The new RCPs are not projections, probabilities, prophecies or pathways – they might possibly be potentialities. Guest essay by Barry Brill The IPCC begins with science: “In sum, a strategy…
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Life in a climate cataclysm box
Like hermit crabs, climate alarmists scramble to find new ways to hide, when put in a box Guest essay by Dennis M. Mitchell and David R. Legates As children playing…
The good side of climate change
Why climate change is good for the world Don’t panic! The scientific consensus is that warmer temperatures do more good than harm By Matt Ridley: Climate change has done more…
There is only one published peer-reviewed paper that claims to provide scientific forecasts of long-range global mean temperatures
by Kesten C. Green, J. Scott Armstrong, and Willie Soon The human race has prospered by relying on forecasts that the seasons will follow their usual course, while knowing they…
Another Reason Why IPCC Predictions (Projections) Fail. AR5 Continues to Let The End Justify the Unscrupulous Means
Noble cause corruption in the process. Guest essay by Dr. Tim Ball Someone said economists try to predict the tide by measuring one wave. The IPCC essentially try to predict…
Tail wagging the dog – IPCC to rework AR5 to be 'consistent with the SPM'
Dave Burton writes: Anthony, The IPCC replied promptly to my inquiry (below), and they surprised me, twice: 1. They say that the just released “final” draft of the AR5 WG1…
Animated analysis shows that IPCC AR5 global warming prediction is lower than AR4, TAR, and FAR
Guest Post by Ira Glickstein I just updated my December 2012 IPCC “Arrows” animation based on the latest available IPCC AR5 (2013) Global Warming prediction for 2035. One good result…
New paper from Dr. Judith Curry could explain 'the pause'
From the Georgia Institute of Technology ‘Stadium waves’ could explain lull in global warming One of the most controversial issues emerging from the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…
Lindzen: Understanding The IPCC AR5 Climate Assessment
Guest essay by Dr. Richard Lindzen Each IPCC report seems to be required to conclude that the case for an international agreement to curb carbon dioxide has grown stronger. That…
Climate change is dominated by the water cycle, not carbon dioxide
Guest essay by Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times Climate scientists are obsessed with carbon dioxide. The newly released Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
The WUWT Hot Sheet for Monday October 7th, 2013
AR5 heralds the beginning of the end It’s the beginning of the end. Watch the Giant with Feet of Clay crumble. A train wreck in slow motion. There’s more sense…
The Computer says NO – The IPCC 2013 Summary for Policymakers
By Tom Quirk The IPCC use of computer models to predict temperatures, rain fall, sea level rises and other weather related events either global or regional has comprehensively failed to…
IPCC Calls Off Planetary Emergency?
Guest essay by Marlo Lewis Okay, they don’t do so in as many words. But in addition to being more confident than ever (despite a 16-year pause in warming and…
No Matter How the CMIP5 (IPCC AR5) Models Are Presented They Still Look Bad
UPDATE: I’ve added a comment to the end of the post about the use of 1990 as the start year. # # # After an initial look at how the…
The 2013 IPCC AR5 Report: Facts -vs- Fictions
Guest essay by Dr. Don J. Easterbrook, Professor of Geology, Western Washington University Mark Twain popularized the saying “There are liars, damn liars, and statisticians.” After reading the recently-released [IPCC…
IPCC's High-impact, low-probability risk media talking points
‘Abrupt Climate Change’ may turn out to be an IPCC own goal Guest essay by Barry Brill It’s one thing to terrify the populace with apocalyptic rhetoric and images of…
Climate Craziness of the Week: Climate Boiling Point
From the James Hansen said the oceans would boil and the Tabloid Climatology™ department… As a long-suffering member of the television news media, some-days, I just want to find the…
IPCC Climate: A Product of Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics Built On Inadequate Data
Guest essay by Dr. Tim Ball “If you torture the data enough, nature will always confess” – Ronald Coase. Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable. – Anonymous.…
The IPCC flip flop on year 2100 temperature projections
Andrew Montford at Bishop Hill recently posted links to the AR5 second order draft materials and comments dated March 28th, 2013. With those available it allows us to begin constructing…
What would the IPCC have written if there had been 12 years of rapid warming?
Climatologists now require 20 to 30 years to even consider any climatic trend: Is that really honest, or is it just very convenient? Guest essay by Stephane Rogeau of France…
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