Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach With Thanksgiving coming up, I thought I’d write about something other than science. A few weekends ago, I went by kayak across Tomales Bay from…
Claim: A warming world may spell bad news for honey bees
From the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Researchers have found that the spread of an exotic honey bee parasite -now found worldwide – is linked not only to its…
Model claim: airplanes of the future won't be able to take off at some airports due to global warming
Density altitude is the biggest factor in aircraft take off on a given runway length, temperature, and altitude. I know this from firsthand experience as I used to be a…
Better forecasts for sea ice under climate change?
From the University of Adelaide University of Adelaide-led research will help pinpoint the impact of waves on sea ice, which is vulnerable to climate change, particularly in the Arctic where…
Claim: Researchers find way to turn sawdust into gasoline
From the “yes, but does it clog your carburetor?” department comes this claim, which might work in theory, but may or may not be practical on a large scale. “Essentially,…
Michael Mann lawsuit appeal to be streamed live today
Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, we can listen to the proceedings of the Mann vs. CEI appeal live today via webcast. This is audio only, no video, but…
Russian Official is Optimistic about Global Warming
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale Yesterday, November 24th, the Russian News Agency TASS published the article Russia to take advantage of global warming — chief of Russian weather service. Isn’t…
A First Look At SURFRAD
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach Since the late Nineties the US has had seven industrial-strength stations that measure a variety of climate variables every minute, 24/7. These are called “SURFRAD” stations. As…
Michigan State professor labels skeptics as "global warming cynics" due to not getting on board with the extreme weather link
From Michigan State University, and the Department of Junior Lewandowskys, where this angry looking guy obviously thinks global warming manifests itself in every weather event, we have the same old…
Surprise: Robot Sub Finds Much Thicker Than Expected Antarctic Sea Ice
From the British Antarctic Survey comes this press release which really isn’t a surprise to climate skeptics. In Antarctica, not only is the amount of sea ice increasing each year,…
NOAA touts hurricane season forecast success
Via NOAA press release: Atlantic hurricane season stays quiet as predicted Improved model, new surge forecast products and research projects debuted The Atlantic hurricane season will officially end November 30,…
Quote of the week
Barry woods writes in with this interesting and surprising quote, that says quite a lot about the value of the viewpoint of climate skeptics: From Mark Lynas – India’s Coal…
Silly Headline of the Day – NYT: Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale And the opening of the NewYorkTimes article reads: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. — What will they call this place once the glaciers are gone? My…
Needed: Accurate climate forecasts
Focusing on carbon dioxide (because that’s where the money is) threatens forecasts, and lives Guest essay by Paul Driessen and David R. Legates President Obama’s agreement with China is about…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #157
The Week That Was: 2014-11-22 (November 22, 2014) Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org) The Science and Environmental Policy Project THIS WEEK: By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President, Science and…
People Starting To Ask About Motive For Massive IPCC Deception
Update: A guest post response, along with a comment from me has been posted, please see A big (goose) step backwards Guest Opinion: Dr.Tim Ball Skeptics have done a reasonable…
Finger puppets – the Green Blob finds its voice
Josh writes: Bishophill noted here that maybe we should be referring to Roger Harrabin as “Green blob spokesman Harrabin” I think we can include Bob Ward too. Posted by Josh
The Region of Unusual Sea Level Rise East of the Philippines Contributes Only a Little to the Global Rate
Guest Post by Bob Tisdale The region east of the Philippines stands out on satellite-based sea level trend maps. See Figure 1, which is from the Map of Sea Level…
Obama Ignored US Embassy's Warnings On Climate Change Speech
Obama’s Climate Fiasco Drives Aussies Closer To India & China Barack Obama defied the advice of his embassy in Canberra to deliver a stinging attack on the Abbott government’s climate…
Worst drought in California history? Not really…
Guest essay by Robert Moore Is it true that we are in the worst drought in California history? Let’s look at the facts for the last 120 years (1895 to…
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