“A team of researchers from Princeton University and Australian National University suggests that a widely used tool for assessing drought — the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) — isn’t up to the task of large-scale drought assessment.” Continue reading Oops: Past drought overestimated; Little increase over the last 60 years
Day: April 8, 2013
PETA Plans to Fly Drones That Would ‘Stalk Hunters’
Sounds like there will be a market for small-scale ack-ack. Continue reading PETA Plans to Fly Drones That Would ‘Stalk Hunters’
Federal judge stops fracking on California public land: Obama admin failed to assess impacts before issuing leases
Obama Administration ineptness or sabotage? Continue reading Federal judge stops fracking on California public land: Obama admin failed to assess impacts before issuing leases
Sen. Boxer rants on global warming while showing photo of Chinese air pollution — but CO2 is invisible!
She concluded her talk by thanking her staff for putting her presentation together “in a coherent way.” Continue reading Sen. Boxer rants on global warming while showing photo of Chinese air pollution — but CO2 is invisible!
The Guardian slams Margaret Thatcher for presiding over ‘high carbon’ financial model — RealityDrop: Iron Lady played key role in launching global warming scare
You would think that launching the global warming movement would count for something among the lefties. Continue reading The Guardian slams Margaret Thatcher for presiding over ‘high carbon’ financial model — RealityDrop: Iron Lady played key role in launching global warming scare
Michael Mann lashes out at Al Gore’s Current TV for re-posting Delingpole column; Raves Current TV posted ‘hate speech laden diatribe’
Before Climategate we could only suppose there was something wrong with Mann. Now… Continue reading Michael Mann lashes out at Al Gore’s Current TV for re-posting Delingpole column; Raves Current TV posted ‘hate speech laden diatribe’
Left blames free-market think tanks for converting Margaret Thatcher from warmist to skeptic
Well, one can’t expect to learn anything of substance from Greenpeace. Continue reading Left blames free-market think tanks for converting Margaret Thatcher from warmist to skeptic
Warmists try reincarnating Margaret Thatcher as a ‘climate hawk’; But the Iron Lady ended up a skeptic
It’s not where you start, but where you end. Continue reading Warmists try reincarnating Margaret Thatcher as a ‘climate hawk’; But the Iron Lady ended up a skeptic
Insurer Munich Re blames global warming — not crappy underwriting — for storm losses
There are more storm losses because insurance companies are writing more policies on more risky property without collecting appropriate premiums. Continue reading Insurer Munich Re blames global warming — not crappy underwriting — for storm losses
McKibben Hypocrisy: ‘We need publicly financed elections’; But approves of billionaire enviro bombing Markey opponent in Mass.
Apparently, the rules of the political game should be changed so McKibben wins. Continue reading McKibben Hypocrisy: ‘We need publicly financed elections’; But approves of billionaire enviro bombing Markey opponent in Mass.
Obama Insider to McKibben: “For the next decade, we should focus all our energies on ‘killing coal'”
“Why? Because it was politically feasible.” Continue reading Obama Insider to McKibben: “For the next decade, we should focus all our energies on ‘killing coal’”
Claim: Global warming to cause bumpier flights, airport delays, higher ticket prices
“The shifting of the jet stream over Europe caused by global warming will lead to clear-air turbulence.” Of course the other way it could work out is that warmer poles reduce the global temperature gradient and, thereby, reduce choppy weather. Continue reading Claim: Global warming to cause bumpier flights, airport delays, higher ticket prices