Sometimes, nature just gives us the weird. While clouds are an important topic of research for climatologists and meteorologists, sometimes the atmosphere churns up peculiar-looking cloud formations that are as notable for aesthetic…
Month: May 2018
Distortions, Misdirections, and Lack of Accountability Continue to Plague Climate Science
Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Many problems plagued climatology since climate science took over in the 1980s. Each specialist in a different area suddenly became an expert in climate and…
Climate showdown of the decade?
This manntastic event looms large. With the irascible Dr. Mann pitted against Moore and Curry, fireworks are almost guaranteed. Titley is a lightweight and he’ll be overshadowed by Mann’s huge…
Largest Colorado green group won’t endorse Boulder climate lawsuit
Matt Dempsey writes: The Denver Post nicely picks up on previous Western Wire reporting on Steyer’s involvement in Colorado legislative races and Dem Gov candidate not endorsing climate lawsuit. Perhaps…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #317
Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President Hollow Models? The long writing career of British logician and philosopher Bertrand…
New electric car–the ‘JATO’
Apparently, the marketing arm of this company has never heard of the Darwin awards myth about JATO units and automobiles. Guest essay by John Hardy The best-selling EV worldwide has…
Climate “Prisoner’s Dilemma” for Psychology Undergraduates
Guest essay by Eric Worrall What would you think of a Psychology lecturer who every year plays a real life version Prisoner’s Dilemma with undergraduates, awarding course credits based on…
What’s wrong with this picture?
I invite readers to list all the things wrong with this bit of agitprop by Ed Hawkins (a lead author in AR6; perhaps this foreshadows the tone of the report).…
Hockeystick Redux Chapter Fortyleven
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach [See update at the end] Since publishing my last two posts here and here on the Church and White (“C&W”) 2011 sea level dataset, some folks…
Elon Musk’s Big Oil Conspiracy Theory
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Elon Musk has launched a twitter tirade in which he appears to accuse reporters of lying about Tesla, to attract advertising from other car makers…
“Was industrialisation worth it?” – California Climate Lawsuit
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Californian local governments trying to sue Chevron, Exxon and other oil majors are facing some entertainingly direct questions from Judge Alsup, as he tries to…
Climatic Distortions Due to Diminutive Denominators
Guest essay by Thomas P. Sheahen We all learned in elementary school that “you can’t divide by zero.” But what happens when you divide by a number very close to zero,…
Illegal Immigration? Coyotes Move North, East, and South
Study review by Kip Hansen This essay is about coyotes! One of the odd things about this blog — WUWT — is the broad range of interests of the…
Climate scientist: air pollution cleanup may be major driver of global warming
Observations during lunar eclipses show how Earth’s atmosphere has cleared, letting in more sunlight Strange but true: You can learn a lot about Earth’s climate by watching a lunar eclipse.…
Libertarian Plan for Tahitian Climate Proof Floating Cities
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Worried about rising sea levels? According to the Seasteading Institute and Blue Frontiers, the solution is a self governing libertarian network of floating cities loosely…
Study: Climate Change May Lead to Bigger Atmospheric Rivers
WASHINGTON — A new study shows that climate change is likely to intensify extreme weather events known as atmospheric rivers across most of the globe by the end of this…
The Climate of Gavin
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Gavin Schmidt, who I am given to understand is a good computer programmer, is one of the principals at the incongruously named website “RealClimate”. The…
Gorebal Warming Measure “Narrowly” Voted Down by Shell Oil Company Shareholders
Guest ayyy! by David Middleton Shell investors vote down global-warming proposal By Sarah Kent Published: May 22, 2018 10:37 a.m. ET THE HAGUE–Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSB shareholders voted down…
Study: ‘Traffic Jams’ in the jet stream blamed for abnormal weather patterns
UChicago study explains blocking phenomenon that has baffled forecasters The sky sometimes has its limits, according to new research from two University of Chicago atmospheric scientists. A study published May…
WINNING: Trump officials discussed whether to ‘ignore’ climate data
From The Hill: Trump officials discussed whether to ‘ignore’ climate data: report White House officials discussed the possibility of ignoring federal climate data, according to an internal memo that highlights…
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