Category Archives: Hansen

The Past Is The Key To The Future

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Tony Heller

Hansen has been making failed predictions of doom for three decades. We can expect him to continue scaring people with his mindless forecasts. The Press-Courier (Milwaukee) June 11 1986 http://hauntingthelibrary.wordpress.com/ h/t to Jimbo

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Hansen And Jones Need To Sharpen Up Their Maths

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Tony Heller

I think it’s too close to call. Based on these numbers it’ll be second, but it depends on how warm November and December are,” said Dr Phil Jones, director of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU), at the University of East … Continue reading →

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Why GISS Temperatures Are Too High

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tony Heller

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/2010july/figure2.pdf GISS is the only temperature index which shows significant warming since the year 2000. The animation below highlights the primary thing they are doing wrong.

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Hansen 1988 : Antarctic Meltdown

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Tony Heller

The map below shows Hansen’s forecast temperature change for a doubling of CO2. Note that the fastest warming place on the planet is forecast to be Antarctica at 5-8C The map below shows his forecast for albedo loss (i.e. ice … Continue reading →

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Visualizing USHCN Adjustments Part II

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Tony Heller

Hansen published this map which shows how much upwards adjustment (0.54ºF) is made to the thermometer readings before the data is published. Explained simply, almost the entire US temperature trend is the result of upwards adjustments made by people at … Continue reading →

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US Temperatures On The Decline

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Tony Heller

From listening to Romm, you would think that the US is having a very hot year. He has claimed heat from coast to coast. But NOAA data shows Romm’s folly. The map above is based on the NOAA year to … Continue reading →

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JPL Acknowledges That The Basis Of Hansen’s Sea Level Numbers Is Wrong

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Tony Heller

Antarctic temperatures are far below freezing all year. During June, I explained on WUWT that the University of Texas GRACE interpretations were wrong due to glacial rebound (isostasy.) Later in the summer they acknowledged that my explanation was correct.

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Romm Proves That Hansen’s Sea Level Forecasts Are Way Out Of Line

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Tony Heller

Joe Romm dependably took the bait, and produced the graph below – which shows that sea level is rising at a rate of 12 inches per century – with a drop since the start of 2010. Of course he didn’t bother … Continue reading →

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The Effect Of Soot On Arctic Summer Ice Extent

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Tony Heller

Scientists tell us that Arctic summer ice loss is primarily due to soot – not CO2.

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James Hansen Compares Summer Heat Waves

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Tony Heller

Dr Hansen wrote : What’s happening to our climate? Was the heat wave and drought in the Eastern United States in 1999 a sign of global warming? Empirical evidence does not lend much support to the notion that climate is … Continue reading →

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