Monthly Archives: May 2011

The word is “migrated” not “extinct.” Did the NYT find thousands of dead penguins who were too stupid to move? In the past three decades, the Adélie population on the peninsula, northeast of the Ross Sea, has fallen by almost … Continue reading →

http://www.reuters.com

http://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_sealevel

The White House claimed that Osama was firing an AK-47 at American troops in his bedroom. Later they admitted that it was due to the “fog of war” they just made the story up. I discussed this last year, when … Continue reading →

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

The Romm comment section. Don’t stay there too long, you risk joining the un-living.

http://imattermarch.org/march/all-marches/

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Ice will melt until September, and then it will stop melting and start freezing. Polar Bears will swim, and environmentalists will film them swimming and make a movie about it.

The most important variables used in making seasonal forecasts have traditionally been sea surface temperatures and soil moisture. Trenberth has added a new parameter – called “climate change” – which is ubiquitous and now controls all weather. No one knows  … Continue reading →