Monthly Archives: April 2011

KT: That’s a $64,000 question. In general, under global climate change, it’s suspected that the NAO becomes a little more positive. But in the last two years, it’s become quite negative, and so the speculation is about whether the negative … Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, February 18, 2002  The Alpine skiiers competing in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games are zooming downhill at the Snowbasin Ski Area over a firm base of snow 65 inches deep topped with packed powder. But global … Continue reading →

Isn’t it obvious? http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/

http://news.google.com/newspapers Eighty years later they have feet of snow in mid-April. http://www.weatherstreet.com//local_forecast_files/new-york-snow-cover.htm According to GISS records, nearby Wanakena, NY had its warmest January on record in 1932. 1933 was second warmest, followed by 1913 and 1950. h/t to Jim McCulley

Lest you confess your carbon sins and pay absolution taxes, the Earth shall see unbearable heat, cold, inundations of the sea, accompanied by pine beetle infestations, drought, famine, bleaching, plagues and the disappearance of glaciers by 2035. The likes of … Continue reading →

There is a need for a long, loud public debate, not only concerning the cause behind a warming climate, but a realistic look at the consequences of such change. The last warm period, which ended around 1200-1300 AD, was accompanied … Continue reading →

Warm winters, early spring, late autumn, poles melting, world to become fully tropical. Hansen forecasts the same utopia, but sees Hawaiian weather as unfit for humans. http://www.jstor.org/pss/25114066 h/t to Jimbo

Through the magic of adjustments, USHCN has created a strong warming trend (red) in Chandler, Arizona – where the thermometer data (blue) shows none. They did this by subtracting four degrees from temperatures prior to 1910, and two degrees for … Continue reading →

Last update: 6 April 2011 While La Niña conditions are guaranteed for at least a few months more, it remains to be seen whether it will indeed last into 2012, as discussed eight months ago on this page. I believe … Continue reading →