Worse: Latest #Matthew spaghetti models show landfall near Cape Canaveral, and loopback 4-5+ days, millions affected

The latest model ensemble plots show that Matthew is likely to make landfall near Cape Canaveral, and then make a big loop out to sea, and backwards towards Florida. here…

#Matthew Forecast: 9 million people may lose power

A forecast model from the University of Michigan shows the potential for large percentages of Florida’s east coast to lose power – with the highest values near the coast. Hurricane Matthew…

#Matthew may reach CAT5 before it reaches Florida – 4000 day hurricane drought mark reached

Latest models show track for east coast of Florida, strengthening of Matthew is possible as of today, it has been 4000 days since a major hurricane has made landfall on…

We're saved! Landslides won't increase from climate change/global warming

From CARDIFF UNIVERSITY and the “global warming is not omnipotent after all” department comes this press release that makes me wonder if academics lay awake at night trying to think…

Renewable Incoherence: The Calls for a Green Grand Challenge

Guest essay by Eric Worrall If current generation renewables are a viable replacement for fossil fuels, why are so many greens calling for lavishly funded “Grand Challenge” projects and “Apollo…

Michael Mann: Donald Trump is a "threat to the planet"

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Michael Mann seems to think only a strong green President with the will to override Congress with “bold” executive orders can save the world from…

Dueling polls: one says most Americans care deeply about climate change, another says not

From the “who to believe” department. First, the pro climate view from NORC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: Most Americans want government to combat climate change Nearly 4 in 10 Americans have…

Latest hurricane #Matthew forecast spaghetti plots show increased uncertainty with a nightmare scenario

From NASA Goddard: Satellites from NASA and NOAA have been tracking and analyzing powerful Hurricane Matthew since its birth just east of the Leeward Islands on Sept. 28. On October…

Models suggest hurricane #Matthew could hit Florida twice

Last night, hurricane expert Dr. Ryan Maue noted that the GFS model started to act a bit “loopy” when it came to forecasting the track of Hurricane Matthew. He notes:…

Seeing death skulls in hurricane #Matthew

I couldn’t help but notice this headline on the Drudge Report today: Here is the actual satellite image of Hurricane #Matthew, as Tweeted by The Weather Channel’s Stu Ostro: This is a…

Australian electrical system operator orders wind farms to cut back production in wake of blackout

Ten South Australian wind farms told to limit generation after statewide electricity blackout  http://cartoonsbyjosh.com TEN South Australian wind farms have been ordered to limit generation in the wake of the…

Bangladeshi Academics Accuse the West of Blowing Climate Funds on Powerpoint Slide Consultants

Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to two high profile Bangladeshi academics, the majority of climate funds which reach poor countries are being spent on expensive outside consultants who arrive,…

Hurricane data from 1851 suggests #Matthew landfall on east coast of Florida is a longshot

Hurricane expert Dr. Philip Klotzbach (successor to Dr. Bill Gray) writes on Twitter along with this helpful chart: 0 hurricanes have made landfall along the east coast of Florida north…

Australian Energy Market Operator report says wind farms were the ultimate cause of blackout, network withstood pylon downings

While ecos and wind farm proponents tried to blame the blackout on downed powerlines, a detailed report from AEMO shows it was actually wind farms that were the cause. From…

DiCaprio Calls for "Deniers" to be Banned from Public Office: President Obama Stays Silent

Guest essay by Eric Worrall Climate advocate Leonardo DiCaprio has called for climate “deniers” to be banned from public office. President Obama, sharing a stage with DiCaprio, did not object…

Latest forecast spaghetti plots for Hurricane #Matthew

For those that have an interest, here are the 18Z model runs for track positions, plotted on Google Earth. Data from National Hurricane Center. Click image for a full size…

How Gaia and Coral Reefs Regulate Ocean pH

Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism Although some researchers…

New study suggests a link between the 11 year solar cycle and the tidal effects of Venus, the Earth and Jupiter

HZDR researchers suggest a link between the solar cycle and the tidal effects of Venus, the Earth and Jupiter From the  Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres via press release:…

#Matthew takes aim on Florida, likely to end 4000 day major hurricane drought for USA

Hurricane Matthew is very likely to end the over decade long major hurricane drought for the USA. The question is will it do it before or after the 4000 day…

Leading climate scientist Cess admits mathematical errors in the AGW theory

Guest essay by Kyoji Kimoto Dr. Robert D. Cess led the following Intercomparison Projects of GCMs for the IPCC Assessment Reports. 1989: Interpretation of Cloud-Climate Feedback as Produced by 14…