Daily Archives: October 9, 2012

The science moron term for the week is “ice-free Arctic summers this decade” Meteorological summer is June to August. The average ice-extent during that period this year was about 2/3 the size of the United States. The minimum extent was about … Continue reading →

There were extremely few tornadoes and hurricanes in the US.  We are soon headed into our eighth year without a major hurricane, the longest such period since the Civil War. This past summer was also the quietest on record for tornadoes. I … Continue reading →

Twitter / jhaverly: #Forward RT @lansing: Obama … h/t to Marc Morano

HAMweather Climate Center – Record Events – Continental US View

Climatologists are pessimistic that political leaders will take any positive action to compensate for the climatic change, or even to allay its effects. They concede that some of the more spectacular solutions proposed, such as melting the Arctic ice cap … Continue reading →

Looks like the coldest El Nino on record. Just a week or two ago, the usual crop of suspects were predicting record warmth in 2013 – because of El Nino. sst_anom.gif (800×600)