Daily Archives: December 23, 2010

Romm and Masters warn us that the climate is becoming dangerously unstable. It has now been 831 days since the US was struck by any hurricane, and 6,695 days since the US was hit by a category 5 hurricane.

Republicans want to kill the last bear this winter, but may not succeed. Climate change optimism Our view: U.N. talks may not have produced binding accords, but there’s still a chance to save polar bears — and human lives December … Continue reading →

2010 is the hottest year ever, which explains why US winter temperatures have been dropping at a rate of more than 30 degrees per century since 1998. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/na.html  

Climate experts continue to tell us that it is hot everywhere besides western Europe. http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=23373 h/t to Marc Morano

We all know that the Sun has little or nothing to do with the Earth’s CO2 driven climate, but it is still interesting that new peer-reviewed research indicates the Sun is sending more radiation towards the earth than it was … Continue reading →

The Colorado Springs Independent explains how rapidly warming southern oceans are causing more sea ice to form, and how deep currents of warm water are melting the ice at -40C in the interior of Antarctica. Melting at the Earth’s poles … Continue reading →

2010 is only a degree and half cooler than 1686.

When I was a kid, one of my favorite treats was going to Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream for a cone. I remember that they always had a lot of nice pictures of cows out in a pasture. Little did I realize … Continue reading →

http://usparks.about.com/b/2010/12/22/zion-national-park-closed-flood.htm One week ago .. http://www.nytimes.com/