The Paper that Blew it Up

By Andy May “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with Bull…” W. C. Fields and, flying a bomber over Berlin. In late February 2015, Willie Soon was accused in a front-page New York Times article by Kert Davies (Gillis & Schwartz, 2015) of failing to disclose conflicts of interest in his academic……

The Cartoons by Josh Calendar 2021

What a crazy year it has been and still is! The most therapeutic way to remember it all next year is to buy a Cartoon by Josh Calendar 2021 – you can buy one from Josh’s website right here. The Calendar is A4, opening to A3 in size (42 x 29.7 cms ) and is……

Measuring the true cost of conservation

Environmental conservation expert discusses how new research will play a key role in promoting a greener future BOSTON UNIVERSITY Research NewsSHARE PRINT E-MAIL For decades, scientists have been warning about potential future effects of global climate change, including more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought, and sharp increases in the number, duration, and intensity of tropical storms.……

Climate Sensitivity Estimates: Declining or Not?

Guest “climate sensitivity explaining by David Middleton ECS: Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (AKA equilibrium sensitivity) TCR: Transient Climate Response (AKA transient sensitivity) AKA: Also Known As Here’s how the folks a the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) explain the difference: Transient and Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity Projections of the severity of anthropogenic climate change are strongly dependent……

Aurora-Chasing Citizen Scientists Help Discover A New Feature of STEVE

Now named STEVE, or Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, this phenomenon is still new to scientists, who are working to understand all its details. What they do know is that STEVE is not a normal aurora – some think maybe it’s not an aurora at all – and a new finding about the formation of streaks within the structure brings scientists one step closer to solving the mystery.…

CSIRO State of the Climate Report: Australia Up by Almost 1.5C

According to the Australian CSIRO, Australia has already warmed by 1.4 ± 0.22C. But the CSIRO assures us bad things are happening, really. And they’re going to get worse. But they admit tropical cyclones have decreased, and while overall river flow is down, tropical wet season rainfall is up.…