Monthly Archives: July 2008
Comments On The Draft CCSP Report “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States”
The Draft report Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States has been released. There is an announcement of the Public Review Draft of the Unified Synthesis Product Global Climate Change in the United States. Public comments are due by … Continue reading
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On the Credibility of Climate Predictions by Koutsoyiannis et al. 2008
An outstanding and very important new paper has appeared which raises further issues with respect to the inability of the IPCC multi-decadal global models to predict future climate. The paper is Koutsoyiannis, D., A. Efstratiadis, N. Mamassis, and A. Christofides, … Continue reading
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Documentation Of Continued Significant Land Use Change
Timo Hämeranta has again provided us important new research papers, this time on the latest information on deforestation [Thanks Timo!]. He has alerted us to the following: Sukumar, Raman, 2008. Forest Research for the 21st Century. Science Editorial Vol. 320, … Continue reading
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When Will They Ever Learn? By Hendrik Tennekes
When Will They Ever Learn By Hendrik Tennekes The current special issue of Climatic Change, the journal edited by Stanford University professor Stephen Schneider, is devoted to Learning and Climate Change. This appealed to me, so I started browsing. Let … Continue reading
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Important New Research On The Role Of Aerosols On Precipitation By Professor Chidong Zhang
Professor Chidong Zhang of the University of Miami presented an important talk on June 19 2008 at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory entitled “Climatic Effect of Aerosol on Tropical Rainfall: Evidence from Satellite Observations.” The abstract reads “Many efforts have been … Continue reading
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The Value Of Paleoclimate Records In Assessing Vulnerability to Drought: A New Paper Meko et al 2008
There is a seminal new study of drought in the western United States that extends the period of assessment back to 800 A.D [and thanks to Connie Woodhouse for providing me a copy of their paper]. The paper is Meko, … Continue reading
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Climate Assessment Oligarchy – The IPCC
An oligarchy is a “form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.” This definition certainly fits with the IPCC, as illustrated by the closed … Continue reading
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Climate Change in Kansas City: A Guest Weblog By Dr. Lynwood Yarbrough
Let me introduce myself. I received a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Purdue University) and did postgraduate training in Biophysics (The Albert Einstein College of Medicine). I ran a research lab at a major university medical center for … Continue reading
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Integrated Land Use Approach – An Example Of Applying The “Vulnerability Paradigm”
There is an interesting concept in land management that relates directly to the integrated approach Climate Science has recommended with respect to the reduction of vulnerability (e.g. see) [and thanks to Ray Soper for alerting us to this!]. As Ray … Continue reading
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Oceanic Influences On Recent Continental Warming – An Important New Research Paper: Compo and Sardeshmukh, 2008
Climate Science has previously weblogged on an important new perspective on the role of regional climate forcings on climate variability and change which involves ocean-atmosphere interactions (e.g. see and see). Now there is a very significant new paper on this subject by … Continue reading
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