“The most common cause of such warm spikes (when there is no El Nino to blame) is a temporary increase in convective heat transfer from the ocean to the atmosphere.” Continue reading UAH Global Temperature Update for January, 2013: +0.51 deg. C
Category: Climate & Energy
House Committee to consider whether EPA endangerment finding ‘scientifically well grounded’
Possibly some EPA budget cuts, too? Continue reading House Committee to consider whether EPA endangerment finding ‘scientifically well grounded’
Global Sea Ice Area Is Above Normal
30 years of unprecedented melting and polar amplification has lead to above normal sea ice area on planet earth – in the middle of the Antarctic summer. Continue reading Global Sea Ice Area Is Above Normal
Antarctic Ice Core Contains Unrivaled Detail of Past Climate
“A team of U.S. ice-coring scientists and engineers in Antarctica, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), have recovered from the ice sheet a record of past climate and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that extends back 68,000 years.” Continue reading Antarctic Ice Core Contains Unrivaled Detail of Past Climate
Obama expected to flesh out climate actions in State of the Union
Spanish wind firm Iberdrola hopes for handouts. Continue reading Obama expected to flesh out climate actions in State of the Union
Larry Bell: In Their Own Words: Climate Alarmists Debunk Their ‘Science’
Windfarms break energy record in Spain
“Over the last three months wind farms produced more electricity than any other power source in Spain for the first time ever, an industry group has said.” Continue reading Windfarms break energy record in Spain
Duke Energy to close troubled Fla. nuclear plant
“The nuclear plant operated by Duke Energy’s subsidiary Progress Energy Florida has been shut down since 2009, when its concrete containment building cracked during a maintenance and upgrade project. A 2011 repair attempt resulted in new cracks in other parts of the containment structure.” Continue reading Duke Energy to close troubled Fla. nuclear plant
GOP lawmaker threatens battle over EPA regulation
“I, for one, do not think climate change is the No. 1 issue out there.” Continue reading GOP lawmaker threatens battle over EPA regulation
Blowing Hot and Cold: U.S. Belief in Climate Change Shifts With Weather
“We find that, unfortunately, a cold winter is enough to make some people, including many newspaper editors and opinion leaders, doubt the overwhelming scientific consensus on the issue.” Continue reading Blowing Hot and Cold: U.S. Belief in Climate Change Shifts With Weather
Documents: Worries About Outage Before Super Bowl
The memo said utility Entergy New Orleans and the Superdome’s engineering staff “had concerns regarding the reliability of the Dome service from Entergy’s connection point to the Dome.” Continue reading Documents: Worries About Outage Before Super Bowl
Moonbat: The end of nuclear power? Careful what you wish for
“Flawed and stalled as the plans for toxic waste may be, at least they exist. There is no way to clean up CO2, the greater evil.” Continue reading Moonbat: The end of nuclear power? Careful what you wish for