Climate & Climate Change

Jasper Kirkby of CERN has published a new paper examining the potential link between cosmic rays and climate. The paper concludes: Numerous palaeoclimatic observations, covering a wide range of time scales, suggest that galactic cosmic ray … [Read more...] about Another New Cosmic Rays and Climate Paper

Blog readers may remember Prince Charles' previous climate rantings during his 'eco-friendly' trip to the West Indies involving a £280,000 per week Yacht, when he spoke about the "sheer madness" of climate scepticism. Now Climate Charlie is back … [Read more...] about Climate Charlie Part 2: 18 Months to Save the World

Scientist Tim Flannery has proposed a radical solution to climate change which may change the colour of the sky. But he says it may be necessary, as the "last barrier to climate collapse." Professor Flannery says climate change is happening so … [Read more...] about Flannery: Change the Sky’s Colour

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