Video: Comments on Human-Induced Global Warming – Episode 2 – Introduction to...
This is the second in a series of videos that examines hypothetical human-induced global warming and claims made by global warming enthusiasts. As noted in the title, it presents an introduction to the...
View ArticleQuestions Policymakers Should Be Asking Climate Scientists Who Receive...
Even before the study of human-induced global warming became fashionable, tax dollars had funded a major portion of that research. Government organizations continue to supply the vast majority of the...
View ArticleOur Climate Models Are Aglow with Whirling, Transient Nodes of Thought...
UPDATE: Even Trenberth is critical of the Cai et al. (2013) study. See the update at the end. # # # My apologies to the writers of Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles for the title of the post. Hedley Lamarr:...
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Quick Comments on England et al. (2014)
England et al. (2014) paper Recent intensification of wind-driven circulation in the Pacific and the ongoing warming hiatus has been getting a lot of press around the blogosphere. The HockeySchtick has...
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Cowtan and Way (2013) Adjustments Exaggerate Climate Model Failings at the...
We’ve already discussed Cowtan and Way’s infilling of HADCRUT4 data in the post On Cowtan and Way (2013) “Coverage bias in the HadCRUT4 temperature series and its impact on recent temperature trends”....
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An Odd Mix of Reality and Misinformation from the Climate Science Community...
In this post, we’ll discuss a recent article and blog post about the recently published England et al. (2014). This post includes portions of past posts and a number of new discussions and...
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A Lead Author of IPCC AR5 Downplays Importance of Climate Models
Richard Betts heads the Climate Impacts area of the UK Met Office. The first bullet point on his webpage under areas of expertise describes his work as a climate modeler. He was one of the lead authors...
View ArticleMixed Signals from the NOAA ENSO Blog about Climate Models
There’s a new post at the NOAA ENSO blog titled Climate Change and ENSO: Take 2. It’s a guest post by Matt Collins of the University of Exeter. That post probably left most people scratching their...
View ArticleRecent Paper Ends Abstract with “…Model Might Be Too Sensitive to the...
The paper is Douville et al. (2015) The recent global warming hiatus: What is the role of Pacific variability? [paywalled]. The abstract reads (my boldface): The observed global mean surface air...
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No Consensus: Earth’s Top of Atmosphere Energy Imbalance in CMIP5-Archived...
This post provides an initial look at climate model simulations of the top of the atmosphere (TOA) energy budget and its three components. It includes the outputs of the climate models stored in the...
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