Temperature and TOA Forcing

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve been thinking about temperature and top-of-atmosphere (TOA) forcing. TOA forcing is the imbalance between the TOA upwelling and downwelling radiation. The CERES satellite dataset…

NASA observes 'significant solar flare' on the sun that thankfully missed Earth

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, has sent back pictures of a massive, X-class solar flare. The X-class flares are the strongest, and this one received an X2.7 rating. It wasn’t pointed…

New chemical recipe to store solar energy, release it as heat, such as for creating steam

From the Faculty of Science – University of Copenhagen Chemistry student in sun harvest breakthrough (via Eurekalert) The Sun is a huge source of energy. In just one hour planet…

"… The real agenda is concentrated political authority. Global warming is the hook."

Maurice Newman, the chairman of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Business Advisory Council, has accused the UN of attempting to subvert democracy, of attempting to establish a worldwide authoritarian regime, with…

KPMG: Addressing Britain's energy crisis is a priority

Guest essay by Eric Worrall On the first day of the new British Government, Simon Virley, UK chair of energy and natural resources at KPMG, has warned that a priority…

Proof positive that the University of Western Australia is an intolerant organization

(via Bishop Hill) Remember this just a couple of weeks ago? Aussie Government gives $4 million to Bjørn Lomborg, to set up a “Consensus Centre” at Lewandowsky’s old university The…

Newsbytes: UK Climate Minister Voted Out, Green LibDems Wiped Out in Election

David Cameron wins majority for Conservatives in Election 2015 victory Britain’s Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has lost his seat to the Conservative party, in an election night that has…

Solar Cycle Update

Guest essay by David Archibald Two useful things we would like to know are the length of Solar Cycle 24 and the amplitude of Solar Cycle 25. Figure 1 below…