From NOAA: El Niño expected to develop and suppress the number and intensity of tropical cyclones In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is…
Month: May 2014
An oldie but goodie from Josh – still valid today
Given what has transpired in the last couple of weeks with ‘John Cook’s 97% consensus’ and the revelations about his data, and the University of Queensland invoking the Streisand effect…
A new push to get farmers in Europe worried about warming
Stanford research shows importance of European farmers adapting to climate change New Stanford research reveals that farmers in Europe will see crop yields affected as global temperatures rise, but that…
Global warming might make less biting, itching, scratching
From the University of Montreal , something that might actually be a good thing if true. If warmer temperatures make mostly male insects, then this might also apply to mosquitoes,…
Not 'noble cause corruption' – just corruption
Skiphil writes in Tips and Notes: Too funny, too funny….. this is a serious matter, but funny when leading Greens and Hollywood types get caught on film in a genuine…
John Cook and University of Queensland experience at least 97% of the 'Streisand effect' in the Washington Post
This just in from the “I told you so” and “what the hell were they thinking?” departments, Eugene Volokh writes in The Volokh Conspiracy at the Washington Post: Is it…
The specialized meaning of words in the 'Antarctic ice shelf collapse' and other climate alarm stories
Guest essay by Dr. Tom Sheahen Q. On TV I saw that the ice in Antarctica is collapsing, and that will raise sea level and inundate cities. Others reports say…
Tough questions about FOIA abuse to the University of Delaware
Readers may recall this story:The Climate Wars and the University of Delaware. Now, there’s some tough questions that need answers. From: The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley 27 Queen Street | Edinburgh…
NASA Signs Agreement with Citizen Scientists Attempting to Communicate with Old Spacecraft
Readers may recall The International Sun-Earth Explorer (ISEE-3) Reboot Project, Bringing an Old Bird Back to the Earth, and Back to Life. Congratulations to Dennis Wingo and the ISEE-3 team…
Is the climate computable?
Our WUWT thread on Antarctic Sea Ice Losses has spurred quite an interesting discussion. Dr. Robert G. Brown of the Physics Department at Duke University responds to a comment on …
A do-over on the '97% consensus' claim – done right this time?
Brandon Shollenberger writes: I’ve been mulling over an idea I had, and I wanted to get some public feedback. What would you think of a public re-analysis of the Cook…
A climate benefit has been discovered in melting ice sheets
From the European Association of Geochemistry and the “Nature always finds a way” department comes carbon capture on the tiniest scale. Study shows iron from melting ice sheets may help…
Congressman offers amendment to end spending any money on U.N. climate programs
Being debated today in Congress is The Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (H.R. 4435). It is the latest proposed National Defense Authorization Act.…
Climategate as belief system tipping point
From Quadrant Online: Doing science by consensus is not science at all, says the climatologist all the alarmists love to hate. Not that the enmity bothers Judith Curry too much…
Quotes of the Week: 'Light bulb moment' for CNN chief – Pat Sajak goes nuclear
I think the light bulb may have gone on with this guy. From TalkingPointsMemo: In addition to being mocked for its breathless coverage of Flight 370, CNN has also been…
Heartland gets a spot on multi-millon dollar global warming disaster epic "Years of Living Dangerously
We’ve reported on Years of Living Dangerously and how it has been tanking in the ratings, despite a big budget and big name participants. Michael Mann tried to prop it…
New study finds sea levels rising only 7 in. per century – with no acceleration
from CO2 Science: The authors write that “satellite altimetry measurements since 1993 have provided unique information about changes in global and regional mean sea levels,” suggesting a mean rate of…
Forget polar bears and global warming, witness the terrible tragedy of stunted shrub growth
From the University of Washington and the Department of Pointless NSF Grants, comes this: Shrub growth decreases as winter temperatures fluctuate up Doree Armstrong Many have assumed that warmer winters…
The 2014/15 El Niño – Part 9 – Kevin Trenberth is Looking Forward to Another “Big Jump”
In a recent interview, Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Senior Scientist, from NCAR said the upcoming 2014/15 El Niño might shift global surface temperatures upwards by 0.2 to 0.3 deg C to…
Climate Change to Crush Ohio – film at 11
From the Ohio State University: Climate Change Brings Mostly Bad News for Ohio Early forecasts suggest big algae bloom in Lake Erie, a very dry 2015 By: Pam Frost Gorder…
You must be logged in to post a comment.