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Nonsensus about the Senate’s non consensus on climate change

Posted on January 22, 2015 | 323 comments

by Judith Curry

On the politicization of ‘climate change’.

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Posted in Communication, Politics

Raw politics of climate change in the U.S.

Posted on January 21, 2015 | 613 comments

by Judith Curry

President Obama’s State of the Union address, and the reactions from opposing politicians and the media, illustrate the raw politics of climate change in the U.S.

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Posted in Politics

‘Most’ versus ‘more than half’ versus ‘> 50%’

Posted on January 19, 2015 | 532 comments

by Judith Curry

Seeking once again to clarify the problems in communicating the IPCC climate change attribution statements.

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Posted in Attribution, Communication, IPCC

‘Warmest year’, ‘pause’, and all that

Posted on January 16, 2015 | 887 comments

by Judith Curry

So, was 2014 the ‘warmest year’?  Drum roll . . .

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Posted in Data and observations

What would Charles Keeling think? Science in spite of politics

Posted on January 13, 2015 | 466 comments

by Judith Curry

Perhaps my experience in studying the Earth, initially with few restrictions and later with increasingly sophisticated interaction with government sponsors and various planning committees, will provide a perspective on this great transition from science being primarily an intellectual pastime of private persons to its present status as a major contributor to the quality of human life and the prosperity of nations. – Charles Keeling

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Posted in History, Scientific method, Sociology of science

Charlie: Challenging free speech

Posted on January 11, 2015 | 1,258 comments

by Judith Curry

In response to the tragic shootings at the headquarters of satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, there have been a number of provocative essays on freedom of speech.

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Posted in Communication, Ethics

My interview with Mrs. Green

Posted on January 10, 2015 | 282 comments

by Judith Curry

This is definitely among the most interesting interviews that I’ve done.

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Posted in Communication

Miskolczi discussion thread

Posted on January 8, 2015 | 490 comments

by Judith Curry

Ferenc Miskolczi has published a new paper on the greenhouse effect that is generating substantial discussion.

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Posted in Greenhouse effect

Applications of subseasonal weather forecasts

Posted on January 5, 2015 | 176 comments

by Judith Curry

There is growing interest in the scientific, operational and applications communities in developing forecasts that fill the gap between medium range weather forecasts (up to two weeks) and seasonal forecasts (3-6 months).

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Posted in climate models

Georgia politicians cool to global warming

Posted on January 2, 2015 | 803 comments

by Judith Curry

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked a dozen of the state’s top elected officials and the director of the agency tasked with the state’s environment whether they believe the globe is warming, and whether they think pollution caused by human activity is a cause.

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Posted in Politics

Climate blogosphere discussion II

Posted on December 28, 2014 | 592 comments

by Judith Curry

Here’s something that should prove entertaining for a Sunday.

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Posted in Communication

Cold logic on climate change policy

Posted on December 26, 2014 | 577 comments

by Judith Curry

Politically correct climate change orthodoxy has completely destroyed our ability to think rationally about the environment. – Richard Tol

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Posted in Policy

Climate blogosphere discussion thread

Posted on December 24, 2014 | 568 comments

by Judith Curry

How has the terrain of the climate blogosphere changed over the past 5 years?

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Posted in Communication

Ethics and climate change policy

Posted on December 17, 2014 | 518 comments

by Judith Curry

Every aspect of climate change is shaped by ethical dispute: from scientific practice to lobbying and activism and eventually, at national and international levels, the setting and implementation of climate policy. – Peter Lee

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Posted in Ethics, Policy, Sociology of science

Will a return of rising temperatures validate the climate models?

Posted on December 15, 2014 | 598 comments

by Donald C. Morton

The coincidence of the current plateau in global surface temperatures with the continuing rise in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide has raised many questions about the climate models and their forecasts of serious anthropogenic global warming.

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Posted in climate models

All megawatts are not equal

Posted on December 11, 2014 | 409 comments

by Planning Engineer

Some of the Climate Etc. denizens have requested a post on the generation planning process to help them better understand cost issues surrounding the large scale addition and integration of renewable resources.

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Posted in Energy

Spinning the ‘warmest year’

Posted on December 9, 2014 | 510 comments

by Judith Curry

The buzz is intensifying about 2014 possibly being the warmest year globally in the historical temperature record.

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Posted in Data and observations

Super Pollutants Act of 2014

Posted on December 7, 2014 | 368 comments

by Judith Curry

The Senate held an interesting and potentially important hearing on super pollutants.

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Posted in Policy

The legacy of Climategate: 5 years later

Posted on December 1, 2014 | 595 comments

by Judith Curry

UPDATE: new email from student that motivated “An open letter . .”

Every year at Thanksgiving, I am reminded of Climategate.

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Posted in Sociology of science

Gravito-thermal discussion thread

Posted on December 1, 2014 | 957 comments

by Judith Curry

There has been much discussion of this topic on open thread, which is getting unwieldily.  Here is a new thread to continue this discussion.

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Posted in Uncategorized

Groups and herds: implications for the IPCC

Posted on November 25, 2014 | 404 comments

by Judith Curry

Group failures often have disastrous consequences—not merely for businesses, nonprofits, and governments, but for all those affected by them. – Cass Sunstein and Reid Hastie

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Posted in Consensus, IPCC, Sociology of science

Can cows help save the planet?

Posted on November 19, 2014 | 513 comments

by Judith Curry

Some interesting new ideas about the role of soils, farming and livestock in fighting global warming.

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Posted in Soils and food

Climate/Energy Policy and the GOP Congress

Posted on November 16, 2014 | 639 comments

by Judith Curry

With the Republicans in majority for both Houses of the 114th Congress, what are the implications for U.S. climate and energy policy?

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Posted in Energy, Policy, Politics

We are all confident idiots

Posted on November 13, 2014 | 725 comments

by Judith Curry

Stumbling through all our cognitive clutter just to recognize a true “I don’t know” may not constitute failure as much as it does an enviable success, a crucial signpost that shows us we are traveling in the right direction toward the truth. – David Dunning

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Posted in Sociology of science, Uncertainty

Challenges to understanding the role of the ocean in climate science

Posted on November 12, 2014 | 386 comments

by Carol Anne Clayson

A significant area of uncertainty in climate science and one of the biggest limitations on our ability to predict the timing, location and impacts of climate change is our limited understanding of ocean processes and their interactions with the atmosphere, land, and ice systems.

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Posted in Data and observations