Monthly Archives: April 2009
“Antarctic Ice Increasing” – A Weblog Post By Ed Ring Of Ecoworld
Ed Ring of Ecoworld has posted today (April 30, 2009) an excellent weblog titled “Antarctic Ice Increasing”, which provides some much needed balance in the discussion of climate science. I am correctly quoted in the article; “Just like last year, to assist … Continue reading
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Article In Western Water Law “Wet Winter In Arizona’s High Country Brings Worries About Floods – Not Drought”
There is an informative article in the publication Western Water Law and Policy Reporter by M. Becker titled “Wet Winter In Arizona’s High Country Brings Worries About Floods – Not Drought”. Excerpts from the excellent article read “A wet January and February … Continue reading
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Limits on CO2 Climate Forcing from Recent Temperature Data of Earth: A Guest Weblog by David Douglass and John Christy
Our paper Limits on CO2 Climate Forcing from Recent Temperature Data of Earth has just been published in Energy and Environment. (Vol 20, Jan 2009). [Copies may be downloaded from http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/atmos/christy_pubs.html . preprint with figures in color at http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~douglass/] … Continue reading
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New Paper “Climate Response To Regional Radiative Forcing During The Twentieth Century” By Shindell And Faluvegi 2009
Climate Science has reported on the role of aerosols in the Arctic as a radiative warming effect; e.g. see New Study On The Role Of Soot Within the Climate In The Higher Latitudes And On “Global Warming”/ New Paper Elevates … Continue reading
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A New Article “A New Pathway for Absorbing Aerosols’ Influence On The Interannual Variability By Bollasina and Nigam
The February 2009 issue of the GEWEX Newsletter has quite an interesting and very valuable article entitled “A New Pathway for Absorbing Aerosols’ Influence on the Interannual Variability of the South Asian Monsoon” by Massimo A. Bollasina and Sumant Nigam Department of … Continue reading
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New Paper “Changes In The Asian Monsoon Climate During 1700-1850 Induced By Pre-Industrial Cultivation by Takata et al. 2009
There is an original and very significant new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences which has been accepted. It is Takata, K., K. Saito, and T. Yasunari, 2009: Changes in the Asian Monsoon Climate During 1700-1850 … Continue reading
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New Paper “A Modified Kain-Fritsch Scheme And Its Application For Simulation Of An Extreme Precipitation Event In Vietnam By Truong Et Al 2009
We have a new paper that has been accepted for publication. It is Truong, N.M., T.T. Tien, R.A. Pielke Sr., C.L. Castro, and G. Leoncini, 2008: A modified Kain-Fritsch scheme and its application for simulation of an extreme precipitation event … Continue reading
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New Paper “Influence Of Modern Land Cover On The Climate Of The United States” By N. S. Diffenbaugh 2009
There is a new paper that provides yet another example that land cover change is first order climate forcing. [ and thanks to Souleymane Fall for alerting us to this paper!]. The paper is Diffenbaugh, N. S., 2009:Influence of modern … Continue reading
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Comment On “Debate Over Climate Risks – Natural or Not” On Dot Earth
There is an interesting discussion on going at Andy Revkin’s weglob Dot Earth on the topic Debate Over Climate Risks – Natural or Not, which invites responses to the statement, “One clear-cut lesson [of this study] seems to be that human-driven … Continue reading
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Another Example Of An Environmental Tradeoff – Reduced CO2 Emissions And Lower Fuel Cost Versus Personal Safety
Climate Science has often blogged on the need to assess the entire spectrum of effects when a particular environmental (or other) regulation is implemented (e.g. see and see). In the April 14 2009 news there is a well written article by Ken … Continue reading
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