Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) wrote, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” There were several actions required to create…
Month: June 2016
USGS finds data fraud, closes environmental chemistry lab
Misconduct has led to delays and 1 retraction in environmental quality measurements reports By Jessica Morrison (E&CN) Alleged misconduct and data manipulation at a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) laboratory may have…
Brexit: Greenpeace, FOE fears a "Bonfire" of Green Regulations
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Evidence is mounting that Brexit, and possible “contagion” of the British exit from the EU, the empowerment of nationalist movements throughout Europe demanding their own…
Comparing the Kobashi and Alley Central Greenland Temperature Reconstructions
By Andy May In 2000, Richard Alley released an ice core temperature reconstruction for Central Greenland using Oxygen isotope ratios. He describes the technique used here. I used this ice…
Why did agriculture start 13,000 years ago?
WUWT reader Susan Corwin writes: Because it would work as CO2 became plentiful! All the academic articles say: “and then agriculture happened”. The “accepted wisdom”/consensus is: ….here was no single…
Naomi Klein: Trying to link Climate and Racism
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Naomi Klein has attempted to link climate, fossil fuels and racism, but in my opinion Naomi’s piece inadvertently embraces the ugly colonialist paternalism which she…
Interesting: California Hitting New Heights with Renewables in 2016
Many WUWT might think that renewable energy just can’t cut it, and when it comes to certain demand situations that may be a very valid issue. However, there has been…
Obama Public Land Fracking Rule Struck Down: "No Congressional Authority"
Guest essay by Eric Worrall An attempt by the Obama administration to impose harsh regulations on fracking operations on public land has been thrown out by a Wyoming court, on…
Thank you, America!
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley For my final broadcast to the nation on the eve of Britain’s Independence Day, the BBC asked me to imagine myself as one of the…
Claim: climate effects violence
From the “murder rate must be highest near the equator” department comes this odd piece of research Researchers offer new theory on how climate affects violence Climate impacts life strategies,…
Friday Funny – the new "AA" class electric Mercedes
I drive an electric car for around town use. It saves gas and is fun to drive. I get lots of complements about it. However, I still enjoy a good…
Activists admit at forum they’ve been working with NY AG on climate RICO campaign for over a year
From Energy in Depth’s Katie Brown At a forum on Wednesday hosted by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, several climate activists including Naomi Oreskes and representatives from the Union of Concerned…
UEA: Brexit Remain Vote Probability Zero – UPDATE Brexit WIN
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A tremendous political drama with broad ramifications for Global Climate Policy is unfolding in Britain, as referendum votes are tallied for whether Britain should remain…
Climate scientist Peter Stott is still trying to connect extreme weather to climate
From the UNIVERSITY OF EXETER and the “weather is not climate” department comes this press release that comes with a blindingly obvious title. So far, the efforts trying to link…
Claim: Future global warming could be even warmer
From the UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN – NIELS BOHR INSTITUTE and the “worse than we thought” department comes this claim by one researcher looking at the past climate events, specifically the PETM,…
Boston City Hall Report: Climate is worse than we thought!
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A report commissioned by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, in preparation for next year’s climate leaders summit, highlights the terrifying risk that Boston might get a…
And yet another unaccounted for climate variable: snow algae accelerates melting of Arctic glaciers
Earlier, we published a story about how clouds near airplane contrails get brighter, reflecting more solar radiation to space. Now, on the surface, this new study says that Arctic glaciers…
Global Sea Surface Temperature Responses to the 1997/98 and 2015/16 El Niño Events – Update 1
Alternate Title: Just in Case You Thought Sea Surface Temperatures around the Globe Responded Similarly to Strong El Niños Guest Post by Bob Tisdale This is an update of the…
Another unaccounted for climate variable: Airplanes make existing clouds brighter
From STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY and the department of negative feedbacks comes this surprising finding that says not only do contrails add reflectivity for incoming solar radiation, they also increase reflectivity for…
Climate and Human Civilization for the Past 4,000 Years
Guest essay by Andy May The Holocene Thermal Optimum ended at different times in different parts of the world, but it had ended everywhere by 4,000 BP (BP here means…
New AGU study negates the climate 'methane emergency' in Alaska
One of the most “out there” climate activist groups is the Arctic Methane Emergency Group, a collection of luminary scientists who are convinced we are on a one-way trip to…
The unbearable lightness of polar bear 'climate science'
From the “Emily Litella” department (never mind) and Zoologist Dr. Susan Crockford, comes yet another hilarious take-down of attempts to link polar bears and climate change last month. Turns out…
Environmental Conflict Goes Nuclear – a civil war erupts over CO2 reduction strategy
After yesterday’s announcement that Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant would close after a back room deal was forged between PG&E and environmental groups, a schism has developed By Robert Bradley…
An interesting and unique graph that ties ENSO, global temperature and other climate variables together
Yesterday, WUWT covered the sharp drop in global temperatures that followed the peak of the 2015/16 El Niño. That caught the interest of John B from Toronto, and he writes…
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