Daily Archives: December 18, 2010

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com Revkin laments that “only 6% of American scientists are Republican.” What he doesn’t understand is that Republican scientists and engineers generally work in private industry, where they make twice as much money and can work in a productive/respectful environment.

There seems to be no limit to the willingness of these people to soil themselves, in pursuit of keeping the story alive. http://www.realclimate.org/

Tom Richard sent these over : Scottish resorts under pressure Thousands have turned up to ski in Scotland over recent weekends. However, some have been met with snaking queues and traffic jams, so is it worth the trip? Angie Brown … Continue reading →

http://www.dailymail.co.uk He seems to have backed off a bit from 2007, when the Navy said their 2013 “ice-free Arctic” forecast was “already too conservative.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7139797.stm I’ll bet that Saddam’s WMDs will be found under the melted ice.

That is almost 10X faster than what altimetry numbers show.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201012170032 Earth to looney left. A record cold winter is the wrong time to be picking a global warming fight.

Hansen claims that The Arctic has warmed 4-8C over the past 100 years. If that were true, it would be impossible to generate the record cold being experienced in much of the Northern Hemisphere.  

http://mediamatters.org/research/201012130014 On the other hand, blaming the Moscow heatwave on global warming was first rate science!  

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=47880

According to the latest report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the near total ice melt in some parts of the Baltic, especially the gulfs of Bothnia and Riga, and the Åland archipelago, threatens the survival of the newborn seals … Continue reading →