Monthly Archives: September 2014

On January 6, with the Arctic at -30C and full of ice, Bryan Walsh of Time Magazine blamed the cold weather in the US on melting Arctic ice. Then he went on to blame the polar vortex on global warming, … Continue reading →

Maximum temperatures are on a long-term decline in Australia ‘ But the absolute temperatures are increasing. This is because they have been progressively adding hotter stations to the thermometer record. By contrast, anomalies vs. absolute temperatures look almost identical in … Continue reading →

The usual team of climate liars claims that Greenland is melting down and its glaciers are shrinking. We know that the surface is gaining huge amounts of ice But what about the glaciers? In 2010 they got hysterical about an … Continue reading →

In June of 1957, Louisiana was hit by a major hurricane which killed more than 500 people. It was the only major hurricane to ever hit the US before July.

Just got back from a cycling in the Fort Collins foothills, wearing a down jacket and gloves on September 6. Normally the Chamisa is bright gold this time of year, but all the rain this summer is keeping the colors … Continue reading →

  18 Feb 1952 – Melting Icecaps Mystery

The Richmond Post Office thermometer is close to several roads, but better than most. It shows that afternoon temperatures peaked in the early part of the 20th century, and have generally been declining ever since. ASN00030045 -20.7289  143.1425  211.1   … Continue reading →

According to figures from the University of Washington and the University of Illinois, Arctic ice thickness is averaging a little over two metres, down from a little over three metres in 1979. In 1940, it was reported that Arctic sea … Continue reading →

I am in Fort Collins this week and had dinner with one of my heroes last night, Bill Gray. “The greatest scientists in history are great, precisely because they broke with the consensus.” —Michael Crichton Yesterday it rained all day … Continue reading →

Phil Plait is up to his usual mendacity in the Arctic Global warming denial: Claims of Arctic ice recovering are exaggerated. According to the University of Washington, Arctic sea ice volume is up 27% from last year, and 64% since 2012. … Continue reading →