Study: A new method to evaluate overall performance of a climate model

From the INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES and the “pyramid schemes” department: A new method to evaluate overall performance of a climate model Many climate-related studies, such…

A skeptic attempts to break the ‘pal review’ glass ceiling in climate modeling

Propagation of Error and the Reliability of Global Air Temperature Projections Guest essay by Pat Frank Regular readers at Anthony’s Watts Up With That will know that for several years,…

Climate models overheat

Guest essay by Michel de Rougemont Without questioning the observed global warming or the emissions to the atmosphere of infrared-absorbing gases, three central issues remain without properly quantified responses, without…

Frequently Asked Questions 9.1*: A Critique

NCAR Guest Post by Clyde Spencer Because of recent WUWT guest posts, and their comments, I decided to do what I have been putting off for too long – reading…

Scientists Go After The Media For Highlighting A Study Showing IPCC Climate Models Were Wrong

From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch 9:16 AM 09/20/2017 A climate model expert told The Washington Post there would be “extra eyes really scrutinizing” a new study claiming climate models…

When The Model Models Itself

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Eric Worrell posted an interesting article wherein a climate “scientist” says that falsifiability is not an integral part of science … now that’s bizarre madness…

Reconciling predictions of climate change

From Eurekalert, New framework accounts for conflicting estimates of global temperature increases Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences   AUDIO: SEAS researchers Peter Huybers and Cristian…

Another paper shows that climate models and climate reality vary – greatly

A new paper has been published in Geophysical Research Letters that shows once again, that climate models and reality significantly vary. It confirms what Dr. John Christy has been saying…

In an attempt to discredit Judith Curry, Gavin at RealClimate shows how bad climate models really are

From the “whoopsie, that’s not what I meant” department Guest essay by Thomas Wiita A recent poster here wrote that they had stopped looking at the Real Climate web site,…

A ground-breaking new paper putting climate models to the test yields an unexpected result – steps and pauses in the climate signal

A ground-breaking new paper has recently been published  in Earth System Dynamics that really turns the idea of direct linear warming of the atmosphere on it’s ear, suggesting a “store…

Climate Models Wipe out Life in Trappist-1 Solar System!!!

Guest post by David Middleton They must have used the RCP 8.5 Death Star… The announcement of the Trappist-1 system in February, with seven rocky planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf…

More on Curry's climate model study saying they are 'not useful as projections for how the 21st century will actually evolve.'

Guest essay by Larry Hamlin The new climate model study by Dr. Curry addressed in the February 21 WUWT article provides some very powerful conclusions regarding the unsuitability of using…

The Climate 'Deus ex Machina' is shown to be a false God

Guest essay by Charles G. Battig, M.D. Some say that “God” might reside in a computer…the Deus ex Machina, literally means “god from the machine”.  Amongst those individuals are those divining…

Climate Sensitivity: A Simple Inverse Model

Guest post by David Middleton Models often get a bad rap among skeptics, largely because climate models have demonstrated an epic failure in predictive skill.  However, models are extremely valuable…

MIT: 'more extreme storms' for California due to warming – but history mocks the claim

From the “models can make you believe anything” department comes this breathless doom-laden press release from the same school that brought you the big wheel of silly climate model results.…

John Christy Climate Video

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t JoNova – The following is a video presentation by John Christy from 2015 (published a few days ago), in which Christy uses his tremendous…

Scott Adams (Dilbert Author): The Climate Science Challenge

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Scott Adams, author of the famous Dilbert Cartoon, has challenged readers to find a qualified scientist who thinks climate models do a good job of…

"The Needle in the Haystack": Pat Frank's Devastating Expose of Climate Model Error

Guest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Janice – This video dates back to July, so it might not be news for some viewers. But the video elucidates in clear and…

Friday Funny: Impact of 'sea smell' overestimated by present climate models

From the LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH (TROPOS) and the “sea smell by the seashore” department. Most comprehensive study on the atmospheric oxidation of the natural climatic gas dimethyl sulfide…

Study reveals how particles that seed clouds in the Amazon are produced

GOAmazon researchers describe in Nature the role of clouds as transporters of particles between the ground and the upper atmosphere. New knowledge will enhance climate models A study published in…