Chasing Ice!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by | 287 comments

by Judith Curry

Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet.

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Posted in Communication, Polar regions

The ethics of framing science

Posted on October 21, 2013 by | 332 comments

by Judith Curry

. . . as scientists are increasingly viewed not as honest brokers, but as advocates aligned with the goals of the Democratic party, scientists and their organizations risk losing public trust and only likely contribute to polarization on hot button issues like climate change.

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332 Comments

Posted in Communication, Ethics

Perspective from a weather forecaster

Posted on October 20, 2013 by | 363 comments

by Judith Curry

The answer is the fruit of my labor, not the object of it. Because of that, you’ll look for anything to come up with the correct answer, not just a predetermined one where your self-esteem depends on it. – Joe Bastardi

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363 Comments

Posted in Skeptics

Caribbean Water

Posted on October 19, 2013 by | 55 comments

by Rud Istvan

The Associated Press ran an alarming news piece on 9/6/13:                     Climate Change Threatens Caribbean’s Water Supply

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Posted in Uncategorized

Open thread weekend

Posted on October 18, 2013 by | 508 comments

by Judith Curry

It’s your turn to introduce topics for discussion.

508 Comments

Posted in Week in review

Trust, and don’t bother to verify

Posted on October 18, 2013 by | 317 comments

by Judith Curry

There is no cost to getting things wrong. The cost is not getting them published. – Brian Nosek, as quoted by the Economist.

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317 Comments

Posted in Scientific method, Sociology of science

Uncertain future of climate uncertainty

Posted on October 17, 2013 by | 191 comments

by Judith Curry

How believable are the IPCC’s continually increasing confidence levels?

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191 Comments

Posted in Uncertainty

(Micro)agressions on social media

Posted on October 16, 2013 by | 340 comments

by Judith Curry

Online bullying is an issue of growing concern.  The flip side is shining an online ‘light’ on hidden bullying.

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340 Comments

Posted in Communication, Ethics

Global warming: a trojan horse of modernity?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by | 422 comments

by Judith Curry

What does this perception of climate controversy reveal about our own understanding of the relationship between science and society, nature and culture, and more generally about our relationship to modernity? – Lionel Scotto D’Apollonia

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Posted in Sociology of science

Big(ger) coal

Posted on October 15, 2013 by | 334 comments

by Judith Curry

China has no alternative to coal, with its domestic gas output limited and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports more costly than coal. – William Durbin

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334 Comments

Posted in Energy

Ironic impact of activists

Posted on October 14, 2013 by | 247 comments

by Judith Curry

Canadian researchers report people hold negative views of political and social activists, and their unwillingness to associate with such people dampens the likelihood of changing their behavior.

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247 Comments

Posted in Communication

Words of wisdom from Ed Lorenz

Posted on October 13, 2013 by | 314 comments

by Judith Curry

Insights from Ed Lorenz, pioneer of chaos theory, on the detection of anthropogenic global warming.

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314 Comments

Posted in Attribution

Spinning the climate model-observations comparison. Part III

Posted on October 13, 2013 by | 223 comments

Several new analyses of relevance to interpreting the comparison of climate models with observations.

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223 Comments

Posted in Attribution

A physicist reflects on the climate debate

Posted on October 12, 2013 by | 364 comments

by Pierre Darriulat

My interest, or rather curiosity, in climate science has taken me into landscapes that I had never seriously explored before and has opened my eyes and mind on unexpected topics.

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364 Comments

Posted in Uncategorized

The stadium wave

Posted on October 10, 2013 by | 1,198 comments

by Judith Curry

This paper will change the way you think about natural internal variability.

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1,198 Comments

Posted in Attribution

Time of emergence of a warming signal

Posted on October 9, 2013 by | 277 comments

by Judith Curry

Time of emergence of a warming signal is a topic that is receiving increasing discussion.

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277 Comments

Posted in Uncategorized

Understanding multi-decadal climate changes

Posted on October 8, 2013 by | 390 comments

by Judith Curry

Natural internal climate variability is getting some welcome attention.

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390 Comments

Posted in Attribution

Bangladesh sea level rise

Posted on October 7, 2013 by | 153 comments

by Judith Curry

On the complexity of sea level rise in the Bangladesh delta – global warming may be the least of their concerns.

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153 Comments

Posted in Climate change impacts, South Asia

Confidence levels inside and outside an argument

Posted on October 6, 2013 by | 363 comments

by Judith Curry

[G]iving a very high level of confidence requires a check that you’re not confusing the probability inside one argument with the probability of the question as a whole. – NotWrong

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363 Comments

Posted in Scientific method

Skeptics vs academics

Posted on October 5, 2013 by | 946 comments

by Judith Curry

I am trying to understand how sceptics and warmists can look at pretty much the same information and come up with two very different conclusions – Mike Haseler, the Scottish Sceptic

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946 Comments

Posted in Uncategorized

IPCC: fit for its purpose?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by | 184 comments

The IPCC is showing typical signs of middle age, including weight gain, a growing rigidity of viewpoint, and overconfidence in its methods. It did a great job in the early days, but it’s become ritualized and bureaucratic, issuing big bulk reports that do little to answer the hard questions facing policymakers.  – David Keith, as cited by Fred Pearce

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184 Comments

Posted in IPCC

Did the AR5 take the ‘dangerous’ out of AGW?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by | 352 comments

by Judith Curry

Section 12.5.5 in the WG1 Report provides some important insights on what is most commonly regarded as the ‘dangerous’ aspects of AGW.

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352 Comments

Posted in Climate change impacts

Spinning the climate model – observation comparison: Part II

Posted on October 2, 2013 by | 746 comments

by Judith Curry

IPCC model global warming projections have done much better than you think. – Dana Nuccitelli

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746 Comments

Posted in climate models, IPCC

Negotiating the IPCC SPM

Posted on October 1, 2013 by | 319 comments

by Judith Curry

A fascinating look at the how the deliberations in Stockholm influenced the final IPCC AR5 WG1 Summary for Policy Makers

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319 Comments

Posted in IPCC

IPCC: solar variations don’t matter

Posted on October 1, 2013 by | 293 comments

Nevertheless, even if there is such decrease in the solar activity, there is a high confidence that the TSI RF variations will be much smaller in magnitude than the projected increased forcing due to GHG. – IPCC AR5 Chapter 8

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293 Comments

Posted in IPCC, Solar