Paper: Russian Heat Wave of 2010 Linked to Solar Activity?

Just a quick note to bring this to attention of readers. I have not been able to locate a copy of this paper other than the paywalled one at Springerlink,…

Peer reviewed paper: 2010 Russian heat wave "mostly natural"

The 2010 Summer Heat Wave of Western Russia Reference Dole, R., Hoerling, M., Perlwitz, J., Eischeid, J., Pegion, P., Zhang, T., Quan, X.-W., Xu, T. and Murray, D. 2011. Was…

Final words on the 2010 Russian heat wave from AGU: weather, predictable

The map above, from the NASA Earth Observatory Picture of the Day website, shows how the temperature on July 27 departed from the 2000 to 2008 average. Download large image (1…

NOAA finds"climate change" blameless in 2010 Russian heat wave

We mentioned this previously on WUWT, now it is officially peer reviewed and accepted. Maybe this will be a lesson to those in the MSM and eco blogland who immediately…

NOAA on the Russian heat wave: blocking high, not global warming

The Russian Heat Wave of 2010 Draft Report by NOAA CSI The extreme surface warmth over western Russia during July and early August is mostly a product of the strong…

More on the Russian heat wave – satellite analysis

By Steve Goddard Dr Pielke’s excellent post gave me an idea. NASA said : Not all parts of the Russian Federation experienced unusual warmth on July 20–27, 2010. A large…

Another paper shows that the Russian heatwave of 2010 was due to natural variability

Despite the repeated efforts of paid propagandists like Joe Romm (Center for American Progress) to try to make this event about global warming, by parroting faulty science from James Hansen,…

Europe Experiences a “Climate Change” Heatwave

Record busting temperatures in Europe have given people a temporary reprieve from skyrocketing energy bills and the risk of blackouts.

Science studies say heatwaves were more common in USA during the 1930’s

During the 1930s, when the atmospheric CO2 concentration was about 100 ppm lower than today (310 ppm vs. 410 ppm), United States heat waves were just as if not more…

My review: Skeptic Film 'Climate Hustle' to appear in theaters Nationwide one week from tonight

One week from tonight on May 2nd, CFACT’s groundbreaking film Climate Hustle will be shown in movie theaters across the United States for a special one-night event. I’m in the…

Stephen Hawking backs $100 Million Russian Effort to Build a Relativistic Space Probe

Guest essay by Eric Worrall The quest to send a physical probe to the nearest stars is heating up – renowned Physicist Stephen Hawking has teamed up with Russian billionaire…

The Kevin Trenberth Effect: Pulling Science Back to the Dark Ages – Part 1 Droughts and Heat waves

Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism In my essay…

Quote of the Week – Master meteorologist heat wave FAIL

I had started on an essay to describe this meteostatistical failure last night, but Lucia beat me to it, so the credit goes to her. She’s a sharp lady. Besides…

A wave of heated peer pressure results in shrinking integrity

Over on the thread The folly of blaming the Eastern U.S. heat wave on global warming there is a lively discussion going on between people that think the Eastern US…

More on the 2012 US heat wave – not so hot if you look around at other locations

From Joe D’Aleo via email: It will be remembered for the heat wave and dryness in a large area, but some facts may surprise you. June actually ended up cooler…

The Kevin Trenberth / Seth Borenstein aided fact free folly on the USA heat wave

I cringe every time I see stories like the one being pushed in the Associated Press today by AP science writer Seth Borenstein. My Way News – This US summer…

Nature, record heat, tipping points, Hansen's opinion on weather noise, and all that

From NCDC’s spring report here More record warmth as scientists warn of global tipping point – CNN.com — It’s hot out there. But this time, it’s more than idle watercooler…

UCAR on Blocking Highs, heat waves, and modeling limits

Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. writes: Candid Admission By UCAR – “Blocking The Way – Predicting The Atmospheric Detours That Lead To Weather Troubles” There was an interesting article in the Fall…

Rahmstorf's new heat wave cherry twisty

Dr. Roger Pielke Jr. says exactly what I thought: this new paper from Rahmstorf is untrustworthy. He writes: Here is another good example why I have come to view parts…

Fight brewing between Polish and Russian forecasters over a potentially record cold winter ahead

OK we have competing stories here. Read on, then place your bets. Russian winter. Image from englishrussia.com – click From the RT News service: Coldest winter in 1,000 years on…

World's Worst Heatwave – The Marble Bar heatwave, 1923-24

With all the caterwauling over the record heat in Moscow over a few days due to a blocking high pressure zone, it would seem valuable to revisit a truly exceptional…

Pielke Sr. on Heat Wave in Russia

Heat Wave In Russia – Is It From Global Warming? Guest Post  by Dr. Roger Pielke Senior, University of Colorado Image: NASA Earth Observatory. This map shows temperature anomalies for the…

GISS, NOAA, GHCN and the odd Russian temperature anomaly – "It's all pipes!"

UPDATE: A good photo of one of the Russian stations has been found, see below after the “read more” link. As most readers know by now, the problematic GISTEMP global…

Weather disasters to impact 2 out of 3 Europeans by 2100, study says

The hysteria keeps ramping up~ctm From CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN Updated 1:38 AM ET, Sat August 5, 2017 Story highlights Heat waves will be responsible for 99% of weather-related…