Addressing climate change will require substantial new investment in low-carbon energy and energy efficiency – but no more than what is currently spent on today’s fossil-dominated energy system, according to…
Month: July 2014
Carbon counting satellite finally makes it into orbit
The previous mission failed to make orbit, crashed into ocean. A Delta II rocket blazed off the launch pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California early Wednesday morning to…
Latest projection shows Hurricane Arthur battering the Outer Banks on the Fourth of July
WeatherBell’s Joe Bastardi writes in with an update. Arthur is predicted to reach hurricane strength and have strong winds. The Fourth of July for the outer banks looks dire. Storm…
Another Antarctic sea ice record set – but excuses abound
There’s an information war on the recent Antarctic sea ice records Guest essay by Frank Lansner Today Cryosphere reports 2,112 million km2 more sea ice around Antarctica than normal. Fig…
Tropical Storm Arthur – There Is Nothing Unusual About the Sea Surface Temperatures Off the East Coast of the U.S.
UPDATE (July 2, 2014): See the correction at the end of the post. # # # This post was prepared in anticipation of the usual nonsense we hear whenever a…
NCDC: 'our algorithm is working as designed'
In a statement to Polifact today, NCDC made the following statement: “… our algorithm is working as designed” One wonders though, about these sorts of things that have been found…
NCDC responds to identified issues in the USHCN
The NCDC press office sent an official response to Politifact, which is below. The NCDC has not responded to me personally, I only got this by asking around. I’ve provided…
Latest image of Tropical Storm Arthur shows it getting organized
As we mentioned yesterday, Tropical Storm Arthur is likely to become hurricane Arthur and threaten the Outer Banks of North Carolina on the Fourth of July, one of the busiest…
UAH Global temperature update, not much change
UAH Global Temperature Update for June, 2014: +0.30 deg. C By Dr. Roy Spencer The Version 5.6 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for June, 2014 is +0.30 deg.…
Blinded by Beliefs: The Straight Poop on Emperor Penguins
Guest essay by Jim Steele, Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism Two recent press…
Why does it always seem to snow in Hollywood Global Warming Films?
Because warm weather isn’t deadly enough Submitted by Eric Worrall The Federalist has a hilarious article, which discusses Hollywood’s big problem portraying Global Warming; its hard to make a nice…
From IRI – Eight Misconceptions About El Niño (and La Niña)
Yesterday, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) published a post about a number of mistaken beliefs about El Niño and La Niña events. Misconceptions discussed:
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