Speaking in Davos, at the World Economic Forum, Al Gore is quoted saying, 'Climate change 'significantly worse' than feared.' Gore claims, "the climate crisis is significantly worse and unfolding more rapidly than those on the pessimistic side of … [Read more...] about More Global Gore-ing: Al’s Virtual World
AGU Climate Consensus Statement: 9 Speak for 50,000?
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) have released this statement on Climate Change: The Earth's climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming. Many components of the climate system - including the temperatures of the atmosphere, land and … [Read more...] about AGU Climate Consensus Statement: 9 Speak for 50,000?
The Azure Kingfisher
Like most birds that I see at night, this Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) was roosting strategically on the distal end of isolated vegetation, to forecast the vibrations of predators. In this instance, the climbing bamboo (Bambusa moreheadiana) … [Read more...] about The Azure Kingfisher
Loehle Temperature Reconstruction Corrected
In response to criticisms from Gavin Schmidt, Craig Loehle and J Huston McCulloch have published a correction to Loehle's temperature reconstruction that uses 18 non-tree ring proxies. The pdf of original paper and the correction can be found … [Read more...] about Loehle Temperature Reconstruction Corrected
New Paper: Warm Seas May Mean Fewer Hurricanes
A new paper has been published in GRL by Wang, C., and S. Lee, entitled: 'Global warming and United States landfalling hurricanes.' The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has an article about the new study here: Scientists: Warm seas may mean fewer … [Read more...] about New Paper: Warm Seas May Mean Fewer Hurricanes
Western Antarctic Peninsula Snow Accumulation Since 1850
A new paper has been published in GRL showing that the Antarctic is accumulating snow. The paper by Thomas, E. R., G. J. Marshall, and J. R. McConnell is entitled: 'A doubling in snow accumulation in the western Antarctic Peninsula since 1850.' This … [Read more...] about Western Antarctic Peninsula Snow Accumulation Since 1850