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On January 4, 2007 the UK Met Office forecast that 2007 would be the “hottest year ever.” News release 4 January 2007 2007 – forecast to be the warmest year yet 2007 is likely to be the warmest year on … Continue reading →

The Met Office has deleted their failed winter 2009/2010 forecast from their web site. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/science/creating/monthsahead/seasonal/2009/winter.html Here is the original forecast, before the Met Office deleted it. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

In the absence of not yet developed (and not necessarily feasible)  storage technology, wind and solar are nearly useless in most places. Nuclear obviously has its problems. Coal, oil and natural gas are abundant, and provide the vast majority of … Continue reading →

Crime and car accidents increase the GNP because of the increased work for police, ambulances and prisons. A reduction in crime reduces the GNP. Similarly, a good way to increase Australian GNP would be to burn down Sydney and Melbourne … Continue reading →

They have removed the failed seasonal forecasts from their archive, and replaced some of them with junk like this : http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/archive/2009/our-summer-forecast

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Our top climate scientists say this could not have happened – because there wasn’t enough moisture in the atmosphere back then. Water vapor is a feedback which is determined by the amount of (white) man-made CO2 in the atmosphere. While … Continue reading →

The Great Storm of 1703 was the most severe storm or natural disaster ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain.[1] It affected southern England and the English Channel in the Kingdom of Great Britain. A 120-mph (193-km/h) “perfect … Continue reading →

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/23/oracle_stops_itanium_development/