Guest Post by Bob Tisdale As you’ll recall from last month’s update, the GISS Land-Ocean Temperature Index jumped upwards more than 0.2 deg C from September to October 2014, assumedly a response to the El Niño. The NOAA/NCEI and UKMO HADCRUT4 data lag by one month in these updates, and their September to October changes…
This has to be the Twitter conversation of the year, in the “hottest year ever”. Kudos to this guy for getting this from Gavin.
Readers may recall that the Al Gore inspired satellite called “TRIANA” that was put in storage for over a decade got launched earlier this year, renamed as the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). At AGU 15, NASA says they are actually getting some useful science out of it. Some great video follows. NASA Studies High Clouds,…
Session today: James Hansen, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Hansen coauthored a widely discussed paper this year that projects sea levels could surge up to 10 feet this century. He will discuss what he sees as the dangers of scientists’ reluctance to seriously consider such bold assertions. (He has based his estimates in part on…
This looked interesting, but then I saw that Noah Diffenbaugh was involved, and it looks like just more of the same gloom and doom he’s been professing for years. Maybe I’ll stop in at the press conference for their poster to see if I’m right about that. Humidity May Magnify Killer Heat Ethan Coffel &…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A series of climate lawsuits, which mainly appear to be targeting energy businesses which attempted to appease the green blob, have recently been launched around the world. According to news.com.au; New report paves way for individuals to sue companies over climate change OVER the next few weeks a case will…
Via press release today from the University of Alberta. The days are getting longer Scientists reveal that the rotation of Earth’s core holds a clue to understanding global sea-level rise Scientists are studying past changes in sea level in order to make accurate future predictions of this consequence of climate change, and they’re looking down to…
I’m in San Francisco at the American Geophysical Union convention and I will be reporting from here all week. Postings may be a bit erratic, as I have to juggle attendance and time for writing, but I will be live Tweeting regularly from my Twitter feed from the sessions. https://twitter.com/wattsupwiththat The headlines here have already been…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Remember back when Australian voters thought they were electing a government which was committed to abolishing carbon taxes? The following are the words of Australia’s Environment Minister Greg Hunt, who under former Prime Minister Tony Abbott vigorously opposed carbon pricing; Environment Minister Greg Hunt says he will likely allow the…