Daily Archives: July 30, 2011

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As of June, the United States has seen eight weather disasters exceeding $1 billion each in damage, and the annual hurricane season has hardly begun, said Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction and NOAA’s Deputy … Continue reading →

Kevin Trenberth’s response to our paper, rather predictably, was: “I cannot believe it got published” Which when translated from IPCC-speak actually means, “Why didn’t I get the chance to deep-six Spencer’s paper, just like I’ve done with his other papers?” … Continue reading →

Prize goes to the first reader who can count the number of bears in this picture. Three Four There were four, but the other one presumably drowned  One, and two bear researchers in drag  

Six months ago the Wisconsin Senate Democrats went AWOL in an attempt to stop Governor Walker from fixing the state’s disastrous budget. Now they have a budget surplus. This teaches us that the key to a healthy economy is to … Continue reading →

I plan to name a new rock today – Emily. Climate change has made nameable rocks appear much more frequently than in the early days of pet rocks.  

John Cook posted the picture above. Some minor problems. Over the last decade, winter temperatures have been plummeting