Climate & Climate Change

There is an interesting News Focus story in this week's Science journal, that helps to confirm the different climate histrories for the East and West Antarctic ice sheets - a phenomenon that persists in modern times: ANTARCTICA: Freeze-Dried … [Read more...] about Divergent Climate Histories for East and West Antarctica Over 14 Million Years

I find this really amusing for a number of reasons. I refer to an article in this week's Nature entitled 'A large discontinuity in the mid-twentieth century in observed global-mean surface temperature' by Thompson, Kennedy, Wallace and Phil … [Read more...] about Nature Journal Finally Catches Up with Climate Audit

VICTORIA has suffered a 40 per cent plunge in autumn rainfall since 1950 and climate change is a key factor, a new report has found. Herald Sun: Victorian Autumn rain down 40 per cent since 1950: CSIRO Fluctuations in sea-surface temperatures to … [Read more...] about Decline in Victorian Autumn Rainfall

Steve McIntyre's recent Ohio State University presentation is now available online. This is an excellent summary of the 'Hockey Stick' debate and the climate debate in general, which extends to 45 pages (including references). The presentation … [Read more...] about Was 1998 the Warmest Year of the Millennium?

According to Roger Pielke Sr, the answer is YES. He concludes: Thus the value of global warming of the last 4 years fails to agree with the IPCC projections (the values are not even close!). The agrument that this is too short of a time is spurious … [Read more...] about Is The Evaluation of IPCC Projections Using Short-Term Data Valid?