Climate & Climate Change

Hurricanes and tropical storms will become less frequent by the end of the century as a result of climate change, US researchers have suggested. But the scientists added their data also showed that there would be a "modest increase" in the intensity … [Read more...] about Another Hurricane Model Suggests No Large Increase in Trends

In the blue corner we have Roger Pielke Jr (Prometheus) and Lucia Liljegren (The Blackboard). In the red corner we have James Annan (James' Empty Blog) and Gavin Schmidt (RealClimate). Interestingly, all four of the contenders accept the the IPCC … [Read more...] about Battle of the Blogs: Do Observations Falsify IPCC Projections?

Quenching forest fires leads to more carbon in the air, says new research carried out in Californian forests. The discovery suggests that forests spared from fire may release more of the greenhouse gas into the air than they absorb. Decades of … [Read more...] about Climate Science Round Up from This Week’s Nature

In a NASA media release entitled ‘Electric Hurricanes’ it was suggested that because Emily, Rita and Katrina were all exceptionally powerful hurricanes, their sheer violence somehow explains their lightning. But in the same media release, Richard … [Read more...] about We Live in an Electric Universe (Part 3) by Louis Hissink

A letter that was recently published in the UK Daily Mail about the work of Raymond H Wheeler prompted me to find out more: Professor Raymond H. Wheeler (University of Kansas) compiled 20 centuries of historical records, and concluded from his … [Read more...] about Wheeler’s Climate Cycles

As a result of the recent budget, the Rudd government will be spending $2.3 billion over five years to "tackle climate change by reducing emissions, adapting to change and helping Australia play a leadership role." An Australian climate realist … [Read more...] about The Wong Numbers