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Censorship Award For The Day

http://www.web-censorship.org My buddy Joe Romm wrote up a nice piece about me today, but for some reason doesn’t seem to want to print my responses.

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PIOMAS Verification

Below is the PIOMAS forecast vs. actual. Red represents areas where they over-predicted melt. Green is the opposite. Their forecast error is 20%, compared to my 7%. http://psc.apl.washington.edu/zhang/IDAO/seasonal_outlook.html

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Challenge To Joe Romm

My friend Joe is claiming today that Arctic ice volume is at a record low. I challenge him to contact Julienne Stroeve at NSIDC, and get her opinion. Is 2010 Arctic ice volume really lower than 2008? I just posted … Continue reading →

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Saving The Poudre Sea Lions

http://www.savethepoudre.org/ I have been a Whole Foods Market shopper for almost their entire existence, going back to one of their first stores in Austin, Texas. A few years ago they stopped packing groceries in plastic bags, because of a theory … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Season Now Below Average

http://www.weatherstreet.com/hurricane/2010/hurricane-climatology.gif On August 5, NOAA reiterated their belief that this would be an active hurricane season

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Why Time Magazine Doesn’t Care About Being Objective

They make money by selling their brand of prejudice to people of like mind. Their cover story this week could have been written in Germany during the 1930s.

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The Wrong Way to Do Science

http://tvtropes.org The Wrong Way to Do Science is to start with a conclusion, and then look for evidence to back it up.

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Arctic Forecast Verification

My June forecast of 5.5 million km² (JAXA) is currently off by 7%. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dsENsufPo]

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Pictures From the Boulder Fire

News is that “an unknown number of homes have been destroyed.” Below are more  pictures from The Boulder Daily Camera. Afternoon update : Fourmile Fire: Dozens of structures, 7,120 acres burned, says Boulder County sheriff.

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The World’s Highest Wave

Image :  from The Age According to DMI : The world’s highest wave In 1933 was the steamship Ramapo on its way across the Pacific from Manila to San Diego, with a wind at 30 m / s in the … Continue reading →

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