Daily Archives: February 1, 2015

Please make sure that New England is not under inflated tonight.

After each of their spectacular forecast fails, climate experts keep trying to change the rules. But the whole thing started with Hansen’s 1984 paper where he explained how feedbacks were going to destroy the planet. Hansen predicted that loss of … Continue reading →

Every patriotic citizen must rebel at the idea that a government for the people and  by the people shall not be permitted to publish an honest report of data gathered by its own official observers for the  use of all … Continue reading →

Hawaiians used to toss virgins into volcanoes in order to prevent eruptions. Hundreds of years later, climate scientists still believe that humans must make sacrifices to prevent volcanic eruptions..  How Climate Change Leads to Volcanoes (Really) | TIME  

By the 1950’s, scientists were convinced that continents don’t move, and that there was life on Mars. TimesMachine: June 25, 1950 – NYTimes.com TimesMachine: May 8, 1958 – NYTimes.com Scientists are very smart, and you simply aren’t qualified to disagree with them.

The New York Times says the North Pole hasn’t had open water for 50 million years Ages-Old Icecap at North Pole Is Now Liquid, Scientists Find – NYTimes.com Apparently 1926 was a very long time ago, because in 1926 the … Continue reading →

I’m sad to report that the groundskeeper at the Greenland Country Club is simply not getting his job done. The greens and clubhouse are buried in deep snow at -60F. Compare with greener times two years ago when he was … Continue reading →

Testing TOBS by station removal is a little tricky because morning stations tend to be in warmer parts of the country, so diverging regional trends affect the result. But one state had a 50/50 mix of morning/afternoon stations in July … Continue reading →

The standard excuse for tampering with US data is that people used be incredibly stupid and reset their min/max thermometers only once during the heat of the day – causing double counting of hot afternoons. It is easy enough to test … Continue reading →