Study: Cold 17.36 Times More Hazardous to Mankind Than Heat
A paper in a recent edition of the Lancet attempts to determine what percentage of deaths in thirteen different countries – Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and the USA – are associated with changes in the weather. … What will perhaps be most interesting to the average […]
The hidden but important UN IPCC foundation for Obama’s ‘Clean Power Plan’
Obama’s sweeping Clean Power Plan rests on a finding in Chapter 10 of Working Group I of the IPCC’s latest report, AR5 — something important and little known. See page 884, emphasis added… “We conclude, consistent with Hegerl et al. (2007b) {i.e., chapter 9 of AR4}, that more than half of the observed increase in […]
Antarctic Glaciers Were Retreating In The 19thC
By Paul Homewood We are supposed to believe that Antarctic glaciers have only recently started to recede. Back in 1932, they knew that the process had begun in the 19thC. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/23150667 Sir James Ross undertook his expeditions to the Antarctic in the 1840’s. Interestingly, Bernacchi accompanied Scott on the 1901-04 Antarctic expedition. and Scott was […]
Mid-August, and Scotland’s winter snow STILL hasn’t melted
Mid-August, and Scotland’s winter snow STILL hasn’t melted http://iceagenow.info/2015/08/mid-august-and-scotlands-winter-snow-still-hasnt-melted/ “Is this how glaciers get started?” asks reader. A stunning world of snow tunnels, caves and bridges towering higher than a double-decker buses still lingers after a cold summer in the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish mountains have seen a growing number of snow patches remaining […]
WashPost Asks EPA Boss Aren’t Climate Deniers Weirdos?
New Evidence Regarding Tropical Water Vapor Feedback, Lindzens Iris Effect, and the Missing Hotspot
New Evidence Regarding Tropical Water Vapor Feedback, Lindzen’s Iris Effect, and the Missing Hotspot http://www.drroyspencer.com/2015/08/new-evidence-regarding-tropical-water-vapor-feedback-lindzens-iris-effect-and-the-missing-hotspot/ As part of a DOE grant we are testing climate models against satellite observations, particularly regarding the missing “hotspot” in the tropics, that is, the expected region of enhanced warming in the tropical mid- and upper troposphere as the surface […]
Arctic Sea Ice Right At The 2006 Minimum
Arctic Sea Ice Right At The 2006 Minimum https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/arctic-sea-ice-right-at-the-2006-minimum/ Arctic sea ice extent at 30% concentration is currently almost flatlined right at the 2006 minimum. That was the year with the highest minimum of the past decade Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut The melt season is essentially … Continue reading → — gReader […]