Monthly Archives: February 2013

Spinning the climate model – observation comparison

Posted on February 22, 2013 by | 1,225 comments

by Judith Curry

In the past 6 months or so, we have seen numerous different plots of the CMIP5 climate model simulations versus observations.

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Posted in climate models, Communication, Uncertainty

Adapting to climate change: Challenges and opportunities for U.S. business community

Posted on February 19, 2013 by | 310 comments

by Judith Curry

The wide variation in temperature, rainfall and other measures predicted by the various climate models makes it difficult for both policymakers and the private sector to decide when and how much capital to invest in measures to adapt to possible changes in the climate.  – Margo Thorning

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Posted in Policy

Congressional testimony and normative science

Posted on February 16, 2013 by | 859 comments

by Judith Curry

Last week, the U.S. Senate held a hearing entitled Senate Briefing on the Latest Climate Science.
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Posted in Ethics

The horsemeat argument

Posted on February 13, 2013 by | 819 comments

by Judith Curry

So, what does the UK scandal involving horsemeat in lasagna have to do with climate change?

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Posted in Communication, Ethics

IEA Facts and Fictions

Posted on February 11, 2013 by | 363 comments

by Rud Istvan and Brandon Shollenberger

Comments on the previous Climate Etc post on Maggio and Cacciola’s paper, When will oil, natural gas, and coal peak? motivated an analysis of the World Energy Outlook produced annually by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Posted in Energy

Sensitivity about sensitivity

Posted on February 4, 2013 by | 1,165 comments

by Judith Curry

. . . the IPCC’s sensitivity estimate cannot readily be reconciled with forcing estimates and observational data. – James Annan

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Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks

Another Hockey Stick

Posted on February 1, 2013 by | 507 comments

by Rud Istvan

Fossil fuel availability affects how much CO2 will be emitted, which might or might not affect climate much. Hubbert’s 1956 insight suggests total peak oil is near (around 2020), and that gas and coal will peak by midcentury.

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Posted in Energy