With record rainfalls in California, another Nye-Lie bites the dust

Bill Nye the Science Propaganda Guy just can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth. We’ve chronicled many of his blunders here, including his involvement in Al Gore’s…

Satellite Records and Slopes Since 1998 are Not Statistically Significant. (Now Includes November and December Data)

Guest Post by Werner Brozek, Edited by Just The Facts As can be seen from the above graphic, the slope is positive from January 1998 to December 2016, however with…

Airborne thermometer to measure Arctic temperatures

From the MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY Physicists find a way to measure precise ocean temperature from afar Russian scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, MIPT,…

The Recursive Cost Of Carbon

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I see that Andrew Revkin continues to try to keep the climate pot bubbling. In this case, he’s issued dire warnings about reducing the so-called…

The 'Pineapple Express' delivers heavy rains, flooding to California

From NASA/GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER California which has long been suffering through a strong, multi-year drought, is finally beginning to see some much needed relief as a result of a recent…

A Cloudy Question: was 'the pause' caused by a change in global cloud cover?

Guest essay by Mike Jonas I have been looking at some cloud data (from ISCCP: isccp.giss.nasa.gov all available monthly “EQ” data (equal-area grid)) and an interesting question arises. I haven’t…

Obama's Climate Swan Song: "without some common baseline of facts … we’ll keep talking past each other"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall President Obama has found time in his farewell speech to accuse opponents of his climate policies of not caring about science. … So regardless of…

The Difference Between Energy, Work and Power – and Why it Matters to Climate Prediction

Guest essay by Eric Worrall How often have you heard claims that a warmer [climate] will be more energetic – that we shall all experience more violent storms, more rainfall,…

The William Happer Interview

William Happer is the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics, Emeritus, in the Department of Physics at Princeton University. A long-time member of JASON, a group of scientists which provides…

150 mph+ winds, 8 feet snow, possible from next California storm

The wind speeds forecast would be Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, possibly Cat 5. The National Weather Service in Reno issued their forecast discussion today for California’s Sierra…

Claim: forget CO2, it's the Methane and CFC's that will drown us in the ocean

From the “it’s that Methane and Ozone Emergency again” department, comes this breathless headline, for a kitchen sink press release that even includes the obligatory faux sinking atoll of Tuvalu. I…

Barack Obama, Climate Scientist

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I fear that Science magazine has beclowned itself as badly as the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. They’ve published a “scientific” policy paper by the noted…

BOEM rejects Atlantic G&G permits

Guest post by David Middleton BOEM rejects Atlantic G&G permits amidst industry criticism 01/06/2017 Offshore staff WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has denied…

Eric Holthaus: Too upset to work because of President-elect Trump

Guest post by David Middleton Meteorologist opens up about the struggle with fighting climate change Eric Holthaus revealed his emotional and psychological battle with trying to save the planet. @EricHolthaus…

Reality-based climate forecasting

Continuing to focus on carbon dioxide as the driving force will just bring more bogus predictions Guest essay by Paul Driessen These days, even shipwreck museums showcase evidence of climate…

Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #254

Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, President, Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) What Happens Now? Roy Spencer reported…

Ocean Acidification Failure: UEA Prof Complains Government Failed To Shut Down Press Freedom

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Professor Phillip Williamson, NERC Science Coordinator, University of East Anglia has written a long whiny piece in The Conversation, complaining that the British Government didn’t…

Lago Enriquillo Redux

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen In previous episodes:  In January of 2014, the NY Times published an article “Rising Tide Is a Mystery That Sinks Island Hopes” by  Randal C.…

When will 'The Pause' in global temperature return?

By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley Another year, another failure of global warming to occur at even half the rate originally predicted by IPCC in 1990. CO2 emissions have increased at…

Nuclear Breakthrough Needed

Guest essay by David Archibald The good and the great are uneasy about the state of the world. They know that our current standard of civilisation has been made possible…