis The tiniest greenhouse gas emitters Climate feedbacks from decomposition by soil microbes are one of the biggest uncertainties facing climate modelers. A…
Claim: Climate Models Underestimate Costs to Future Generations
One wonders how they can make claims like that when we see models vs reality like this: Future generations will have to pay more for today’s carbon emissions than what…
Lewandowsky says we must fear uncertainty, and act on it, because, science
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Stephan Lewandowsky (of retracted Recursive Fury fame ) has just released a paper supporting the “precautionary principle” (h/t JoNova). According to Lewandowsky, the more uncertain…
'Correcting' Trenberth et al.
(See the note below before taking this post seriously – Anthony) Guest essay by Steven Wilde Here we see the classic energy budget analysis supporting the hypothesis that the surface…
The 2014/15 El Niño – Part 1 – The Initial Processes of the El Niño
The title of the post, of course, assumes that an El Niño event will form this year and carry over into the next. This post is intended for persons new…
Permafrost fear
From Florida State University and the department of we’ve heard all this before comes this story Researchers: Permafrost thawing could accelerate global warming TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A team of researchers…
Climate Forecasting for the 21st Century
Guest essay by Dr. Norman Page 1. The AR5 Reports and Responses. Following the publication in early August of the final drafts of the AR5 WG1 and Summary for Policymakers I…
Climate Change as an omnipotent political force
Or is it…farce? Charles Hushburg sends word of this political assessment. The Swiss might not like the comparison.
NASA on 'the big chill' this winter: 'In some places temperatures were 40°F colder than average'
Blistering cold air from the Arctic plunged southward this winter, breaking U.S. temperature records. A persistent pattern of winds spins high above the Arctic in winter. The winds, known as…
Kilimanjaro glaciers just won't die – 'nowhere near extinction'
From the we told you so, time and time again department comes this story about Gore’s buddy, Dr. Lonnie Thompson and his Kilimanjaro glacier that just won’t die like they…
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