Daily Archives: April 11, 2011

Turns out that Antarctica is the canary in the ocean acidification coal mine. A second major consequence of carbon dioxide emission from human activities – ocean acidification – is also likely to take its toll. “The Southern Ocean is the … Continue reading →

CO2 has gone way up over the last century, while temperature has done almost nothing (a little over half a degree.) This indicates climate sensitivity close to zero. But why let actual observation supersede the unverified output of a grossly … Continue reading →

Quebec is missing an ice cube. http://igloo.atmos.uiuc.edu/

Trenberth appears to have a history of creativity with climate statistics. We can’t trust the IPCC for glaciers, hurricanes, temperatures, snow, rain, floods, drought or sea level. But otherwise they are extremely valuable. Shortly after Dr. Trenberth requested that I … Continue reading →

Summers are known for pleasant weather. Spring is known for wind, heavy snow, floods and tornadoes. Winter brings blizzards, snow, wind and bitter cold. During the warm years of the 1990s, the weather was mild. Now that the Earth is … Continue reading →

The press has no interest in Moscow any more. Four weeks of hot weather was climate. Eight months of cold is just weather. MOSCOW, April 9 (Itar-Tass) — The heavy snowfall, which swept the capital and the surrounding region overnight … Continue reading →

The last hurricane to make landfall in New England was hurricane Bob, a category 2 which struck in August 1991. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg0Lk4cc2X8] In August 1955, New England was flooded by two hurricanes (Connie and Diane) within five days. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ktZPAuqs0]

Despite the fact that CO2 levels were too low to have floods, Connecticut took a beating twice in 1955 “It was the worst such catastrophe to ever hit the region” On November 3, 1955, the Connecticut Flood Recovery Committee’s final … Continue reading →

To get a feel for just how dishonest climate reporting is at the BBC, check this piece out. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8046540.stm Below, I measure the size of the glacier in 1940 on Google Earth – 0.6 miles long X 0.3 miles wide. … Continue reading →

They are studying what might happen if something happens that no one thinks will actually happen. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/scientists-look-answers-global-warming-4110157