Into the grandest of fantasies, reality intrudes. And so, it may be that Mother Nature in the form of annual forest fires, will force a key California agency to face…
Author: Charles Rotter
Amid crying over low Arctic ice, W Hudson Bay polar bears leave ice as late as 2009
This year, the last collared Western Hudson Bay polar bear to leave the ice left as late, or later, than the last collared bear did in 2009 (which was an…
Hurricane Laura and the Wind Speed Dilemma
But here is the issue. What were the maximum sustained winds that occurred last night as Laura made landfall? Looking at all available stations, the highest sustained wind was 98…
Claim: Ocean acidification causing coral ‘osteoporosis’ on iconic reefs
Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals’ ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean…
New confirmation that climate models overstate atmospheric warming
Two new peer-reviewed papers from independent teams confirm that climate models overstate atmospheric warming and the problem has gotten worse over time, not better.
EXCLUSIVE: Montana Gov Bullock’s Climate Council’s Leaked Plan Pushes For Carbon Tax
A climate council Montana Gov. Steve Bullock established in 2019 suggested that the Democratic governor implement a state carbon tax plan to address climate change in a leaked draft of…
Even with Laura, Louisiana Hurricanes Have Not Increased Since 1851
If we examine all of the hurricanes affecting Louisiana in the last 170 years in the National Hurricane Center’s HURDAT database (as summarized on Wikipedia) we find that there has…
California Wildfires and the Lightning Siege: How Unusual Is It?
California is burning and smoke has covered the northern half of the state and is spreading across the U.S. Most of the fires were started by a huge “lightning siege”…
EU subsidies benefit big farms while underfunding greener and poorer plots – new research
For the €60 billion (£53.9 billion) a year it pays in subsidies, the CAP is expected to support farmer incomes, ensure a supply of quality food, protect biodiversity, tackle climate…
Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change
Fewer of the world’s large aquifers are depleting than previously estimated, according to a new study by the University of Sussex and UCL.
New paper suggests historical period estimates of climate sensitivity are not biased low by unusual variability in sea surface temperature patterns
An important new paper by Thorsten Mauritsen, Associate Professor at Stockholm University[i] and myself has just been accepted for publication (Lewis and Mauritsen 2020)[ii]. Its abstract reads:
Kamala Harris and AOC craft crazy climate law
Thanks to Harris and AOC, the strange beast of “climate justice” is now a big part of the Democrat’s agenda.
Heads I Win Tails You Lose: The Canadian Pandemic Model
Comments on the Canadian Health Ministries Latest Sars-Cov-2 Projections
Big Oil Asset Write-Downs Are Not The End Of The Oil Age
Climate change activists have long lobbied for divestment from fossil fuel-producing companies. They have largely failed in this quest. This year, the steep falls in the value of the large…
False Alarm: Book Review
Lomborg’s facility in using simple language to explain economic concepts is put to work once again in this new book “False Alarm,” which is devoted to the topic of climate…
Hubble Hooks a Supernova Host Galaxy
This unbalanced the star and triggered runaway nuclear fusion that eventually led to an intensely violent supernova explosion. The supernova shone brightly for quite some time and was easily visible…
GLOBAL WARNING the movie was just nominated for SIX Alberta Film and Television Awards including BEST DIRECTOR – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Canada is fast becoming the leading global example for what can happen when climate politics meet traditional energy industry. It has the third largest known reserves of oil and gas…
The next total solar eclipse in US may rival 2017’s Great American Eclipse
On the day after the third anniversary of Anthony and Charles’s Excellent Adventure, it’s time to remind people to prepare for the next one.
Carbon emissions are chilling the atmosphere 90km above Antarctica, at the edge of space
While greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface, they’re also causing rapid cooling far above us, at the edge of space. In fact, the upper atmosphere about 90km above Antarctica is…
Arctic ocean moorings shed light on winter sea ice loss
The eastern Arctic Ocean’s winter ice grew less than half as much as normal during the past decade, due to the growing influence of heat from the ocean’s interior, researchers…
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