Climate & Climate Change

Over at Prometheus, it has been noted that observed global average surface temperatures for 2000 to 2007 are failing to follow the projected IPCC A1F1 scenario despite the fact that CO2 emissions are rising in line with the high end prediction. Of … [Read more...] about Climate Scare to Shift to Ocean Acidification?

Roy Spencer has published a new book that will be released on 27th March entitled, 'Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Leads to Bad Science, Pandering politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor.' In the chapter on politics, Roy … [Read more...] about New Books and DVDs

The UK has two long temperature series. The Central England Temperature series is the world's longest series; the monthly mean begins in 1659, in the depths of the Little Ice Age. The series represents a roughly triangular area of the United Kingdom … [Read more...] about Comparing the UK’s Two Long Temperature Series for 2007

With the end of the year, and all the global warming hype, I've been trying to understand how hot 2007 really was globally and also the direction in which temperatures are now trending considering the satellite and near surface measurements at the … [Read more...] about 2007 Coldest this Century: Lubos Motl

A new paper has been published in Science, 3rd January, that uses the words 'natural variability,' the abstract copied below is self explanatory: The Spatial Pattern and Mechanisms of Heat Content Change in the North Atlantic M. Susan Lozier 1, … [Read more...] about North Atlantic Heat Gain and Natural Variability

At the beginning of each year the Australian Bureau of Meteorology publishes an 'Annual Climate Statement' with a summary of rainfall and temperatures for the previous year. The statement for 2007 includes the following brief overview: * … [Read more...] about Annual Australian Climate Statement 2007