"relatively unknown Maryland scientist" wants to patent the swamp cooler to combat global warming

This just in, (h/t to Sonicfrog) the swamp cooler is being re-invented as a global warming solution. No mention of what the increased global humidity will do for the planet’s…

More Hot Propaganda – this time from Greenpeace

First let me say I apologize to my readers. I’m going to editorialize a bit. Apparently nothing is off limits anymore. Now we can all honestly say that Greenpeace has…

Follow up to Questions on Deaths from Extreme Cold and Extreme Heat

The post The Deadliest U.S. Natural Hazard: Extreme Cold has generated a number of questions. Mr.. Goklany has graciously supplied a followup which I have posted below. – Anthony by Indur …

The Deadliest U.S. Natural Hazard: Extreme Cold

There’s a new essay from Indur Goklany in response to a recent Reuters news article. Yesterday Reuters reported on a study which claimed that heat is the deadliest form of natural hazard…

Hot Propaganda – coming soon to a TV near you

Two comments: 1. You have to see this to understand some mind sets regarding “global warming”. 2. I didn’t know trains still ran on time at the end of the…

Global Sea Ice Trend Since 1979 – surprising

Much importance has been ascribed to tracking the change in Arctic sea ice, but what about the global trend? That doesn’t seem to get much press. However there is some…

Gore: "Entire north polar ice cap will be gone in 5 years"

This is from his address in Germany, recorded from German TV: Write this date down so you can contact Mr. Gore in 5 years, then place your bets. I’m sure…

Today in climate history – Dec 12th, 1938 – getting warmer

(h/t) to Free Republic

Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. on UK's Met Office Press Releases on Climate

Reposted in its entirety from Climate Science By Dr. Roger Pielke Sr. University of Colorado There was an interesting news article in the Guardian on December 6 2008 by James Randerson…

Prospects grimmer for reducing greenhouse gases, study shows

By Bill Scanlon, The Rocky Mountain News Scientists have vastly underestimated the challenge of reducing greenhouse gases in a world where billions are boosting their carbon footprint, an important new…

JPL says: FORGET LA NINA: OSCILLATION RULES AS THE PACIFIC COOLS

While I said a couple of days a go that “La Nina is back” it appears I mistook a strong PDO cool signature for the La Nina signature. As JPL’s…

How not to measure temperature, part 79 – could you, would you, with a boat?

Santa Rosa USHCN – click for a much larger image Or maybe with the lack of grass, “goat” might be more appropriate. Every once in awhile (like once a week)…

Satellite derived sea level updated- short term trend has been shrinking since 2005

We’ve been waiting for the UC web page to be updated with the most recent sea level data. It finally has been updated for 2008. It looks like the steady…

RSS for November is out, up slightly

Click for a larger image RSS Data Source is here The RSS (Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA) Microwave Sounder Unit (MSU) lower troposphere global temperature anomaly data for…

Greenhouse gases make oceans noisier?

Photo not part of original article. From news.com.au yes something else to worry about and to add to the list of hundreds of things supposedly caused by global warming. The…

Cleveland-area TV meteorologists disagree with prevailing attitude about climate change

Clearly, I’m not the only TV meteorologist (former) with doubts. Here is a story out of Cleveland that shows how others think about the issues. – Anthony Cleveland-area TV meteorologists…

Statistician debunks Gore's climate linkage to the collapse of the Mayan civilisation

Mayan ruins in Guatemala. This is an email I recently received from statistician Dr. Richard Mackey who writes: The following appeared on Gore’s blog of Nov 19, 2008: Looking Back…

Glaciers in Norway, Alaska, growing again

A glacial region in Norway (Source: NRK) Reposted from the DailyTech By: Mike Asher Scandinavian nation reverses trend, mirrors results in Alaska, elsewhere. After years of decline, glaciers in Norway…

Adjusting Temperatures for the ENSO and the AMO

NOTE: Zip file downloads of models with data have been fixed, see end of this post – Anthony Source: Mantua, 2000 The essay below has been part of a back…

Litigious Lunacy

This is quite something. Darn those Canucks. As we saw with his defense of eco-vandals in England, I wonder if Dr. James Hansen will rush to The Hague to testify…