Real Climate Science

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Agamemnon sacrificing Iphigenia

One of the earliest, and most successful, efforts at climate legislation occurred in about the 14th century B.C.  Agamemnon, commander of the Achaeans, sought  to recover his brother’s wife Helen, who had been abducted by Paris of Troy.

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Stone Mask circa 7,000 BC

A few years ago, the planet Pluto disappeared by committee. Now, we find that the period from 6000-7000 years ago has also disappeared. Creationists will be thrilled!

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Page views on this site appear to be very sensitive to atmospheric CO2. A small increase in CO2 over the last week has caused a large increase in page views – after being flat for the last 13 centuries. In fact, this is the most page views on this site in geologic history.

I believe this to be due to CO2, because it is outside the range of natural variability and because I can’t think of any other explanation.

Joe reports breathlessly :

Major analysis finds “less ice covers the Arctic today than at any time in recent geologic history.”

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NCEP is forecasting the first intrusion of Arctic air over Canada next week. If the forecast is correct, temperatures over the Northwest Passage will drop below minus 5ºC. It also looks like the US northeast may be getting some pretty cool late summer weather.

Linear trend maps indicate that since the start of the satellite record, summer ice extent is on the decline.

Does this mean that we are headed for an ice-free Arctic?
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My June forecast of 5.5 million JAXA is now off by 9%.

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The blink comparator above shows the difficulty in forecasting Arctic weather and ice. For the last two weeks, NCEP has been forecasting cold, calm weather over the western Arctic by the second week of September. The September 9 target forecasts above are dated August 27, September 1, and September 8.

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/07/long-island-man-arrested-for-defending-home-with-ak-47/

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBS 2) — He was arrested for protecting his property and family.

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