Category Archives: Climate Science

Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets – CLOUD

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Anthony

About six years ago I posted an article about CLOUD, an experiment to better understand the correlation between intensity of cosmic rays which varies with the sunspot cycle (solar activity), and cloud formation.  In summary the findings to date indicate … Continue reading →

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Global Energy Emissions (during the climate bet)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Anthony

Having just updated the climate bet, which confirms the lack of recent warming (ie: the ‘pause’ or ‘hiatus’ as some call it), I thought next we should take a look at global energy emissions on the same time comparative basis. … Continue reading →

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An Empirical Look at Recent Trends in the Greenhouse Effect

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Anthony

[New material has been added to this post] [More new material added – monthly SBRE calculation 4/11/14] Just in case you were not aware, since about 1997 or so, there has been nearly no global temperature rise. This is despite … Continue reading →

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A Decadal Global Climate Bet – three years down the track

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Anthony

Three years ago, early 2011, a decadal global climate bet was made.  At that time, December 2010 marked the end of a 10 year period.  January 2011 marked the beginning of the next.  The transition stimulated the formation of a … Continue reading →

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Advocating for CO2

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Anthony

Typical newspaper and TV articles which refer to CO2, malign it as a pollutant and some sort of horrible gas that we should do our utmost to get rid of, by not making it, or burying it deep underground.  It … Continue reading →

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The Decadal Global Climate Bet

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Anthony

Just over two years ago, early 2011, a decadal global temperature bet was made. At that time December 2010 marked the end of the last 10 year period.  January 2011 marked the beginning of the next.  The transition stimulated the … Continue reading →

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Scientific Heresy

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anthony

‘Excellent’ – ‘well written’ – ‘impressive’ – ‘superb’ – ‘devastating’ are just a few of the comments describing it.  I’ve read it.  It is absolutely impressive. The article is a speech given by Matt Ridley on 31 October, to the … Continue reading →

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New Satellite Data Contradicts Carbon Dioxide Climate Theory

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Anthony

This article is by John O’Sullivan. I repeat it here completely. I would not normally do this but John has just been fired and his articles have been removed from the internet. I am a tad sceptical about the satellite … Continue reading →

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Another two professors resign, protesting their institutions’ stance on global warming

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Anthony

Following in the footsteps of Hal Lewis … Prof Ivar Giaver, 82, an elected fellow of the American Physical Society, has resigned from the society; protesting its stance on global warming.  He is a US based Norwegian physicist and is … Continue reading →

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Fiddle or Fumble at NIWA

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Anthony

It is reported at the Climate Conversation blog that New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) have not properly followed their approved process for making temperature adjustments (for legitimate things like the urban heat island effect … Continue reading →

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