What’s the worst case? Climate sensitivity

Posted on April 1, 2019 by curryja | Reposted from Climate Etc. by Judith Curry Are values of equilibrium climate sensitivity > 4.5 C plausible? For background, see these previous…

Climate panel disbanded by Trump, now regrouped, releases its report

Framework for translating science into local action Earth Institute at Columbia University As climate change proceeds, businesses and communities are wondering how to adapt and prepare. However, they’re finding it’s…

Sierra Nevada snowpack at 162 percent of normal, California water supply dream

I notice they avoided calling it a *** dream From The Watchers Posted by TW on April 3, 2019 at 19:46 UTC (1 day ago) Categories: Featured articles, Ice &…

Fake Academe: Fined $ 50.1 Million

News Brief by Kip Hansen News Flash: “U.S. judge rules deceptive publisher should pay $50 million in damages”. Appearing yesterday in Science magazine online is the news that “A U.S.…

No… “The biggest Saudi oil field is [NOT] fading faster than anyone guessed”…

Guest correction by David Middleton One of the comments (H/T to RicDre) on my post about Arctic oil exploration cited this article from Bloomberg/MSN Money… The biggest Saudi oil field…

2019 Hurricane season forecast: below average

Dr. Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University writes on Twitter: Seasonal #hurricane forecast from @ColoradoStateU predicts slightly below-average season: 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes & 2 major (Cat 3+, >=111…

“Climate Dystopia:” Tweets from a Frustrated Climatologist (Andrew Dessler)

By Robert Bradley Jr. “If ‘some humans survive’ is the only thing we care about, then climate change is a non-issue. I think it’s certain that ‘some’ humans will survive…

WUWT housekeeping, features, and announcements

I have a few items of interest for WUWT readers. First I’d like to talk about one of the most common email issues we get with the blog and that…

Google Employees Demand Management Respect Their Prejudices Against Conservatives and Climate Skeptics

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Breitbart; Google Employees have sent a petition to Management demanding an offer to Conservative Climate Skeptic Kay Cole James to sit on Google’s AI…

The Little Ice Age – Back to the Future

What’s Natural By Jim Steele Extreme scientists and politicians warn we will suffer catastrophic climate change if the earth’s average temperature rises 2.7°F above the Little Ice Age average. They…

Australia Surface Temperatures Compared to UAH Satellite Data Over the Last 40 Years

Reposted from Dr. Roy Spencer’s Blog April 3rd, 2019 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D. Summary: The monthly anomalies in Australia-average surface versus satellite deep-layer lower-tropospheric temperatures correlate at 0.70…

Midwest Farmers May Miss Out On Disaster Aid After Severe Flooding

From The Daily Caller Tim Pearce | Energy Reporter U.S. disaster funds are out of reach for thousands of Midwest farmers who lost millions of dollars’ worth of crops due…

Global Temperature Report: March 2019

Global climate trend since Dec. 1 1978: +0.13 C per decade March Temperatures (preliminary) Global composite temp.: +0.34 C (+0.61 °F) above seasonal average Northern Hemisphere.: +0.44 C (+0.79 °F)…

U.S. Arctic Oil & Gas Exploration: A Sense of Urgency

Guest serious post by David Middleton I ran across a very lucid and informative article on Real Clear Energy today. The author is Robert Dillon, “a senior adviser on energy…

EPIC: Astronomers may have photographed a black hole for the very first time

This could be the biggest announcement ever in the history of astronomy. Announcement and video follows. Of all the weird stuff that exists in the universe, such as quasars, pulsars,…

The Genius of Crowd Weather Forecasting

Reposted from The Cliff Mass Weather and Forecasting Blog Last quarter I taught Atmospheric Sciences 101 and as a fun extra-credit activity students had the opportunity to participate in a…

How to terrify liberals

Larry Kummer writes in by email: Today’s responsible climate reporting, terrifying liberals: “A glacier the size of Florida is on track to change the course of human civilization” by “Pakalolo”…

Why climate predictions are so difficult

From Climate Etc. by Judith Curry An insightful interview with Bjorn Stevens. Frank Bosse provided this Google translation of an interview published in Der Spiegel  -Print-Issue 13/2019, p. 99-101.   March…

Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar

In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity — but why? Frontiers Biodiversity hotspot Madagascar is one of the world’s…

More Evidence for Rapid Coral Adaptation

By Jim Steele Good news continues to accumulate regards corals’ ability to rapidly adjust to changing climates. The view of coral resilience has been dominated by the narrative of a…

What Caused Madagascar’s Megafauna Extinction?

Guest post by David Middleton What rapidly wiped out Madagascar’s megafauna between 700 and 1000 AD? Climate change? Meteors? Over-hunting? President Donald J. Trump? Nope. It appears that agriculture may…

Darwin Temperatures; What is going on?

By Bob Irvine Darwin Australia is one of only two temperature stations in an entire NASA grid and, therefore, has a disproportionate influence on the NASA-GISS global temperature reconstruction. The…

WATCH LIVE – Oroville spillway will open its gates for the first time since the catastrophe

The Lake Oroville dam spillway is supposed to open at 11AM local time (Pacific Time) today. according to reports from the California Department of Water Resources. We have two live…

Naked Climate Change Protest Disrupts UK Parliament Brexit Debate

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Trigger warning – Lots of naked this week in the name of Gaea… Protesters disrupt Brexit debate by baring bottoms over inaction on climate change…