New satellite dataset finds global temperatures decreased from 1982-2006
New satellite dataset finds global temperatures decreased from 1982-2006 http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-satellite-dataset-finds-global.html A new peer-reviewed paper published in Energy & Environment analyzes 24 years of data from the European Meteosat weather satellite and finds global temperatures decreased over the period 1982-2006. According to the authors, “Our observations point to a decrease in planetary temperature over almost the […]
New paper finds the “fingerprint of man-made global warming” doesn’t exist
New paper finds the “fingerprint of man-made global warming” doesn’t exist http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-paper-finds-fingerprint-of-man-made.html A new peer-reviewed paper published in Energy & Environment confirms from the latest satellite data that the tropospheric “hot spot” or so-called “fingerprint of man-made global warming” predicted by climate models does not exist. The authors find surface warming exceeds tropospheric warming, the […]
New paper finds lunar-tidal cycles explain much of the 20th century global temperature changes — Published in Energy & Environment
New paper finds lunar-tidal cycles explain much of the 20th century global temperature changes http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-paper-finds-lunar-tidal-cycles.html A new peer-reviewed paper published in Energy & Environment finds long-term lunar tide cycles “lead to conditions that preferentially favor the onset of La Niña/El Niño events that last for approximately 30 years” and significantly affect global temperatures. The author […]
Even BBC features harsh criticism of new study: ‘Their strong statement about a general causal link between climate and conflict is unwarranted by the empirical analysis that they provide’
BBC Excerpt: Other researchers have questioned whether climate breeds conflict. Work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggested that this environmental factor was not to blame for civil war in Africa. Instead, Dr Halvard Buhaug, from the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway, concluded that the conflict was linked to other factors such […]
UN IPCC Lead Author Dr. Richard Tol has ‘massive criticism’ for new paper — German newspaper Der Spiegel takes apart global warming/violence paper: Accuses ‘authors of gross errors and a distorted selection of data’ — ‘Global Warming: Study on Climate Change/War Met With Fierce Criticism’
Der Spiegel excerpts: Data was cherry-picked Jürgen Scheffran, Professor for Climate Change and Security at the University of Hamburg and his colleagues evaluated 27 studies and found that 16 were statistically significant in showing that global warming increased the probability of violent conflict, but that 11 studies said they could actually have the opposite effect, i.e. […]