From the department of obvious science and anything to do with climate change must be bad comes this study from Australian National University: Waves costly for fish Big waves are energetically…
Category: Obvious science
Oh noes! Richer countries get more climate research than poorer more vulnerable regions of the world
That darn wealth distribution is affecting who has money for climate research. “The results show that the supply of climate change knowledge is biased toward richer countries.”. Can the begging…
They are just now figuring this out?
From the University of Washington, something woodsmen, hunters, and campers have observed in forests for hundreds of years. It’s all about the LWIR. Snow melts faster under trees than in…
University of New Hampshire invertedly overheats soil, and pronounces a climate change result
From the University of New Hampshire comes this press release that made me recoil when I read the methodology involved because it is Mannian-Tiljanderish in the approach. Instead of doing…
Flowers like the warmer weather
From Harvard University An early sign of spring, earlier than ever Researchers say record-high temperatures led to earliest spring flowering in history Record warm temperatures in 2010 and 2012 resulted…
'Carmageddon' in LA makes 'Carmaheaven'
From the University of California – Los Angeles and the WUWT Obvious Science Department: ‘Carmaheaven’: Closure of 405 in 2011 improved air quality up to 83 percent Take the time…
Newsflash: tropical species adapt to temperature changes
From Wiley Sciences, some interesting admissions, though I have to think that insects are far more tolerant than they give them credit for. But, take it all with a grain…
Shocker: burning trees release stored carbon
From the Department of Obvious Science and the USDA Forest Service – Pacific Northwest Research Station, comes this shocking headline: Washington’s forests will lose stored carbon as area burned by…
Who would have thunk it? Standing trees better than burning ones
From Duke University and the Department of Obvious Science comes this study partially funded by NASA: Standing trees better than burning ones for carbon neutrality DURHAM, N.C. — The search…
Oh the Entomology! Light pollution "radically altered" environment – making more bugs, more bug predators
From the University of Exeter , some buggy science. Next thing you know, PETA will be campaigning to have us shut off street lighting to “save the insects”. I’m surprised…
Another poll shows global warming on the outs, distrust of climate scientists cited
When hockey stick creator Dr. Michael Mann responds to valid questions about his science by blocking the person asking the questions as well as deleting them so that others can’t…
Why William D. Nordhaus Is Wrong About Global Warming Skeptics Being Wrong…
Guest post by David Middleton William D. Nordhaus is an economics professor at Yale University. He recently published this essay in the New York Review of Books… Why the Global…
Water evaporated from trees cools global climate
From the Carnegie Institution – maybe we should build more cooling towers. Washington, DC. — Scientists have long debated about the impact on global climate of water evaporated from vegetation.…
Montana's new big sky discovery – El Niño casts a wide net
From Montana State University and the “weather is not climate” department: Montana State researcher discovers link between Montana weather, ocean near Peru BOZEMAN, Mont. – A Montana State University researcher…
Mapping the guilt of fruits and vegetables out of state
From DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, probably the biggest load of crap I’ve seen in quite some time. I realize that’s harsh, and I don’t think I’ve ever used that sentence…
Breaking news! Trees store carbon!
Who would have ever guessed trees store carbon by utilizing the gas of plant photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, and in an “immense, profound” way? From the Institute of Arctic Biology, where…
Robust uncertainty
There’s nothing like conflicting your title in your own press release. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Climate change reducing ocean’s carbon dioxide uptake MADISON – How deep is the ocean’s…
Gee, ya think? Proof of what many have said for years
From Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News Mercury vapor released from broken compact fluorescent light bulbs can exceed safe exposure levels New Rochelle, NY, July, 6, 2011—Once broken, a compact…
Cleaner air may result in increased solar insolation and therefore warming.
This makes me wonder if the temperature dip in the 1970’s where everyone was worried about global cooling wasn’t partially driven by atmospheric aerosols. With the advent of pollution controls,…
Oh Noes! Climatic monetary disruption seen in US economy
Weather affects business, and “It’s clear that our economy isn’t weatherproof,”. Gosh, who knew? For some monetary perspective on this issue, please note that Obama’s economic stimulus package was $787…
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