Monthly Archives: April 2011

Global warming is a myth perpetrated by scientists and politicians with a vested interest, claimed an Arctic explorer presenting in Fort Smith last week. Laurie Dexter, a former Anglican minister in Fort Smith who has hiked to the North Pole … Continue reading →

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There is no clear indication that severe thunderstorms and tornadoes have become more common due to climate change, in part because of major limitations in relying on the historical record of severe weather reports. While the number of tornadoes recorded … Continue reading →

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http://www.lariatnews.com/ People can come up with a billion disaster scenarios based on “if this happened.” That is not science – science requires evidence. The graph below shows sea level outside Barnett’s office – no change in level for at least … Continue reading →

The image above shows the humidity forecast for Wednesday night in the SE US. It was generated on NCAR’s WRF weather model, using GFS forecast boundary conditions. Note that southeast of the frontal boundary, H2O concentration in the atmosphere is … Continue reading →

I have discussed numerous times that severe weather is caused by differences in energy, normally across frontal boundaries. April has been characterized by very cold temperatures in half the US, and very warm temperatures in the other half. As cold … Continue reading →

The classic symptoms of the witch-burning mentality. Blame every natural event (La Nina in this case) on the evil works of humans. Texas Governor Prays for Rain While Denying Climate Change As climate change denial has reached a fevered pitch … Continue reading →

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