The New Republic on the ‘pause’

by Judith Curry

In the end, the so-called scientific consensus on global warming doesn’t look like much like consensus when scientists are struggling to explain the intricacies of the earth’s climate system, or uttering the word “uncertainty” with striking regularity. – Nate Cohn

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Ocean heat content discussion thread

by Judith Curry

So, exactly how are the oceans sequestering heat below 700 m?  And how might this heat return to the surface to impact the surface climate?

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UN climate talks: no consensus on consensus

AFP - A debilitating row with Russia at UN climate talks this week exposed a fundamental flaw in how decisions are taken — the entire system balanced precariously on an ill-defined notion of consensus, observers say.

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What are climate models missing?

by Judith Curry

Rather than reducing biases stemming from an inadequate representation of basic processes, additional complexity has multiplied the ways in which these biases introduce uncertainties in climate simulations. – Bjorn Stevens and Sandrine Bony

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Tilting at windmills in Germany

by Judith Curry

The wheels are falling off of Germany’s green energy revolution. – Walter Mead

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Week in review

A few things that caught my eye this past week

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Sociology of the ‘pause’

by Judith Curry

The ‘pause’ has gone mainstream, with an article by Justin Gillis in the NYTimes.

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