Monthly Archives: March 2009
Open Letter By The Cato Institute On Climate Science
There is a letter to the President published by the Cato Institute that headlines [thanks to ICECAPand Dr. Patrick J. Michaels to alerting us to it]; “Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change.The science … Continue reading
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New Paper In Press “Intercomparison, Interpretation, and Assessment Of Spring Phenology In North America Estimated From Remote Sensing For 1982 To 2006″ By White et al.2009
There is a very interesting paper in press that updates our understanding of spring pheonology in North America. There have been statements that spring leaf out has become earlier in recent years (e.g. see page 77 in CCSP, 2009). This claim … Continue reading
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An Example Of The Misuse Of The Publication Process “Model Ensemble Estimates of Climate Change Impacts on UK Seasonal Precipitation Extremes” by Fowler and Ekström 2009
There is a new paper that illustrates (as just one example) the recent approach of publishing papers in the peer reviewed literature in which the results cannot be verified. This is not science, but is presented to policymakers as if it is. The … Continue reading
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A New Paper “Climate, Hydrology, Energy, Water: Recognizing Uncertainty And Seeking Sustainability” by Koutsoyiannis Et Al. 2009
There is a new important paper that recognizes that a multi-dimensional approach to addressing the human disturbance of the environment (including the climate) is needed. It is Koutsoyiannis, D., Makropoulos, C., Langousis, A., Baki, S., Efstratiadis, A., Christofides, A., Karavokiros, G., … Continue reading
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Is This Science? EPA’s Plan To Regulate CO2 Claiming It Endangers The Public’s Health and Welfare
The Washington Post published an article on March 24 2009 by Juliet Eilperin entitled “EPA Presses Obama To Regulate Warming Under Clean Air Act” in which is is written “The Environmental Protection Agency’s new leadership, in a step toward confronting … Continue reading
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New Paper On Ocean Heat Content Changes By Craig Loehle
There is a new paper titled “Cooling of the global ocean since 2003″ by Craig Loehle which has appeared in Energy & Environment Vol. 20, No. 1&2, 2009. The abstract reads “Ocean heat content data from 2003 to 2008 (4.5 … Continue reading
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A New Paper Has Appeared “Urbanization Effects In Large-Scale Temperature Records, With An Emphasis On China” By Jones et al. 2008
A new paper has appeared which provides further discussion of an issue (urban effects), as well as the existing bais, with respect to the accurate calculation of multi-decadal global surface temperature trends (and thanks to ICECAP and Warwick Hughes for alerting us … Continue reading
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A 2007 Article “The Current Debate on the Linkage Between Global Warming and Hurricanes” by Shepherd and Knutson 2007
I was very recently alerted to an excellent article that was published in 2007 regarding a discussion on the relationship of tropical cyclone activity to climate change. It is worth reading. The article is Shepherd, J. M. and T. Knutson, 2007: The current debate … Continue reading
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Health Benefits Of Air Quality Control Should Never Be Sacrificed By Delaying The Clean-Up Of Aerosol Emissions For Climate Reasons
There have rather puzzling recommendations made recently in which improvements in air quality are recommended as being delayed in order to retain the radiative cooling effect of certain aerosols, particularly sulphates. Examples of such a recommendation are reported in the Climate Science weblogs … Continue reading
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A Set Of Presentations On Video – “Climate Science Seminar: Climate Change And Its Causes: A Discussion About Some Key Issues”
There was an interesting diverse viewpoint set of talks on February 26, 2009 at EPA’s National Center for Environmental Economics titled “Climate Science Seminar: Climate Change and Its Causes: A Discussion about Some Key Issues“. {thanks to Nicola Scafetta for … Continue reading
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