Excuse #52 for 'the pause' in global warming – natural climate variability as secular trends

Earlier we added this to the list, now here is the description of the excuse. Basically what they are saying is that natural climate variability has overtaken the posited powerful…

List of excuses for 'the pause' in global warming is now up to 52

Updated list of 52 excuses for the 18-26 year ‘pause’ in global warming (compiled by WUWT and The HockeySchtick) An updated list of at least 29 32 36 38 39…

Microscopic Diamonds Suggest Cosmic Impact Responsible for Major Period of Climate Change

WUWT previously covered this story on August 29th, and also on September 20th, 2012. This is a new press release from the University of Chicago today. A new study published…

Data Reveal Florida Keys Sea Surface Temperatures Haven’t Warmed in 80+ Years*

*Based on the Linear Trend Guest Post by Bob Tisdale A new study funded by the US Geological Survey (USGS) was introduced with the USGS press release Ocean Warming Affecting…

Michael Mann caught telling a 'porky' to the court (again) in legal filings

After being caught out claiming he was a “Nobel Prize recipient” in his original complaint (then having to retract it), it seems Mann and his lawyers just don’t have the…

A Guide for Those Perplexed About Global Warming

Guest Post by Ira Glickstein How should responsible Global Warming Skeptics respond to opinions from intelligent members of the general public who have been perplexed by the Warmists and Alarmists?…

Claim: Ocean Warming Affecting Florida Reefs

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Late-summer water temperatures near the Florida Keys were warmer by nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last several decades compared to a century earlier, according to a…

2014 Hurricane season a bust so far – no named storms at peak of season, last time was 1992

So far, four storms have gotten names in the Atlantic this year. In records going back to 1851, Sept. 10 is the day when the odds are greatest there will be at…

Quote of the week: 'It's a remarkable document'

People send me stuff. Today I got this email from Scott Stolnitz who sent an unsolicited email to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. He writes: Anthony, In response to your…

Overwhelming Majority Of Conservative MPs Are Climate Sceptics

Benny Peiser: The Reasons For Britain’s Climate Fatigue Overwhelming Majority Of Conservative MPs Are Climate Sceptics PRWeek, 10 September 2014  Alex Benady and John Owens Nearly three-quarters of Conservative MPs…

WUWT at 200 Million Views

While the WUWT counter number on the right sidebar will likely hit this mark while I’m sleeping, I just wanted to give a short notice to everyone that we’ve reached…

Great moments in climate science: "we could have forecast 'the pause' – if we had the tools of the future back then"

Oh this is hilarious. In a “Back To The Future” sort of moment, this press release from the National Center for Atmospheric Research claims they could have forecast “the pause”,…

Study Shows Record-High Increases For Atmospheric CO2 In 2013 – but there's still no warming

While CO2 has increased to “record” levels, the pause in global temperature continues. Via AP: Figures released Tuesday by a United Nations advisory body reveal that 2013 saw new recorded…

How 'scientific consensus' ended up with a bad reputation

At Arstechnica, they say: Fiction author Michael Crichton probably started the backlash against the idea of consensus in science. Crichton was rather notable for doubting the conclusions of climate scientists—he…

Great moments in forecasting – UK winter weather to be ' very mild, wet and stormy to extremely cold and snowy'

From the University of Sheffield: Winter is coming: British weather set to become more unsettled Britain hit by extremely unsettled winter weather Three all-time high and two all-time low NAO…

The Climate Science Zombie Apocalypse is coming

We’ve all heard of the “zombie apocalypse”, it gets all sorts of humorous opinions about it, t-shirts, websites, iPhone covers, even the CDC got in on the act. Now, with the…

WSJ: Matt Ridley Replies to Jeff Sachs and Bob Ward, cleans up their 'intellectual mess'

Matt Ridley Replies to His Climate-Change Critics Jeffrey Sachs blows a gasket, and our contributor cleans up the intellectual mess.Sept. 9, 2014 9:56 a.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Editor’s…

All Great Lakes water level is at or above normal for first time in 14 years

Remember this alarmist whining from Joe Romm’s Climate Progress last year? How Climate Change Is Damaging The Great Lakes, With Implications For The Environment And The Economy Great Lakes Michigan…

edX: Explore Statistics with R – starts today

This arrived in my e-mail this morning: Welcome to the course. We have been waiting for this day. You are over 35000 now, and that’s honestly more than we had…

Are greenhouse gas emissions a reason to keep Africa starving?

Agricultural revolution in Africa could increase global carbon emissions WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Productivity-boosting agricultural innovations in Africa could lead to an increase in global deforestation rates and carbon emissions,…