By Kenneth Richard on 18. July 2026
“…a distinct pattern of water vapor suppressing the [sea surface temperature] diurnal amplitudes at low latitudes” – Harris et al., 2025 Observations show morning-to-evening sea surface warming amplitudes can exceed 5°C. Water vapor (WV), the greenhouse gas (GHG) mostly responsible for Earth’s greenhouse effect, adds ~0.1°C warming to this 5°C diurnal change in the high […]
Posted in Oceans, Water Vapor |
By Kenneth Richard on 17. July 2026
Radiative forcing imbalances are predominantly elicited by anomalies and trends in surface solar radiation, which is modulated by aerosol and cloud albedo. New research indicates that from 1750 to present there was a total net -10.95 W/m² surface radiative forcing (RF) over South Asia. This negative radiation imbalance – a cooling effect – has been […]
Posted in Cloud Climate Influence, CO2 and GHG, Solar Sciences |
By P Gosselin on 15. July 2026
Munich’s first ever water restrictions ever (by its first-ever Green mayor)… €50,000 fine if kids caught cooling themslves under a garden hose! Real or feigned emergency? Germany’s online BILD reports on drastic water bans just implemented by the city of Munich due to what he dubiously claims to be “an ongoing water shortage.” Following a […]
Posted in Misc. |
By Kenneth Richard on 12. July 2026
“Slight warming of the air is also observed with [100,000 ppm] CO2 but is close to the temperature resolution of the sensors with ±0.1°C. Given an approximately 400 times lower CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, this warming is likely negligible.” – Schnell and Harde, 2026 New lab experiment research shows that the addition of 100,000 […]
Posted in Climate Sensitivity, CO2 and GHG |
By P Gosselin on 9. July 2026
French authorities seem to prefer seeing citizens suffer through heatwaves – and die by the thousands – than utilizing modern air conditioning. Image by P. Gosselin using Grok AI “Ecological virtue” has turned into a public health hazard The French climate blogsite Cliumat et Verité writes about why the French have an aversion to ACs, […]
Posted in Activism, Climate Politics, Green Follies |
By Kenneth Richard on 8. July 2026
Today’s climate models are so inaccurate they must be improved a hundredfold just to detect a CO2 signal in climate change. Though clouds “are the largest moderator of Earth’s radiation budget and their absorption of solar radiation directly influence our understanding of climate change,” NASA’s models of the cloud capacity to alter solar radiation diverge […]
Posted in Climate Sensitivity, Cloud Climate Influence, Uncertainty Error |
By P Gosselin on 7. July 2026
Highest level in 13 years… Higher than the 1980s average! The analysis by the Canada Ice Service (chart below) shows that on July 6, 2026. sea ice extent in the Western Arctic, including the Northwest Passage, reached approximately 1.29 million km². That’s higher than the average of the 1980s. Hat-tip: Snowfan This marks the second-largest […]
Posted in Arctic |
By P Gosselin on 5. July 2026
Germany’s online Report24 has an article titled: “Studies Show Gigantic Wind Farms Significantly Warm the Night”. Proponents of the energy transition often ignore or conceal the negative local climate impacts of wind turbines. Report24 references a 2012 study published in Nature Climate Change by Liming Zhou and his research team, which investigated the impact of […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Follies |
By Kenneth Richard on 3. July 2026
The data show flat trends in shortwave radiation, longwave radiation, and radiation balance for the global ocean since 1970 despite a 100 ppm increase in CO2. An unheralded 2025 study uses long-term observed cloud cover data over oceans to uncover trends in radiative fluxes from 1900 to 2020. Trends in the subtropics (15-40°N, 45-65°W) indicate […]
Posted in Climate Sensitivity, Cloud Climate Influence, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 1. July 2026
Global artificial impervious surface area is as large as Spain, Germany and France combined … adding up to 25°C to surface temperatures The intensity of the recent heat waves has had a lot to do with the widespread urban heat island (UHI) effect. Surface temperatures vary widely, depending on the surface properties. Near surface temperatures. […]
Posted in Temperature Bias/Urbanization |
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