By Andy May U.S. coal production declined from 2011 through 2016 as it was displaced in U.S. power plants by cheaper and cleaner natural gas. Some of the reduction was…
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The effect of volcanoes on climate and climate on volcanoes
by Javier The effect of volcanoes on climate The relationship between volcanoes and climate is a very complex one. From reading the media one gets the impression that they are…
Climate Change, due to Solar Variability or Greenhouse Gases? Part B.
By Andy May In a previous post, Part A here, we discussed the role of oceans, the Earth’s orbit, and human greenhouse gas emissions on climate change. In this post…
Climate Change, due to Solar Variability or Greenhouse Gases? Part A.
By Andy May It’s more likely mostly due to both, but that isn’t really the question. Virtually everyone accepts that climate changes and that CO2 and methane are greenhouse gases;…
Defending Scott Pruitt – Making science reproducible
By Andy May The EPA secretary, Scott Pruitt, testified before the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday April 26, 2018. He had been charged with spending too…
The 60-year oscillation revisited
Guest Post by Javier It is a well-known feature of climate change that since 1850 multiple climate datasets present a ~ 60-year oscillation. I recently wrote about it in the…
The PBS Newshour Whale Oil Myth
By Andy May While researching fossil fuel history recently, I discovered a PBS article entitled “The Whale Oil Myth.” You can see the full article here. It is based on…
Modern Warming – Climate Variability or Climate Change?
Guest Post By Renee Hannon Introduction In the mid-1900’s many scientists were suggesting the Earth was cooling. Now scientists are forecasting global warming. Indeed, instrumental data shows global temperatures warmed…
Do-It-Yourself: Solar variability effect on climate. Part II
By Javier In a previous article here, I showed how anyone with a computer with internet connection and Excel could check the basis of the 980-year periodicity in solar activity,…
The phytoplankton decline, is there anything to it?
By Andy May We have been told that the phytoplankton population is declining rapidly around the world and, of course, the cause is climate change. Phytoplankton is the base of…
Do-It-Yourself: The solar variability effect on climate.
By Javier So, you still don’t believe small changes in solar activity can significantly affect climate? You know a very cold period during the Little Ice Age coincided with the…
What are, in fact, the grounds for concern about global warming?
By Javier This is an answer to the Geological Society of London position statement on “Climate Change: evidence from the geological record,” published in November 2010, and the addendum published…
Nature’s Climate Article Excels in Acronyms
By Renee Hannon The more the acronyms, the more respected the peer-reviewed article? I typically enjoy reading about climate science, oceanography and extreme weather. However, some of the technical articles…
Glaciers and Sea Level Rise
By Andy May This is the seventh and last post in my series on the hazards of climate change. In this post we examine the effects of climate change on…
Global Warming and Extreme Weather
By Andy May This is #6 of 7 posts on the hazards of global warming. If you can’t read the sign, it says “Global Warming, Absolute Truth that can not…
Climate-related Deaths and Insecurity
By Andy May In the cartoon the guy being tortured is saying “OKAY! I believe mankind causes global warming!” The priest is saying “Very well… give the heretic back his…
Extinctions and shutting down the Gulf Stream
By Andy May This is part four of our series on climate change costs and hazards. The first three parts were on humans and the environment, population and the food…
Calculating the Cost of Global Warming
By Andy May Hopefully, the first two posts in this series, “Do humans harm the environment” and “Population Growth and the Food Supply” have convinced the reader that man-made climate…
Do humans harm the environment?
By Andy May This is the first of seven posts on the potential costs and hazards of human-caused global warming and the impact of humans on the environment in general.…
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