By P Gosselin on 18. June 2015
The latest 17 June 2015 edition of Weltwoche from Switzerland has a commentary on the Vatican and its encyclical on climate titled: “A Matter of Faith“. The commentary believes the Vatican is out of place with Its recent encyclical on climate science, reminding readers that the Vatican hardly has a stellar record when it comes […]
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By P Gosselin on 17. June 2015
The year started out on the mild side in Central Europe, but since early May temperatures have been stubbornly on the low side. “Rarity”: 5 consecutive June days of surface frost Over northern Germany, for example, the last 10 or so days have been gripped by cold weather. The online Sudkürier here cites meteorologist Dominik […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 16. June 2015
Max Planck Society: “Temperatures stagnant approximately since 1998, but at high level” By Sebastian Lüning and Fritz Vahrenholt [Translated/edited by P. Gosselin] Attempting midterm predictions The Max-Planck Society publishes the magazine “Max Planck Forschung” on a regular basis. In its 1/2015 issue beginning on page 68 one finds the article: “…and now on the climate […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Models, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 15. June 2015
The online North German NWZ daily here has an article on a speech given by University of Konstanz physics professor Dr. Gerd Ganteför on the subject of Germany’s transition to renewable energies, the so-called Energiewende, and on the general irrationalities pervading German climate science. He says that the country appears to have “a desire for demise“. In a presentation […]
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By P Gosselin on 14. June 2015
UPDATE: http://www.thelocal.de/20150612/reagan-to-gorbachev-tear-down-this-wall ======================================== Sorry for the interruption in blogging and comment moderation over the past 24 or so hours – I was a bit swamped by other things. But now things are back on track. I’ll be posting back at normal speed tomorrow. Though I missed the anniversary date by two days, The following video is […]
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By P Gosselin on 12. June 2015
The Sun in May 2015, and Atlantic Waves By Frank Bosse and Fritz Vahrenholt [Translated, edited by P Gosselin] Our primary “fusion reactor” remains in a weak phase in its current solar cycle, number 24 since systematic observations began in the year 1749. In May sunspot activity was below normal. The observed sunspot number (SSN) was […]
Posted in CO2 and GHG, Oceans, Solar Sciences |
By Ed Caryl on 11. June 2015
By Ed Caryl On 1 July 2014, NASA launched OCO-2, the second attempt at orbiting a global carbon dioxide observatory. In December, the first global map was released. Compare this map with a frame from a previously released video showing a model of what the CO2 distribution was thought to be for roughly the same […]
Posted in CO2 and GHG, Models |
By P Gosselin on 11. June 2015
My father used to say that medical doctors were really gangsters in white coats. I used to think he was just being cynical, and so I pretty much dismissed it. Well it turns out his attitude allowed him to live beyond 90, and today I realize he was right all along. What follows below is […]
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By P Gosselin on 10. June 2015
How many times must a hockey stick be broken, before alarmists stop wetting their beds? … The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind. ====================================== Second climate status report on the Baltic Sea Region: Medieval Warm Period was Half A Degree Warmer Than Today By Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt [Translated, edited by […]
Posted in CO2 and GHG, Cooling/Temperature, Paleo-climatology |
By P Gosselin on 9. June 2015
Update: To the sheep of David Appell: https://notrickszone.com/2015/06/09/disastrous-scientific-consensus-finally-crumbles-after-60-years-of-deadly-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-1029797 ==================================== Science has a way of calling itself the art of enlightenment, yet historically it has a nasty habit of taking us deep into dark dead-ends. Human history is filled with examples. Whenever new theories get prematurely accepted as hard fact, policies usually follow and mislead society into […]
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By P Gosselin on 8. June 2015
It appears leading German politicians have no interest in dealing with facts. Last March geologist Dr. Sebastian Lüning, co-author of the climate science skeptic book “The Neglected Sun“, wrote a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Sadly he never got a reply. Therefore he has posted the following letter at the Chancellor’s “Direct to the Chancellor” website […]
Posted in Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 7. June 2015
Water shortages at Lake Baikal: climate activists ignore important climate cycles By Dr. Sebastian Lüning and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt [Translated, edited by P. Gosselin] Not long ago we corresponded with the Helmholtz Asscoiation over a somewhat botched article about Lake Baikal. They simply assumed that the climate at the lake had been constant before industrialization […]
Posted in Drought and Deserts |
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