By Kenneth Richard on 8. December 2016
“In science and philosophy, ad hoc means the addition of extraneous hypotheses to a theory to save it from being falsified. Ad hoc hypotheses compensate for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form. Scientists are often skeptical of scientific theories that rely on frequent, unsupported adjustments to sustain them. Ad hoc hypotheses […]
Posted in Antarctic, Cooling/Temperature, Glaciers |
By P Gosselin on 7. December 2016
I’ve written on a couple of occasions about how some in the German government are demanding that Germany start banning the internal combustion engine already by 2030 and switch to electric cars — a radical proposal to say the least. Some two weeks ago the online FOCUS magazine commented on this here, writing, however, that “the electric […]
Posted in Alternative Energy |
By P Gosselin on 6. December 2016
The Germany-based European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE) here recently reminded readers of two things: 1) renewable energies are performing woefully and temperature trends for Germany are pretty much flat, meaning they do not even remotely resemble anything you’d expect from a rapidly warming globe. ================================================= A look at the “climate-rescuing” new energies By Helmut […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Cooling/Temperature |
By Kenneth Richard on 5. December 2016
According to the most highly-cited estimate of recent (1992 – 2011) polar ice sheet melt rates, the land ice on Greenland and Antarctica has been contributing to sea level rise at a rate of 0.59 mm/year in the modern era, which means the equivalent of 5.9 centimeters (2.3 inches) per century of sea level rise […]
Posted in Sea Levels, Stupid Predictions |
By P Gosselin on 4. December 2016
Physicist Dr. Peter Heller wrote at the German language Science Skeptical here how the election of Donald Trump could mean “the return to reason in climate policy” and that there may be a course change: “one away from trying to do what’s good for the climate, to one that does what is good for man.” […]
Posted in Activism, Climate Politics |
By P Gosselin on 3. December 2016
Emissions trading was set up to entice fossil fuel intense companies to reduce their CO2 emissions, and thus in this way help bring atmospheric CO2 concentrations to a standstill, and thus rescue the climate, according to the man-made global warming theory. New report by Carbon Market Watch shows large corporations raking in billions in CO2 […]
Posted in Climate Politics, CO2 and GHG, Green Follies, Pollution |
By P Gosselin on 2. December 2016
We often hear claims from the media of how president-elect Donald Trump unfairly got help from Vladimir Putin and the Russians to win the election, and that it’s outrageous a foreign government would meddle with and influence the US political process. (Never mind these allegations continue to be based on practically nothing.) Germany’s Federal Ministry […]
Posted in Climate Politics |
By Kenneth Richard on 1. December 2016
Oceans Warmed 6 Times Faster Than Modern Rates During The Mid-Holocene Annotated graph from Rosenthal et al. (2013) illustrating the steep amplitude of natural variations in ocean heat It has long been acknowledged by scientists that significant changes in deep ocean heat content have occurred in the past in the absence of changes or forcing […]
Posted in CO2 and GHG, Oceans, Paleo-climatology |
By P Gosselin on 30. November 2016
Cold weather is forecast to remain over much of Europe for the foreseeable future. The 15-day forecast map for temperature at kachelmannwetter.com here shows what’s in store for Europe. It tells us that the continent will likely end the year on a cold note after having experienced a very warm September. Already vast areas on […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Weather |
By P Gosselin on 29. November 2016
Remember how over much of the past few decades there was a broad consensus among doctors and the entire medical profession that foods high in saturated fats, like butter, chicken and eggs, boosted cholesterol and thus increased the risk of dangerous heart disease. Instead, the doctors told us, we should focus on a low-fat, high-carb diet. […]
Posted in Activism, Nutrition |
By Kenneth Richard on 28. November 2016
Graph adapted from Climate4you Last week, Edinburgh and Day (2016) used historical monitoring records to conclude that “the [Antarctic […]
Posted in Arctic, CO2 and GHG |
By P Gosselin on 27. November 2016
German Klagermauer TV here shows a recent presentation made by veteran climatologist Prof. Dr. Werner Kirstein, in the lead up to the Marrakesh climate conference. Prof. Dr. Werner Kirstein calls climate protection a form of populism where governments hope to garner praise for their climate protection efforts. Image cropped from Klagemauer TV. Kirstein has become […]
Posted in Climate Politics, Media / Bias, Scepticism |
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