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- UV shift in the leaked IPCC report: more inversion of the scientific method Wed, 13 Feb 13, 11:07amGuest post by Alec Rawls A Fox News story on the leaked draft of AR5 got big attention through the Drudge Report the other week. Fox reporter Maxim Lott begins by quoting a sentence from the Second Order Draft that …...
- There might possibly could be a chance of danger! Thunderstorms! Fri, 3 Aug 12, 1:00pmGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach Thunderstorms are one of my main interests, so I read up on a study by some Harvard researchers that has been receiving all kinds of attention in the blogosphere...
- Climate change – off in the ozone Fri, 27 Jul 12, 7:24amFrom the Harvard University news service and the what are they smoking department, comes this suggestion that apparently it never was ozone damaging CFC refrigerants at all, it was those nasty thunderstorms wot done it. ...
- Climate Craziness of the Week – bonus “eye of the beholder” edition Thu, 10 May 12, 12:22amThis is almost too stupid to comment on, but I’ll do my best. First the headline and story excerpt: GLOBAL WARMING Warming of the Earth’s climate system and related increasing concentrations of greenhouse gasses...
- Good news from UVa, earthquake early warning may be possible Fri, 18 Nov 11, 8:10amStudy: Ozone From Rock Fracture Could Serve As Earthquake Early Warning — Researchers the world over are seeking reliable ways to predict earthquakes, focusing on identifying seismic precursors that, if detected early enough,...
- Solar and climate- no longer taboo Fri, 14 Oct 11, 10:00amPaul Hudson of the BBC writes: This is an exciting time for solar physics, and its role in climate. As one leading climate scientist told me last month, it’s a subject that is now no longer taboo. And about time, …...
- BBC: The Little Ice Age was all about solar UV variability… wasn’t an ice age at all Tue, 11 Oct 11, 3:25pmMike Bromley writes in: BBC has the explanation for the European LIA… it wasn’t really an ice age at all. See this strange quote. “The Little Ice Age wasn’t really an ice age of any kind –...
- UV low during recent solar minimum Wed, 21 Sep 11, 9:21amFrom the American Geophysical Union: Ultraviolet solar irradiance was low during recent solar minimum Solar irradiance, which varies with the 11-year solar cycle and on longer time scales, can affect temperature and winds...
- SORCE’s Solar Spectral Surprise – UV declined, TSI constant Wed, 22 Dec 10, 7:01pmFrom NASA’s website (h/t to David Archibald) By Adam Voiland NASA’s Earth Science News Team Two satellite instruments aboard NASA’s Solar Radiation & Climate Experiment (SORCE) mission — the Total...
- The Best Non-Toxic Sunscreens Fri, 21 May 10, 5:19amWith Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner, it’s time to start looking forward to a little fun in the sun. But if you’ve ever woken up with burning, itchy skin after that sun-filled weekend, you know how important...