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global warming

  1. AtW

    DOOM: Scientists watch giant ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica with concern

    "Scientists watch giant ‘doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica with concern Cracks and fissures stoke fears of breakup that could lead to half-metre rise in global sea levels – or more Twenty years ago, an area of ice thought to weigh almost 500bn tonnes dramatically broke off the Antarctic...
  2. EternalOptimist

    A different take on Global Warming

    There is an organisation in the states that tallies the daily media stories and tweets etc that relate to CAGW. I would have expected slow rises and falls in media stories, with maybe a spike up at conference time, or a spike down during the Olympics etc. What I would NOT expect, is a step...
  3. EternalOptimist

    These are not the records you are looking for

    In 1999, Nasa produced data showing the 1930 (dust bowl ere, Grapes of Wrath ?) as the hottest spell for a century, with the late 90's as cool by comparison. But that didnt fit with the CAGW script, so the 30'S had to be 'corrected' away This is major tampering
  4. BlasterBates

    Climate Scientists who got it wrong.......

    I´ll start, this is what they said last year: Drought that ravaged US crops likely to worsen in 2013, forecast warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk I like this paragraph: This is how it currently looks: :laugh
  5. Paddy

    More evidence of global warming.

    More evidence of global warming The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, Australian scientists warned. Scientific estimates Australia's temperature looks set to rise by six degrees...
  6. OwlHoot

    Arctic ice melting at 'amazing' speed

    From the Beeb's news site 2012-09-07 Arctic ice melting at 'amazing' speed, scientists find So what do BlasterBates and his fellow CUK climate change skeptic boobies make of that?
  7. EternalOptimist

    Unintended Consequences

    Q. Whats the quickest way to wreck the planet A. Put the greens in charge paying millions to wreck the planet. unintended :rolleyes:
  8. EternalOptimist

    What the f*** ?

    A woman has been ordered to find a new doctor because her carbon footprint is too large First they came for the sceptics, but I wasnt a sceptic... :rolleyes:
  9. TimberWolf

    Snow watch

    The forecast is for the temperature to plumb to -8C here tonight, which is starting to get pretty cold. Still seeing students walking around in shorts and tights though. No decent snow fall forecast here, just a 'chance' of rain/snow. Any water hitting the pavement quickly freezes though, so...
  10. EternalOptimist

    Computers seized

    More climate stuff I'm afraid. One of the first bloggers to break the story of the 'climategate 2.0' emails , has had a visit from the police. They have taken a couple of computers but not arrested him. not a suspect Its a bit of a suprise to me that they can turn up and take your gear away...
  11. DimPrawn

    Global Warming

    BBC NEWS | UK | Climate may turn UK Mediterranean Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past - Environment - The Independent Met Office, 25 September 2008: The Met Office forecast for the coming winter suggests it is, once again, likely to be milder than average. It is also likely that the...
  12. Paddy

    15% off is not what it seems

    BBC News - Times Atlas 'wrong' on Greenland ice
  13. DimPrawn

    Climate scientists

    Polar bear climate scientist investigated over 'misconduct' - Telegraph A biologist who claimed polar bears were drowning because of melting ice caps has been placed on administrative leave as officials investigate scientific misconduct allegations. Who'd have thought it eh? Climate...
  14. d000hg

    Finally, a paper on AGW we can all understand

    PDF Version Or view online using google-docs Finally, it's explained in terms that make sense. BB & PJ, please take careful note of the graphs in particular.
  15. DimPrawn

    Global Warming

    March 2011 Lower Tropospheric Global Temperature Analysis From the University of Alabama at Huntsville | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr. March 2011 was coolest in more than a decade. Global temperature still headed down- UAH: negative territory | Watts Up With That? The global temperature...
  16. DimPrawn

    Climate change

    Question for the experts (sasguru on statistics and pjclarke on science). It's called climate change, so this means the climate must be changing. So simple question, for the UK for example, what is the climate changing from (the past pre CO2 output) and what is it heading to? Is it heading...
  17. BlasterBates

    Evidence that the climate is turning

    Maybe Professor Easterbrook is right, and we are heading for a period of cooling. World Climate Report » Coldest Back-to-Back U.S. Winters in a Quarter Century
  18. DimPrawn

    Compare and contrast - Scientists are always right all the time, never question

    Then (when it didn't snow much): BBC NEWS | Scotland | 'Less snow and rain' for islands The amount of snow falling on Scotland's islands could drop by almost 90%, according to a report on global warming. On the rocks: the grim forecast for winter sports as global warming increases | World...
  19. BlasterBates

    Johnny Ball gives two fingers up to the AGW scaremongers

    Good old Johnny.. BBC News - Johnny Ball: climate change does not add up
  20. OwlHoot

    Letters to a Heretic

    There's an interesting example here of a climate change dogmatist trying to browbeat skeptic Prof Freeman Dyson.

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