Monthly Archives: June 2012

Ivan sent these over. OCTOBER 7, 1825 The Miramichi Fire – Maine & NB 3 million acres burned and 160 people killed. 1845 The Great Fire – Oregon 1.5 million acres burned 1853 The Yaquina Fire – Oregon 450,000 acres … Continue reading →

The Fort Collins weather station has been one of the most stable stations on the planet. It hasn’t moved and has used the same equipment for its entire history. The station shows several degrees warming over the last 100 years. … Continue reading →

These people need psychological help. Is the Colorado Wildfire the Future Norm? The Colorado fires feature “a lot of the characteristics we would expect under climate change,” according to climate scientists. Total BS. Fires don’t know anything about climate change. … Continue reading →

By Allen Reed The Associated Press © June 12, 2012 The North Carolina Senate has approved a bill that ignores scientists’ warnings of rising sea levels.   Senators approved the bill on a 34-to-11 vote Tuesday. The measure received little … Continue reading →

Would you keep Mann or Jones as an employee? Based on what I know, or what anyone has proven that I’m aware of, yes, certainly. They are excellent scientists with long track records of high quality work. – David Appell June 12, … Continue reading →

I thought David Appell had it sewn up when he declared that Nicholas Drapela deserved to be fired, and then admitted that he didn’t know why (or if) he was fired. But along comes Dennis Bromage with one of the stupidest Polar Bear stories … Continue reading →

U.S. Historical Climatology Network During the 1930s, 100 degree days were very common in Des Moines. They very rarely happen any more. It has been nine years since Des Moines hit 100F. By contrast, 1934 had thirty-one days over 100 … Continue reading →

Team climate moron claims that warm temperatures during March in the US were proof of global warming. According to CRU, March of 1910 was essentially identical to March, 2012 in the US – except that Alaska and the west coast … Continue reading →

Appell says that Nicholas Drapela was not dismissed for being a skeptic, then explains that he was deservedly dismissed for being a skeptic – for making these comments. My dear colleague Professor Hansen, I believe, has finally gone off the deep … Continue reading →

Check this out. GISS has published a NetCDF viewer which allows you to view files with a .nc extension. This is an essential tool for anyone interested in climate. http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/panoply/ Here is CRUTEM coverage for January, 1850  –  a very … Continue reading →