So much for the “Years of Living Dangerously“ Dr. Roger Pielke Jr writes in the WSJ: So far in 2014, the United States has experienced fewer tornadoes than in any…
Category: extreme weather
Some hype sorting on the claim that Asian pollution is intensifying Pacific Storms
Is Asian Pollution Intensifying Pacific Storms? Separating the Hype from Reality. By Cliff Mass The media over the past week have given a lot of play to a paper in…
Tornado season so far may be the slowest in a century
While there continues to be wailing about how climate change is supposedly making the weather more extreme, Greg Carbin, the man in charge at NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) sends…
Holdren Is Wrong – Cold Winters Are Not Getting More Common
By Paul Homewood As WUWT points out, John Holdren is one of many who have tried to link the cold winter in the USA this year to global warming. In…
More tabloid climatology: gloom and doom about the jet stream, winters, and global warming
From the University of Utah, an argument that makes you wonder “what started it 4000 years ago”? Looking at another similar study, Joltin Joe Romm called that study Bombshell: Study…
Linking storms to climate change a 'distraction', say experts
From the University of Manchester, some sanity on extreme weather at last, even though they are still fully engaged in GHG reduction issues. Linking storms to climate change a ‘distraction’,…
An article and study from 1974 suggests global cooling would cause more extreme weather
Steve Goddard tips me to this article in the Canberra Times on May 16th, 1974: SUPPORT FOR A THEORY OF A COOLING WORLD It has some interesting claims in it…
Quote of the week – Masters of crazy weather
Weather Underground’s Dr. Jeff Masters jumps the shark with the Voice of Russia:
Study on weather disasters shows claims of increased damage costs aren't rooted in climate, but rather, society
“…societal change is sufficient to explain the increasing costs of disasters at the global level…” We often hear of the wailing by climate activists and in the MSM about the…
Claim: Extreme weather decides distribution of insects
Another modeled result, extrapolated all the way from 10 common fruit fly species to everything else in the insect world. Extreme weather caused by climate change in the coming decades…
Comment on Kevin Trenberth’s interview on February 17 2014 – An Example of Misrepresenting Climate Science
Guest essay By Roger A. Pielke Sr. My son and Kevin Trenberth did an interview for Colorado Public Radio on February 17th. The entire interview is worth listening to, but…
Black Swans? Dispatches from the front line of climate change.
Guest essay by Tony Brown The sun was warm and the wind a friendly zephyr as we enjoyed coffee and a cake on Dawlish sea front. A place known to…
No New Continent 'Hottest' Temperature Records Since 1978
Something to consider for the SOTU address tonight where “extremes” of all kinds are likely to be discussed. If indeed we are seeing hottest ever type scenarios, or if you…
New study suggests global warming decreases storm activity and extreme weather
A paper published January 21st in Quaternary Science Reviews reconstructs storm activity in Iceland over the past 1,200 years and finds storminess and extreme weather variability was far more common…
Open Letter to the Executive Producers of YEARS of LIVING DANGEROUSLY
(UPDATE: Added Subject Line to Memo Header) December 15, 2013 Subject: Concerns about Upcoming Series Years of Living Dangerously From: Bob Tisdale To: James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Daniel Abbasi,…
Met Office Confirms St Jude’s Day Storm Was Not Unusual
By Paul Homewood The Met Office have now issued their comprehensive report on the St Jude’s Day storm, that hit southern England in October. Readers will recall idiotic headlines at…
The bogosity of Winter Storm Bodil
There’s so much desperation to tie extreme weather to climate change these days, that some people have taken to photoshopping faked images to make the point. In case you didn’t…
Friday Funny – AGW Increases Intensities of Twitter Storms
First there was Sharknado, then there was Sharknado2 Aftersharks, and it has progressed to the stronger Sharkicane. Josh has noticed this trend towards stronger fictional storms, and has rendered the…
Severe weather likely to hit plains today
Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch in effect until 4:00 PM CST this afternoon for portions of eastern Iowa, Illinois, northwest Indiana, northeast Missouri, southeast Wisconsin, and Lake Michigan. For additional…
Bjørn Lomborg on Haiyan/Yolanda
Bjørn Lomborg writes on his Facebook page It is phenomenal. Climate campaigners like [John] Vidal in Guardian keeps arguing that the terrible typhoon Haiyan shows we need to do more…
US Tornado Count So Low That It's Invaded The Legend…
Image Credit: NOAA – Storm Prediction Center By WUWT Regular Just The Facts US Tornadoes are currently on pace for a record low annual tornado count, which has penetrated deep…
Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years
Image Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) By WUWT Regular Just The Facts From the Insurance Journal: “The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks…
Weather Before and After the Hurricane of 1938
This week New England is being inundated with retrospectives on the Hurricane of 1938. We have everything from a “Special Limited Edition” Weather Map Prepared by Bob Copeland, a retired…
Making up historical tornado data
From the “if a tornado hits a cornfield in Kansas, does it make a sound?” department comes this story. It isn’t enough that climate researchers have to constantly adjust the…
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