Climate & Climate Change

Roger Pielke Sr has taken issue with comments on a nationalpost.com blog by Josh Willis titled, 'Josh Willis on climate change: Global warming is real.' Willis is an author of the recent paper on data derived from the ARGO network, which shows no … [Read more...] about Willis Tries to Dismiss His Own Ocean Non-Warming Research

The general impression one gets from the popular press is that over the last few years there has been accelerated global warming from the elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In fact global warming has stalled since 1998. But there was … [Read more...] about Comparing Rates of Warming: Anthony Watts and Basil Copeland

There continues to be misunderstandings on my viewpoint on the role of humans within the climate system. This weblog is written to make sure it is clear, and can be used whenever someone asks the question as to where does Pielke Sr. stand on this … [Read more...] about Roger Pielke Sr Reiterates His Perspective on the Role of Humans in Climate Change

Governments around the world are working towards a commitment to deep cuts in CO2 emissions by 2050, or earlier, in the apparent belief that cuts are achievable, affordable, politically acceptable, and will have a measurable influence on climate … [Read more...] about Emission Impossible

Professor Scott Armstrong of the Wharton School of Business at the Univ. of Pennsyvania, also associated with the Heartland Institute, is internationally known for his pioneering work on forecasting methods. Recently, he challenged former … [Read more...] about The Global Warming Challenge: Scott Armstrong Calling Al Gore

There is an Australian e-journal that is popular with many government-types called crikey.com.au. Today the lead story began, "A chunk of ice seven times the size of Manhattan (as big as the Isle of Man if you prefer a more Anglo-centric news … [Read more...] about Ice Shelf Collapses with Crikey’s Credibility