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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. (1)

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 March 9th, 2009

Skeptics Conference in New York, Session 1

Richard S. Lindzen … delivered a biting attack on what he called the “climate alarm movement.”  … Dr. Lindzen also criticized widely publicized assertions by other skeptics that variations in the sun were driving temperature changes in recent decades.   Read more here in the New York Times.   Bob Carter’s report on Session 1 is here.

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Bob Carter’s Report on the First Session at the Climate Conference in New York

Folks,
You may be interested in my reports from the NY climate conference which are being posted by Quadrant Online.
In my report on session one I comment that:
President Vaclav Klaus reports latest poll from the Czech Republic shows only 11% of people believe that man has a significant influence in warming the climate.
West Australian Joanne Nova’s Climate [...]

It’s Just Not Possible to Forecast Climate

CLIMATE is complex and represents exactly the kind of system that cannot be modeled with any accuracy.   At least that is according to Kesten Green, a forecasting expert at Monash University, Australia.  Dr Green argues that a key question when trying to predict future climate is to ask: Can we do better than assume future temperatures [...]

Conference Delegates Described as Deniers

UK Guardian reports on Climate Conference in New York and argues ”climate change denial, although the view of a minority, has damaged efforts to introduce policies to address the changes.”  Read more here.