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Methane Leak
Scientists have discovered the Arctic ocean seabed is leaking huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere.  The research published in the journal Science shows the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic shelf, which was thought to be a barrier sealing methane, is perforated.  Read more here. (0)

NYT: Pachauri Faces Credibility Siege
The New York Times is reporting that: Dr. Pachauri and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are now under intense scrutiny, facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest from climate skeptics, right-leaning politicians and even some mainstream scientists.  More here. (1)

Phil Jones Guilty, But
The university at the centre of the climate change row over stolen e-mails broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny.  B ut…  Read more here. (0)

Banks Leave Carbon Market
Banks and investors are pulling out of the carbon market after the failure to make progress at Copenhagen on reaching new emissions targets after 2012.  Read more here. (0)

UK Met Office Can't Forecast Weather
The UK Met Office is debating what to do with its long-term and seasonal forecasting after criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.   It was predicted that this winter would be warmer than average – yet it has been unusually cold.  Read more here. (2)

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Archive for November 13th, 2008

Did Napoleon Use Hansen’s Temperature Data?

Following a blunder at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Steve McIntyre, at the Climate Audit blog, has reminded James Hansen, from NASA, that its colder in Russia in October than in September, as Napoleon found out to his cost in 1812.  Read more here .

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Tasmanian Timbers

Hi folks,
 
the Fine Timbers Tasmania inc. Chain of Custody has been officially launched earlier today. The website is up and running, and the roll-out of the program is beginning…
 
Visit the website at www.chainofcustody.com.au
 
cheers, George

Apologies to Josh Willis: Correcting Global Cooling (Part 3)

ON Tuesday, I suggested at this blog that I was not convinced by a story from Josh Willis, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explaining why and how he corrected data showing global ocean cooling.  The title of my blog post suggested that Dr Willis had changed the data to fit output from computer [...]

Thanks David Jones for Easier Access to Rainfall Data

WHILE searching the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website, looking for data on rainfall for Melbourne, it became apparent that this site only contained links to data in pdf format with rainfall averages for various and different periods.

Likely Sources of Energy to 2030

Coal, the dirtiest source of fuel, will remain the world’s main source of power until 2030 and nuclear will lose market share, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.  Read more here.

How to Cap and Trade

California’s blueprint to address global warming won’t include details of an emissions-trading program as regulators try to build consensus on how best to organize the market-based system.  Read more here.

Benny Peiser Talks in the UK

 
Benny Peiser: Shock Horror – Media Hype and Climate Alarmism  
Women’s Institute – Science Day, 21 November, 1:40pm http://www.wi-cheshire.org.uk/diary.html
 
Benny Peiser: Space Technology for Planetary Defence Chester Astronomical Society, 26 November, 7:30pm http://www.manastro.co.uk/nwgas/chester/2008.htm