Author Archives: curryja

Explaining the Discrepancies Between Hausfather et al. (2019) and Lewis&Curry (2018)

Posted on January 17, 2020 | 249 comments

by Ross McKitrick

Challenging the claim that a large set of climate model runs published since 1970’s are consistent with observations for the right reasons.

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Posted in climate models, Sensitivity & feedbacks

Climate sensitivity in light of the latest energy imbalance evidence

Posted on January 10, 2020 | 402 comments

by Frank Bosse

Equilibrium climate sensitivity computed from the latest energy imbalance data.

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Posted in Uncategorized

Why the CO2 reduction pathways are too stringent

Posted on January 8, 2020 | 303 comments

by Jacques Hagoort

Why the IPCC carbon budgets in SR1.5 are over conservative, and the CO2 reduction pathways are too stringent.

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Posted in Policy

Two more degrees by 2100!

Posted on December 27, 2019 | 383 comments

by Vaughan Pratt

An alternative perspective on 3 degrees C?

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Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks

3 degrees C?

Posted on December 23, 2019 | 261 comments

by Judith Curry

Is 3 C warming over the 21st century now the ‘best estimate’?  A reframing of how we think about climate change over the 21st century, and my arguments for 1 C.

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Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks

The toxic rhetoric of climate change

Posted on December 14, 2019 | 443 comments

by Judith Curry

“I genuinely have the fear that climate change is going to kill me and all my family, I’m not even kidding it’s  all I have thought about for the last 9 months every second of the day. It’s making my sick to my stomach, I’m not eating or sleeping and I’m getting panic attacks daily. It’s currently 1 am and I can’t sleep as I’m petrified.”  – Young adult in the UK

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Posted in Communication

Madrid

Posted on December 2, 2019 | 432 comments

by Judith Curry

The UN Climate Change Conference this week in Madrid provides an important opportunity to reflect on state of the public debate surrounding climate change.

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Posted in Policy, Politics

Legacy of Climategate – 10 years later

Posted on November 12, 2019 | 388 comments

by Judith Curry

My reflections on Climategate 10 years later, and also reflections on my reflections of 5 years ago.

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Posted in Skeptics, Sociology of science

Escape from model land

Posted on October 29, 2019 | 348 comments

by Judith Curry

“Letting go of the phantastic mathematical objects and achievables of model- land can lead to more relevant information on the real world and thus better-informed decision- making.” – Erica Thompson and Lenny Smith

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Posted in climate models, Uncertainty

Reflections on energy blogging

Posted on October 21, 2019 | 175 comments

by Planning Engineer

Five years ago today I started guest blogging on Climate Etc., focusing on energy related issues.

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Posted in Communication, Energy

Climate ‘limits’ and timelines

Posted on October 16, 2019 | 126 comments

by Judith Curry

Some thoughts in response to a query from a reporter.

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Posted in Policy

A philospher’s reflections on AGW denial

Posted on September 11, 2019 | 304 comments

by Dr. Paul Viminitz

Of the things I care most about, AGW is near the bottom. But because, as George W. Bush put it, either you’re with us or you’re against them, I think I’d rather be interestingly wrong than politically correct. Accordingly I rehearse what I take to be the case for AGW denial, masquerading – so as to continue to get dinner invitations – as tongue in cheek.

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Posted in Skeptics

Don’t overhype the link between climate change and hurricanes

Posted on September 10, 2019 | 101 comments

by Judith Curry

Doing so erodes scientific credibility — and distracts from the urgent need to shore up our vulnerability to storms’ impacts.

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Posted in Hurricanes

‘Alarmism enforcement’ on hurricanes and global warming

Posted on September 7, 2019 | 129 comments

by Judith Curry

I used to be concerned about ‘consensus enforcement’ on the topic of climate change.  Now I am concerned about ‘alarmism enforcement.’

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Posted in Hurricanes, Sociology of science

ENSO predictions based on solar activity

Posted on September 1, 2019 | 174 comments

by Javier

By knowing or estimating where in the solar cycle we are we can get an estimate of the chances of a particular outcome even years ahead.

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Posted in Solar

Climate Change: What’s the Worst Case?

Posted on August 22, 2019 | 200 comments

by Judith Curry

My new manuscript is now available.

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Posted in Uncertainty

Re-evaluating the manufacture of the climate consensus

Posted on August 21, 2019 | 137 comments

by Judith Curry

A new book by Oppenheimer, Oreskes et al. entitled ‘Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy‘ makes a case against consensus seeking in climate science assessments.

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Posted in Consensus

The latest travesty in ‘consensus enforcement’

Posted on August 14, 2019 | 379 comments
The latest travesty in consensus ‘enforcement’, published by Nature.

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Posted in Skeptics

Climate Change and Land: discussion thread

Posted on August 10, 2019 | 125 comments

by Judith Curry

Discussion thread on the new IPCC Report on Climate Change and Land.

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Posted in Soils and food

Child prophets and proselytizers of climate catastrophe

Posted on July 29, 2019 | 541 comments

by Andy West

The role of children in the culture of climate catastrophism

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Posted in Communication, Sociology of science

Geothermal ocean warming discussion thread

Posted on July 21, 2019 | 210 comments

by Judith Curry

“The atmosphere bias of climate science makes it impossible for them to see geological forces and therefore, impossible for them to understand the earth’s climate.” – Thongchai

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Posted in Oceans

Climate scientists’ pre-traumatic stress syndrome

Posted on July 8, 2019 | 166 comments

by Judith Curry

It’s getting worse.

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Posted in Sociology of science

Truth(?) in testimony and convincing policy makers

Posted on June 27, 2019 | 155 comments

by Judith Curry

Some reflections, stimulated by yesterday’s Congressional Hearing, on the different strategies of presenting Congressional testimony.

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Posted in Politics, Scientific method, Sociology of science

Hearing on climate change and natural disasters: Today

Posted on June 25, 2019 | 144 comments

by Judith Curry

The House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change begins at 2 pm EDT.

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Posted in Climate change impacts, Policy

Hearing on climate change & extreme weather

Posted on June 23, 2019 | 85 comments

by Judith Curry

On Tuesday June 25, I will be testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Environmental Subcommittee in a Hearing on Recovery, Resilience and Readiness – Contending with Natural Disasters in the Wake of Climate Change.

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Posted in Climate change impacts, Policy