Mexican mudslide update: thousand dead becomes zero

Instead of thousands feared dead, reports are now saying that no one has been confirmed dead, and officials are hopeful that those few missing will be found alive.  This is…

Rebuild California! Vote for your favorite Jerry Brown commercial idea

The California governor’s race is heating up with former governor Jerry Brown (D) running against former EBay CEO Meg Whitman (R).  Brown, after decades in government has apparently run out…

Los Angeles laughs at recent "invisible summer" AP article

Downtown Los Angeles scorches with temperatures 110+ F … NWS Current temp at USC [UPDATE: 2:30 PM Pacific: USC station no longer reporting?- Ryan  2:52 FIXED LINK – Anthony]   WUWT: …

Walrus-gate 2.0: media recycles climate change claims from exactly year ago

One year ago [Sept 19, 2009], WUWT reported upon the alarming problem of walrus stampedes and dead carcasses washing up on beaches.  Now, exactly one-year later, the NBC Today Show…

Hurricane Julia explodes — Atlantic has two coincident Category 4 hurricanes, very rare

UPDATE 5 AM AST: Second time in 100-years two coincident Category 4’s in the Atlantic…together, Igor and Julia have the highest coincident intensities on record. Two major hurricanes exist simultaneously…

Hurricane Igor explodes to Category 4+

Update 11:00 PM EDT: Igor still intensifying, now at 130 knots (Cat 4) and now forecast to become a Category 5 within the next 12-hours. See NHC bulletin at the…

Atlantic hurricane season halfway point

Tropical Storm Hermine rapidly developed and has moved into South Texas soaking rather moist ground from previous Hurricane Alex and TD2.  Scattered areas of interest in the Atlantic include the…

Earl sputters and the Atlantic quiets down a bit

Hurricane Earl is quickly losing steam as it barrels northward and begins its recurvature in the middle latitudes.  The main threat to New England will be a broad area of…

MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel bothered by on-air meteorologists' lack of climate science knowledge

Journeyman Pictures has created a little 10-minute documentary that describes the perceived disconnect between the beliefs of on-air meteorologists and climatologists.  Of specific note are the comments of MIT professor…

Heidi Cullen doomcasts in new stemwinding sci-fi thriller

Dr. Heidi Cullen of Weather Channel fame but now CEO of Climate Central outfit is publishing a new book on August 3, so far #138,256 on Amazon’s bestsellers but sure…