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…

Temperature tampering temper tantrums

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Commenters on my recent threads explaining the gaping error my team has found in official climatology’s definition of “temperature feedback” have asked whether I will…

Bloomberg Oil Strategist: “Oil Prices Are Down. Nobody Told the Gas Pumps”… Next Time, Maybe Do a Little Research!

  Guest Bloomberg Oil Strategist Correcting by David Middleton Oil Prices Are Down. Nobody Told the Gas Pumps Julian Lee 19 August 2018 (Bloomberg Opinion) — Oil’s popularity isn’t what…

NASA’s “OMG” climate campaign

From NASA JPL and the “Do you listen to yourselves when you make acronyms?” department. by Carol Rasmussen NASA’s Earth Science News Team With a new research plane and a…

False Consensus: The Onion Spoofs Climate Science

Guest essay by Robert Bradley Jr. The Onion’s recent satire on climate science, “Climate Researchers Warn Only Hope For Humanity Now Lies In Possibility They Making All Of This Up,” presents…

Bloomberg: Government can Fix the Food Insecurity Side Effects of Climate Policies

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Back in July WUWT posted a study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis which suggested that climate policies cause more harm than climate…

Presence of water confirmed on the moon

From NASA JPL: Water Ice confirmed at the moon’s poles In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of…

Claim: Bird Numbers in the Mojave Crashing Because of Global Warming

Guest essay by Eric Worrall A new study claims that bird numbers are plummeting in the Mojave Desert region because of climate change. This appears to be occurring despite efforts…

From CNN’s Non Sequitur Department: “Most economic forecasts have a big blind spot”… Because climate change!

  Definition of non sequitur 1 : an inference that does not follow from the premises; specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative proposition…