Yesterday I reposted one of Warren Meyers essays on the hilariously flawed GCCI report from NCDC suggesting that the electrical grid is at risk due to increased weather related events…
Category: Ridiculae
NOAA: FUBAR high temp/climate records from faulty sensor to remain in place at Honolulu
WUWT readers will probably remember yesterdays’ story about the malfunctioning temperature sensor at the ASOS station at Honolulu airport next to an asphalt access road. Well guess what? Even though…
Quote of the Week #10 – the future of underwater flaming
Image from WUWT reader “Boudu” One thing you can say about AGW alarmists, they are passionate. But passion doesn’t usually equate to factual discourse, as demonstrated so well on Joe…
Quote of the week #9 – "negative thermometers"
Image from WUWT reader “Boudu” Its has been awhile since I had a QOTW, but the last couple of weeks have been full of travel, and I’ve been out of…
U.N.'s 'Global Warming=300,000 Deaths a Year' Report – Kofi Annan implies: "close enough for government work"
Many of you have probably heard by now of the UN. Report saying that “global warming is killing 300,000 people a year”. There’s a Times Online Story (h/t to Gary…
MIT: Global Warming of 7°C 'Could Kill Billions This Century'
By Steven Goddard Some readers may remember the 1961 film “The Day the Earth Caught Fire”. It could be viewed as the original “climate alarmist” film as it contains all…
Catlin Artic Ice Survey: An Annie Hall Moment
Guest post by Steven Goddard http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080424/annie-hall_l.jpg In Woody Allen’s classic 1977 movie “Annie Hall,” there is a wonderful scene in a theatre queue where he is having a heated argument…
Quote of the week #8 – Monbiot: "looks like I've boobed"
Image from WUWT reader “Boudu” The Guardian’s George Monbiot suffers (at his own expense) from excessive zeal in trying to disprove a statement by Telegraph Columnist, Christopher Booker, in his…
Catlin Arctic Ice Survey Packing It Up – What Have They Accomplished?
Guest Post by Steven Goddard http://www.surfersvillage.com/gal/pictures/ArcticSunbathe-Francois_Len.jpg According to the Catlin website, the team plans to leave the Arctic later this week. I believe that they have done a fantastic job…
Post an Opinion, Go To Jail
There are times when I really don’t enjoy living in California, this is one of them. The idea for a law, by Rep. Linda Sanchez, Democrat, of California is sheer…
The "precarious state of the U.S. polar bear population"
Today’s MSM is woefully inept at catching mistakes. Worse, reporters are often woefully inadequate at getting facts straight in the first place. And, with instant electronic distribution, it is much…
Eco Sailors Rescued by "Big Oil" Tanker:
from: Eco-sailors rescued by oil tanker An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker. Raoul…
Sugar coated consumerism or just plain crap?
I’m truly sorry for the title, but it says what I think about this succinctly. I tried half a dozen variations and kept coming back to the one word. There…
A question for the Catlin Arctic Survey: what happens to the fuel drums?
An interesting question has arisen. Is it OK to pollute the Arctic Sea so long as the quest is “noble”? The Catlin Arctic Ice Survey likes to promote their trek…
ecoAmerica's guide to effective climate vernacular
Only the Coriolis effect is created with more spin than this. – Anthony May 2, 2009 Seeking to Save the Planet, With a Thesaurus By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON —…
Bad news from NSIDC
Last year we had the forecast from NSIDC’s Dr. Mark Serreze of an “ice free north pole”. As we know, that didn’t even come close to being true. Summer 2008…
Quote of the week #5 – Waxman's stunningly stupid statement
Image from WUWT reader “Boudu” This QOTW is from Congressman Henry Waxman, who is pushing (or maybe bribing) the carbon cap and trade bill through congress. The statement made by…
Catlin Arctic Ice Survey: paid advertising of results before they are even off the ice!
Sharp eyed WUWT reader Rick K spotted this advertisement on Yahoo News: I double checked what Rick K reported, and yes, they are running this ad. Either they just don’t…
The Antarctic Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse: Media recycles photos and storylines from previous years
Those masters of disaster are at it again, and it appears our friendly scientists at that National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) help this story along each year. Thanks…
Principia Mannomatica
For readers unfamiliar with this work, this illustrates one of the mathematics techniques (tree ring proxy data inversion) Dr. Michael Mann uses to divine the famous “Hockey Stick” cited by…
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