New: climate-newsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959hive-180932hive-166405hive-150122hive-185836lifeuncommonlabphotographyhive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619krsuccesshive-139150hive-124908hive-101145hive-180301hive-103599hive-109690hive-120861TrendingNewHotLikerstaz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoWorse than we thought: Antarctic vulnerability to climate changeFrom the “Antarctic ice is normal now but just you wait” department…. Above: most recent data from NSIDC. ….and the UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH: Antarctica’s past shows region’s vulnerability to…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoThe North Atlantic: Ground Zero of Global CoolingGuest essay by David Archibald The warning signs have been there for some time now - persistent failures of the wheat crop in Norway for example. The North Atlantic is cooling. The cooling trend was…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoMore Evidence of Coral Reef Resilience!Earlier today, WUWT carried a story about a coral reef that was presumed dead in 2003, is now teeming with life. Jim Steele adds to this below. – Anthony Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoCalifornia's globally irrelevant, costly, elitist driven and purely political climate change campaignGuest essay by Lawrence Hamlin California Governor Jerry Brown recently proposed via an executive order that the state establish an escalated future greenhouse gas emissions reduction target whereby…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoTree-rings reveal secret clocks that could reset key dates across the ancient worldTrees which grew during intense radiation bursts in the past have ‘time-markers’ in their tree-rings that could help archaeologists date events from thousands of years ago Oxford University…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoJuly 2016 Global Surface (Land+Ocean) and Lower Troposphere Temperature Anomaly UpdateGuest Post by Bob Tisdale This post provides updates of the values for the three primary suppliers of global land+ocean surface temperature reconstructions--GISS through July 2016 and HADCRUT4 and…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoPaul Krugman explains how to break the climate policy deadlockBy Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website. Paul Krugman -- Nobel Laureate economist, #5 on Prospect magazine's 2015 list of the world's top "thinkers" -- gives us powerful advice about the…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoWarming climate likely to have 'minor' impact on power plant outputFrom DUKE UNIVERSITY Study assessed rising temperatures’ effect on power plant cooling efficiency and energy output DURHAM, N.C. — Future climate warming will likely cause only minor cuts in energy…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoWitch hunt: Dem Attorney General #ExxonKnew Global Warming Investigation Likely Illegal, Says Law ExpertPosted By Chris White A legal expert in financial law said the Democrat-lead probe targeting ExxonMobil is likely illegal and a ruse to paint those investigating the company as champions "in the…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoBig Chill: 'Substantial Cooling' Predicted Within The Next Few YearsLa Nina expected to contribute From the Daily Star, 14 August 2016 Climate boffins believe the UK's topsy-turvy climate is in for a chilly twist within the next few years as three major forms of…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoThe Moral Case for Fossil FuelsReview and Summary of "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" By Andy May The best-selling book The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels was first published November 27, 2014 by Penguin. The author, Alex Epstein…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoDisclosure: Solar flares in 1967 almost started World War III1967 solar storm nearly took US to brink of war From AGU WASHINGTON, DC — A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoRemember those claims of 'global warming will increase dengue fever risks'? Never mind...From AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY and the National Geographic, wrong again department comes this bit of good news. Warmer climate could lower dengue risk Health researchers predict that the…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoLatest excuse: 'Pinatubo eruption masked sea level acceleration in satellite record'From the NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH/UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, and the department of “let’s not show a graph of sea level rise in the press release” comes this…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoStudy: Leonardo DiCaprio's Impact on Climate CommunicationGuest essay by Eric Worrall A scientific study has attempted to analyse the impact of a recent Leonardo DiCaprio climate speech on Twitter and other social media – and has concluded a DiCaprio…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoWill 2016 Set Satellite Records? (Now Includes June and July Data)Guest Post by Werner Brozek, Edited by Just The Facts: The above bar graph shows the RSS bar heights for 2016 in blue and the corresponding heights for 1998 in red. For January, February and March…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoClimate Change Agenda and the Role of Bureaucratic ScientistsGuest opinion; Dr. Tim Ball I began this article before the resignation of NCEI director Tom Karl was announced. His replacement will, like James Hansen's replacement at NASA GISS, Gavin Schmidt…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoPoll Study: Climate views and political affiliation linkedFrom the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the department of left/right politics comes this study. I suspect this mostly has to do with what news outlets these people watched…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoLeaked 'Secrecy Pact' document shows #ExxonKnew Attorneys General colluded to obstruct FOIA requestsFrom E&E Legal: State AG 'Secrecy Pact' Aimed at Thwarting Transparency Laws Released; E&E Legal Obtains Document From DC Following Litigation Washington D.C. -The Energy & Environment Legal…taz (54)in climate-news • 8 years agoUSGS releases bird and insect incineration footage from Ivanpah Solar Electric FacilityThe United States Geological Survey (USGS) released the following footage showing flying birds and insects incinerated by the intense heat near the solar towers of the Ivanpah Solar Electric…