Monthly Archives: July 2010
Comment On The Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings For Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) Of The Clean Air Act”
There is a news release titled July 29, 2010 EPA Rejects Claims of Flawed Climate Science. It is based on Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean … Continue reading
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An Excellent Paper That Focuses On The Vulenerabiltiy of Water Resources
There is an excellent paper that presents the much needed broader view of a bottom-up, resource-based vulnerability perspective (in this paper with respect to water resources) than the IPCC dominated literature which focuses on a top-down multi-decadal global climate model … Continue reading
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Meeting Announcement – “AMS Annual Meeting: Land-Atmosphere Interactions And The Role Of HydroEcology On Climate
I have received an announcement of an upcoming meeting that examines the role of land surface processes within the climate system. It reads Call for papers: Land-Atmosphere Interactions and the Role of HydroEcology on Climate at AMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, … Continue reading
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A Misleading News Report – “Northern Colorado Water Reserves Safe From Climate Change”
There is a misleading news article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan (h/t to Steve Geiger) that reads Larimer County’s water supplies – and those of most of the state’s mountain counties – are at little risk of diminishing in the face of … Continue reading
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“The Greenhouse Effect – Part II” by Ben Herman and Roger Pielke Sr.
Update #2 John Nielsen-Gamon has alerted us to more information on the Moon’s radiative temperature. John e-mailed I read your blog post on Greenhouse Part 2. I also recently came across the Science of Doom web site; it seems to … Continue reading
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Three Papers On The Role Of Surface Landscape Albedo On Radiative Forcing
There are three interesting papers on the role of the land surface in human caused climate change (h/t to Anthony Watts’s post Cooler white roofs – no complaints there). In this case, the focus is on urban albedo. The importance … Continue reading
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Brian Hoskins Interview By The Economist
I was alerted to an interview of Brian Hoskins, Head of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change, in the post on Die Klimazwiebel titled Brain Hoskins and Camilla Toulmin, drinking tea with The Economist The interview is titled Brian Hoskins on … Continue reading
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“The Greenhouse Effect” by Ben Herman and Roger Pielke Sr.
Post By Ben Herman and Roger A. Pielke Sr. During the past several months there have been various, unpublished studies circulating around the blogosphere and elsewhere claiming that the “greenhouse effect” cannot warm the Earth’s atmosphere. We would like to … Continue reading
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Guest Post “Calculating Moist Enthalpy From Usual Meteorological Measurements By Francis Massen
Francis Massen, in response to the posts, Comment On The Northeast Heat Wave Further Information On The Role Of Water Vapor In Measuring Heat By Francis Massen has graciously prepared a write up of how to compute the moist enthalpy of surface … Continue reading
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Presentation In Golden Colorado July 22 2010 By Susan Solomon “Climate Change: A Challenge For Our Times”
I was alerted to a presentation by Susan Solomon tomorrow in Golden, Colorado (thanks to Mark Kutchenreiter for alerting us to this!). The presentation is sponsored by CRES - Colorado Renewable Energy Society. The announcement reads You Are Invited CRES Membership Meeting … Continue reading
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