I mentioned this a couple of posts back, exploding Comet 17P/Holmes is one of the strangest things in the sky ever but it gets stranger…Last night, astrophotographer Alan Friedman of Buffalo, NY,…
Author: Anthony Watts
Watching Noel
There is a lot of intense interest out there in watching TS Noel to see if this disorganized system turns into a Hurricane when it hits the warmer waters of…
Upcoming TV special on the Sun – worth watching
Given that the sun is so quiet lately (click image – no sunspots) and there is talk of an ebb in its next solar cycle 24, it bears looking into the details…
Things that go boom in the sky
Here’s something you don’t see every day; an exploding comet. In fact the last time this comet did this was in 1892. Comet 17P/Holmes is now larger than Jupiter. Astronomer…
Helio, La Niña, and bad winters, awww nuts!!
While doom and gloom predictions continue about CO2 induced global warming, saying that it now is the largest driver of climate, overwhelming any influences of the suns variation, there appear…
Hurricane season 2007 is near the record low of 1977
Florida State University’s COAPS (Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies) says that hurricane season 2007, which ends November 30th, is looking well below normal, in fact they are calling it “historic…
How Not to Measure Temperature, Part 33
Until now, most of the surface temperature measurement stations I’ve highlighted as substandard locations for measuring temperature accurately have been in the USA. Today, courtesy of Geoff Sherrington, we are treated…
Projects Page Updated
According to my stat counter, the Projects Page tab above has been getting a regular stream of interest, so it has been updated with relevant content as of today 10/22/07
My Surfacestations.org project "down under"
This was forwarded to me by Russ Steele over at NCWatch. Titled: Climate Change – Is CO2 the cause? It’s a compelling presentation by Bob Carter of the facts of…
Pipe Dream or Viable Energy?
I’m a proponent of alternate energy sources, mostly to get us disengaged from Middle East Oil. Often there are schemes floated to produce alternate energy that just don’t balance out…
Earth's Albedo Tells an Interesting Story
Thanks to one of our commenters (thanks Henry), this unique project called “Earthshine” being done at the Big Bear Solar Observatory has been brought to my attention. The project is…
All Quiet Alert
“All Quiet Alert” – That sounds like an oxymoron, and maybe it is, but the sun is extremely quiet right now, so much in fact that the Solar Influences Data…
BBC Video on False Claims in Gore's Inconvenient Truth
As a followup to my post Et tu, Gorus, here is a BBC News report on the 9 items that a British High Court deemed to be false claims in…
Et tu, Gorus?
Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize, and even more surprising, the IPCC also shares the award. Why? Why would a committee award such a prestigious prize right on the heels…
USHCN Station Surveys – Completion by State
www.surfacestations.org volunteer Gary Boden has provided me an updated version of the Excel speadsheet I use to chart this project. This version calculates the completion of USHCN surveys by state,…
Surfacestations.org updated, now at 800 mark
With 421 stations surveyed, we now stand at 800 stations remaining to be surveyed. The rate of surveying slowed during the month of September, which is to be expected as…
Camille Paglia on "fancy-pants, speculative, climate models"
Camille Paglia is listed as one of the top 100 intellectuals in the world today, in fact she’s at number 20. So, it is with some surprise that I read her response…
Biofuels hit the wall
Just a short while ago, biofuels seemed like they’d be a great alternative for some petroleum based fuels. But in the last year, we’ve seen the demand for corn skyrocket,…
Gore to share Nobel Peace Prize with Canadian
According to Investors Business Daily, Al Gore will be awarded the Nobel Peace prize and share it with Canadian climate researcher Sheila Watt-Cloutier. IBD writes: “…a couple of global warming…
New milestone at Surfacestations.org – 309 !
Today, I registered the 309th volunteer observer, Geoff Sherrington, and over the weekend, we passed the 300 mark of registrants. A couple of people have written in, some worried, that…
California Climate, PDO, LOD, and Sunspot Departure
Above: Length of Day Compared to Global Temperature since 1890 Below is a paper by former California State Climatologist, Jim Goodridge. Jim has been quietly working on a number of…
My 20th Anniversary in Chico
Today, October 5th marks my 20th year here in Chico California. What I’ve learned so far: 1- It’s a better place to live than many parts of California 2- People…
Detailed Comments on An Inconvenient Truth
Foreword by the blog moderator: One of the things that often happens once your blog and effort is well known is that people start sending you things to look at and/or…
You must be logged in to post a comment.