PASADENA, Calif. – Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Niñas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new sea-level height data … [Read more...] about NASA JPL: Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
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The Tropical Troposphere Temperature Tax
The tropical troposphere is where we should see the 'fingerprint' of greenhouse warming according to climate models, so Ross McKitrick has devised a Tropical Troposphere Temperature Tax, or 'T3' tax. The explanation below is a composite from various … [Read more...] about The Tropical Troposphere Temperature Tax
Guess Who Just Closed a $683 Million Fund
The investment vehicle headed by Al Gore has closed a new $683m fund to invest in early-stage environmental companies and has mounted a robust defence of green investing. The Climate Solutions Fund will be one of the biggest in the growing market … [Read more...] about Guess Who Just Closed a $683 Million Fund
Antarctic Snowfall and Temperature Trends in Global Climate Models
”We compare new observationally-based data sets of Antarctic near-surface air temperature and snowfall accumulation with 20th century simulations from global climate models (GCMs) that support the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth … [Read more...] about Antarctic Snowfall and Temperature Trends in Global Climate Models
Changing Habitat – A Note from Gavin
A former resident of Canberra complained today on talkback radio about how the city had become “tatty” during her brief absence. Apparently her family now lives somewhere up the north coast and have green lawns. The difference I reckoned was that the … [Read more...] about Changing Habitat – A Note from Gavin
Earth’s CO2 Balance
Using evidence from an Antarctic ice core, Zebee and Caldiera calculated that over a period of 610,000 years the long-term change in atmospheric CO2 concentration was just 22 parts per million volume (ppmv), although there were larger fluctuations … [Read more...] about Earth’s CO2 Balance
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
