Graph of yearly averaged sunspot numbers 1610 to 2000 and text follows below: The Maunder Minimum represents the coldest phase of the Little Ice Age, when solar activity was particularly low and there was an almost total absence of sunspots. In a … [Read more...] about Modelling the Maunder
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How to Create and Protect a Consensus
We are all aware of a claimed consensus on climate science, although what the consensus actually is and how far it goes has yet to be defined, in my view. That is not the issue raised here. A book authored by Janis, I. L. & Mann, L. (1977) … [Read more...] about How to Create and Protect a Consensus
Europe’s Mont Blanc Grows Taller
Thanks to Luke Walker for alerting me to this story: WESTERN EUROPE'S HIGHEST SUMMIT GETS TALLER CHARMONIX, France, Oct 13, 2007 (AFP) - Western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc is taller than ever due to snow piled atop its summit, in what … [Read more...] about Europe’s Mont Blanc Grows Taller
Reaction to Nobel Peace Prize being ‘Gored’
From the Sunday Herald Sun: Critics slam Nobel winner THE award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Al Gore and the UN's top climate panel on Friday has prompted a fresh chorus of criticism from global warming sceptics -- with one dubbing the award "a … [Read more...] about Reaction to Nobel Peace Prize being ‘Gored’
200 Year Payback for Saving Energy at Home
You lucky Aussies have more potential for domestic solar energy than us poor Brits stuck in the rather dull UK. With global warming hysteria at fever pitch, and the apparent belief that we can contol the weather or climate by attempting to reduce the … [Read more...] about 200 Year Payback for Saving Energy at Home
Indonesian Court Throws Out Case Against New York Times on ‘Buyat Bay Saga’
"An Indonesian court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a mining executive against the New York Times over reports the firm dumped toxic waste into an Indonesian bay, lawyers said Thursday. Richard Ness, an executive with US mining giant Newmont, … [Read more...] about Indonesian Court Throws Out Case Against New York Times on ‘Buyat Bay Saga’