A fellow phoned me yesterday, he had just returned home from a holiday in Greece. He has holidayed there off and on for the last 20 years. It had never been so cold, he told me. There were one or two days when it was hot, he said. But … [Read more...] about Hot as Ice in the Antarctic, Global Temperatures this June – July
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Wind Turbines are not Windmills, and John Howard is not an Environmentalist
Everyone wants to claim credit when something is a success. My guess is that the real architect of the emerging energy crisis will eventually, be remembered as the absolute worse Prime Minister Australia ever had. Of course, he couldn’t have … [Read more...] about Wind Turbines are not Windmills, and John Howard is not an Environmentalist
Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues
It has only taken ten years, that is how long a few of us have been detailing major problems with how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology measures daily temperatures. Now, I’m informed, the Bureau are ditching the current system and looking to … [Read more...] about Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues
Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions
Full marks to David Mills, writing in the Courier Mail, for asking why the government tends to bury good news reports about the Great Barrier Reef. There are a few other questions that I would like answered. Key government ministers, … [Read more...] about Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions
Averaging Last Seconds Versus Bureau Peer-Review
Averaging by its very nature smooths: removing peaks and troughs. Temperature data tends to be cyclical, whether on a one-minute, or thousand-year scale. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has made a habit of smoothing when it is convenient and … [Read more...] about Averaging Last Seconds Versus Bureau Peer-Review
Fake Analysis by Greg Ayers and Jane Warne – Because End Justifies Means
I estimate the Bureau have about 200,000 parallel temperature records. These are handwritten records of temperatures measured at the same place and the same time from a traditional mercury thermometer and the newer resistance probes. I have been … [Read more...] about Fake Analysis by Greg Ayers and Jane Warne – Because End Justifies Means