How hurricanes replenish their vast supply of rain water

Posted on April 23, 2017 | 71 comments

by Makarieva A.M., Gorshkov V.G., Nefiodov A.V., Chikunov A.V., Sheil D., Nobre A.D., Li B.-L.

New questions and ideas about hurricanes and their power.

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Posted in Hurricanes

Untangling the March for Science

Posted on April 22, 2017 | 223 comments

by Judith Curry

Pondering some thorny issues regarding science, its place in society and its relationship to politics.

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Posted in Policy, Sociology of science

A ‘Red Team’ Exercise Would Strengthen Climate Science

Posted on April 21, 2017 | 406 comments

by Judith Curry

Put the ‘consensus’ to a test, and improve public understanding, though an open and adversarial process. – Steve Koonin

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Posted in Policy, Scientific method

How inconstant are climate feedbacks – and does it matter?

Posted on April 18, 2017 | 229 comments

by Nic Lewis

Kyle Armour has a new paper out in Nature Climate Change: “Energy budget constraints on climate sensitivity in light of inconstant climate feedbacks”.

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Posted in Sensitivity & feedbacks

Discussion thread: reactions to House Hearing

Posted on April 15, 2017 | 461 comments

by Judith Curry

Climate Feedback has interviewed a number of scientists regarding the recent House Hearing on climate science.

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Posted in Scientific method

The politics of knowledge

Posted on April 12, 2017 | 113 comments

by Judith Curry

One needs to ask good questions about whose claims to trust and why. – Sheila Jasanoff

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Posted in Politics, Sociology of science

Bullying as scientific misconduct

Posted on April 9, 2017 | 321 comments

by Judith Curry

Updated AGU Ethics Policy available for member comment.  Proposed new language identifies harassment and bullying as scientific misconduct.

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Posted in Ethics