Dr. Richard Lindzen of MIT speaks at EIKE in Germany on Models vs. Measurements in April 2014, the video was just recently made available on YouTube. His conclusion: Real science…
Month: June 2014
New study suggests a temperature drop of up to 1°C by 2020 due to low solar activity
From the HockeySchtick: A paper published today in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics finds long solar cycles predict lower temperatures during the following solar cycle. A lag of 11…
New evidence for oceans of water deep in the Earth
From Northwestern University (h/t to Harold Ambler) Water bound in mantle rock alters our view of the Earth’s composition Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of New Mexico report…
350.org can't connect consecutive years, much less 'connect the dots'
You just have to laugh. In their zeal to make the current drought situation all about their irrational CO2 fears, Bill McKibben’s 350.org tweeted this ridiculous comparison of before and…
Friday Funny: New supercomputer model becomes self-aware, says it needs more power
World’s Supercomputers Release Study Confirming They Are Not Powerful Enough The supercomputers say the upgrades are needed now. LIVERMORE, CA—Presenting a wide-ranging and extremely detailed case for significant upgrades to…
India Labels Greenpeace A ‘Threat To National Economic Security’
From The Indian Express, 11 June 2014 Priyadarshi Siddhanta & Amitav Ranjan An Intelligence Bureau report on foreign-funded NGOs “negatively impacting economic development” in India has called Greenpeace “a threat to national…
A question about proxies and calibration with the adjusted temperature record
WUWT reader Tom O’Hara writes in a question that seemed worthwhile to discuss. Paleo specialists can weigh in on this. It seems to me that he has a point, but…
NASA to attempt launching another 'carbon observatory' – the last one burned up
WUWT readers may recall that back in 2009, we reported on the first attempt: Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite burns up Now they are trying again. From NASA JPL: NASA’s first spacecraft…
Professor's fellowship terminated for speaking out on global warming in the Wall Street Journal
From Climate Depot: Fired for ‘Diverging’ on Climate: Progressive Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd calling global warming ‘unproved science’ Professor’s fellowship ‘terminated’ after WSJ OpEd declaring ‘the left wants…
Comparison between global surface temperature anomaly datasets – Take 2
Guest essay by David Dohbro Recently WUWT published my comparison of several different land-based and satellite-based global surface temperature anomaly (GSTA) datasets (1, and data sets’ descriptions and references therein).…
Climate Change: it's the motions of the oceans
From the University of London Scientists discover link between climate change and ocean currents over 6 million years Scientists have discovered a relationship between climate change and ocean currents over…
The temperature forecasting track record of the IPCC
Guest essay by Euan Mearns of Energy Matters In geology we use computer models to simulate complex processes. A good example would be 4D simulation of fluid flow in oil…
EPA leaves out the most vital number in their fact sheet
0.02°C Temperature Rise Averted: The Vital Number Missing from the EPA’s “By the Numbers” Fact Sheet By Paul C. “Chip” Knappenberger and Patrick J. Michaels Last week, the Obama Administration’s…
Stunning Frontal Cloud at Sea
I thought readers might enjoy this photo. This frontal cloud formed from a northeast wind shift and lifting of humid ocean air enough to cool it below the dew point.…
China 'the coal monster' fuel dominated energy use overwhelms Obama's EPA CO2 reduction schemes
Obama’s ideological war on coal unnecessary, is wasteful, costly, inept, and pure political theater. Guest essay by Larry Hamlin China’s energy consumption is climbing so rapidly that it’s energy use,…
How Earth avoided global warming before SUV's
From the European Association of Geochemistry, a claim that looks to be little more than paleo-dowsing. Though, ya gotta love the silly claim that Earth would have hit a runaway…
The Botox generation explanation for climate change fear
Guest essay by Charles Battig “The only thing we have to fear is change itself” Climate change is heralded as a most pressing challenge and potential danger to mankind. Many…
Environmental Groups Have Lost the War Against Fracking
Guest essay by Steve Goreham Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a technique to remove natural gas and oil from shale formations, has been under withering assault from environmental groups for much…
Despite climate edicts from the White House, even liberals polled don't think 'climate change' is a top priority
Brookings Institution survey: Public Concern over Climate Still Bottom of the List Guest essay by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Public opinion surveys are notoriously easy to manipulate. Depending on…
Quote of the Week – dictators and climate change
This quote from a WSJ article titled Springtime for Warmists (a hat tip to the satirical play Springtime for Hitler in Mel Brooks’ 1968 film The Producers ) is one…
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