Climate & Climate Change

It's long been said said that China was adding one new coal power plant per week to its grid. But the real news is worse: China is completing two new coal plants per week. If China's carbon usage keeps pace with its economic growth, the country's … [Read more...] about 2030: Entire World’s Current CO2 Emissions to be Equalled by China?

The blogosphere is buzzing with talk of global non-warming or even global cooling. First, another sceptic for Marc Morano's list: Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Art Douglas recently retired Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department Creighton … [Read more...] about Observations on January’s Temperatures

Are Al Gore and the UN right about global warming being a planetary emergency? NO! says Christopher Monckton in a 2007 presentation delivered at Cambridge University. Watch Lord Monckton place climate science into largely layman terms, exposing … [Read more...] about Apocalypse? No! DVD Now Available

A new paper has been published which examines the factors involved in the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B ice shelf in Antarctica. The lead author, Professor Neil Glasser of Aberystwyth University (Wales, UK) was interviewed about the findings in the … [Read more...] about New Analysis of the 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf Collapse

A new paper published in Climate Dynamics claims a temperature trend of -0.3°C over the last 1,500 years in an Arctic location. The paper by Håkan Grudd is entitled: 'Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity … [Read more...] about New Paper Puts Modern Arctic Temperatures into Perspective

I have previously blogged about the record low (since satellite measurements began) for Arctic sea ice in 2007, and some of the contributory factors, here, here and here. The record high for sea ice coverage in the Antarctic received little or no … [Read more...] about Sea Ice Update