A World on Fire: It’s All in the Image

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen   The latest scare story flashing across the ‘Net from nearly every main stream media outlet is the frightening image of a world on fire…

What Does Australia’s New Prime Minister Mean for Aussie Climate Policy?

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Australia’s unpopular green Conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is gone, deposed yesterday by a party room vote. But the track record of Australia’s new Prime…

Australian PM Turnbull steps down over Paris Climate Accord issue

CLIMATE CHANGE BILL’S FAILURE TOPPLES AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL By Michael Bastasch Australia has a new prime minister after the governing coalition refused to support global warming-related legislation pushed…

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Joe Bastardi writes on Twitter: Interesting meeting tonight with @MichaelEMann We disagree on what drives the climate, but enjoyable exchanging ideas with someone who loves what he does as much…

Friday Funny – the real fossil fuel “divestment” problem

Bill McKibben and his eco-worriers over at 350.org have been big on getting Universities and other organizations to “divest” from fossil-fuel based investments. They’ve even gone so far as to…

#HurricaneLane drops to Tropical storm status, dissipating

UPDATE 8PM PDT Lane is now a Tropical Storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. As of 5 PM HST, Tropical Storm Lane was located 150 miles south of…

What do Flat Earthers and Climate Alarmists have in common? Survey says: Millennials!

Guest whatever by David Middleton Do People Really Think Earth Might Be Flat? A poll says lots of Millennials evidently do—and it’s not entirely clear why By Craig A. Foster,…

Climate Study: British Children Won’t Know What Milk Tastes Like

Guest essay by Eric Worrall A press release for a new study suggests milk production in Britain will drop by 18.6% if we don’t mend our wicked ways. But buried…

#HurricaneLane taking aim on Hawaii, downgraded to Cat3, turning NW

UPDATES AND LIVE CAM LINK FOLLOWS The battle of the weather forecast computer models is about to be waged. Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. writes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerAPielkeSr/status/1032587280404242432 He adds: If…

NASA alarmism headline: ‘A World On Fire’

From NASA Goddard. The world is on fire. Or so it appears in this image from NASA’s Worldview. The red points overlaid on the image designate those areas that by…

Electric Cars: Will Any Auto Company Make Money?

By Steve Goreham Republished with the permission of The Washington Times Tesla reported second quarter results earlier this month. Despite losing $718 million during the quarter, Tesla shares rose 16…

CNN Opinion Piece: “If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office”… Wrong on every level.

Guest rebuttal by David Middleton From the Climatariat News Network’s Non Sequitur Department: If Trump and GOP don’t understand climate change, they don’t deserve public office By Jill Filipovic Tue…

Poor Countries Demand Control, Fed Up Waiting for Climate Change Cash

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Poor countries plan to demand more control over global development bank climate cash supplied by rich countries. Small Island States, Facing Rising Seas, Seek Economic…

Napoleon at Waterloo versus the volcano – Napoleon lost

Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruption Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon’s defeat, says new research.…

New kind of aurora is not an aurora at all

WASHINGTON — Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists’ attention in 2016.…

Latest Track Forecast suggests Hawaii dodges #HurricaneLane bullet

I’ve been watching this on my own analysis system, and I’ve noted that while ensemble model forecast tracks are literally “all over the map” the official forecast seems to suggest…

New Arctic Ice Measurement Satellite with “frickin’ lasers on [its] head”

Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure – in unprecedented detail – changes in the heights of…

Remember when Al Gore and Katharine Hayhoe told us that a record snowfall in Erie, PA was proof of global warming? Never mind.

From Al Gore’s “climate reality project” article: A ‘PERFECT STORM’: EXTREME WINTER WEATHER, BITTER COLD, AND CLIMATE CHANGE Let’s start with the record five-plus feet of snowfall accumulation in Erie, Pennsylvania, in late…

Edict: ‘The Modern Automobile Must Die’ (to solve climate change)

New Republic Mag: ‘The Modern Automobile Must Die’ – ‘If we want to solve climate change, there’s no other option’ Excerpts: ‘Transportation is now the largest source of carbon dioxide…

I’ll be live on this radio program today – listen in

The topic is “Wildfires and Climate Change”, from 8AM to 10AM PST today The Micro Effect is an internet radio network dedicated to bringing you information that is typically hidden…

Sierra Club: Democrats are Losing Interest in Climate Change

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The Sierra Club is fretting that the Democrats don’t really seem interested in solving the climate crisis. The Democratic Party Has a Climate Change Problem…

Winning! “Enshrining the Trump administration’s hobbled approach to climate regulation as the only reasonable approach under the law” and…

“Slamming the door shut on any later attempts to recreate Obama’s handiwork”! Guest spiking the football in the end zone by David Middleton Neil Gorsuch + Brett Kavanaugh = slamming the…

Oh Noes! Ecosystems are getting greener in the Arctic

Researchers develop technique to better predict how plants in cold regions respond to warming DOE/LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY In recent decades, scientists have noted a surge in Arctic plant growth…

Eye-roller study: “Climate change denial strongly linked to right-wing nationalism”

From the “Nuttier than Lewandowsky” department. With Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, as a hub, the world’s first global research network into climate change denial has now been established. Building…