Monthly Archives: August 2013

When Gina McCarthy first met with Obama in the Oval Office on Jan. 10 to discuss the prospect of heading the Environmental Protection Agency, she recalled, “the first words out of his mouth was the need for EPA to focus … Continue reading →

“The results suggest that conservative media consumption (specifically Fox News and Rush Limbaugh) decreases viewer trust in scientists, which in turn decreases belief that global warming is happening,” according to SkepticalScience. “In contrast, consumption of non-conservative media (specifically ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, … Continue reading →

Hansen predicted peak sea ice loss in Antarctica. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/downloads/Challenge_chapter2.pdf Instead, we got the exact opposite. arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.south.anom.1979-2008

Another academic hero! An Illinois university is standing behind an award-winning psychology professor, despite the new revelation he gunned down his parents and sister when he was a teenager, spent time in a mental institution and changed his name. Illinois … Continue reading →

Arctic ice extent is currently in second place behind 2006. COI | Centre for Ocean and Ice | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut The next map compares current ice (white) vs. the 2006 minimum (pink.)  Unless a very early freeze starts, it … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Jeff Masters explained that global warming is causing rats to take over the earth, and The Washington Post announced that the vermin have already taken over Washington DC. John Cook has followed up with this by theorizing … Continue reading →

10-Day Temperature Outlook

14 Sep 1912 – NATURAL PHENOMENA. GREAT GLACIER RECEDING. LEAVI… According to Hansen, this massive glacial retreat occurred during the coldest years on record. Fig.A2.gif (658×474) Hansen also tells us that glacial melt is due to global warming, and is … Continue reading →

The past two weeks normally produce the fastest Arctic ice loss of the year, about 750,000 km². This year, less than half that much ice melted. arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/timeseries.anom.1979-2008 It also was the coldest and shortest summer on record at the North … Continue reading →

During the campaign, Obama was worried about losing Pennsylvania and Ohio, so he pretended that he was a big fan of coal for a couple of weeks. As soon as the election was over, he returned to his agenda of … Continue reading →