Von Sebastian Lüning In mittelalterlichen Zeiten hätte der Priester erklärt, es wäre eine Strafe Gottes gewesen, für das frevelhafte Verhalten der Sünder. Die heutige Erklärung ist leider nicht weit davon entfernt. Langanhaltender Starkregen verursachte Mitte Juli 2021 in Westdeutschland schwere Überflutungen. Es gab viele Tote und Vermisste, Häuser stürzten ein, Menschen mussten [...]
Publicado el 11 de julio de 2021 por curryja Por Judith Curry ¿Cómo explicaría Uds. la complejidad y la incertidumbre que rodean el cambio climático más cómo deberíamos responder (especialmente en lo que respecta a las emisiones de CO2) en cinco minutos? La semana pasada participé en un panel de una [...]
By Samuel Furfari Professor Richard Lindzen of MIT University, one of the world’s leading experts on atmospheric physics, had these extraordinary words: ‘Carbon control is a bureaucratic dream. If you control carbon, you control life’. The European Commission (EC), in its desire to control CO2 emissions, is going to – although it is not intended [...]
How would you explain the complexity and uncertainty surrounding climate change plus how we should respond (particularly with regards to CO2 emissions) in five minutes? Last week I served on a panel for a summer school in Canada for engineering students. They are working on the energy transition, and their Professor wanted [...]
From The Cliff Mass Weather Blog Last week we witnessed a major failure in science communication regarding the Northwest heatwave. A failure that misinformed you and millions of others, and a failure that highlighted glaring weaknesses in the media’s ability to cover important scientific issues. And it revealed the disappointing behavior of some members [...]
Original post of Ronald Stein can be viewed here Ancient tree stumps found under glaciers in Southeast Iceland are confirmed to be roughly 3,000 years old, RUV reports. A specialist believes the remarkably well-preserved stumps were part of a massive forest that disappeared after a long period of a warm climate. It is believed [...]
Comunicado de prensa de la Climate Intelligence Foundation (CLINTEL). Ensayo “El ensayo Desproporcionada Prisa Climática fue encargado por el Grupo ECR del Parlamento Europeo en Bruselas.” 13 de julio de 2021 El resultado económico óptimo se verifica con un calentamiento al 2100 de 3,5 grados Celsius. La mortalidad por condiciones meteorológicas extremas disminuyó [...]
John Ledger (right) at the Katse Dam, Lesotho. Name: John Ledger Residence: Johannesburg Country: South Africa What is your background? I am primarily a biologist, having a BSc in Zoology and Botany (1964), a BSc Hons in Zoology (1965) and a PhD in Tropical Pathology (1976). I have had three different [...]
By Cliff Mass Reposted from The Cliff Mass Weather Blog During the past week, the Pacific Northwest experienced the most severe heat event of the past century. All-time high-temperature records were broken throughout the region, often by large margins. Many in the media, several local and national politicians, and some activist environmental scientists have [...]
In Part 1, we introduced the concepts of climate sensitivity to CO2, often called ECS or TCR. The IPCC prefers a TCR of about 1.8°C/2xCO2 (IPCC, 2013, p. 818). TCR is the short-term, century scale, response of surface temperature to a doubling of CO2, we abbreviate the units as “°C/2xCO2.” In these posts we review lower [...]
