By P Gosselin on 19. November 2013
The online Schleswig Holstein Zeitung (SHZ) here features an interview with prominent IPCC climate scientist Professor Hans von Storch titled: A climate scientist against the spread of panic. Hans von Storch also runs the respected Klimazwiebel blog and has at one time or another harshly criticized both sides of the climate debate. See yesterday’s NTZ […]
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By P Gosselin on 17. November 2013
It seems every time Stefan Rahmstorf makes a claim about climate, there’s almost always something very creative and acrobatic about the statistical approach he uses on which to base that claim. Rahmstorf seems to feel very much at home with the climate-Armageddon-theorists at his ultra-alarmist Potsdam Institute. =========================================== By Sebastian Lüning and Fritz Vahrenholt (Translated, […]
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By P Gosselin on 16. November 2013
By Dr Sebastian Lüning and Prof Fritz Vahrenholt (Translated, edited by P. Gosselin) Perhaps you’ll recall how about a year ago a draft version of the recently appearing IPCC AR5 found its way to the public’s attention. That draft report contained an important chart that clearly illustrated the failure of all climate prognoses over the last […]
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By P Gosselin on 10. November 2013
Alarmist Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and contributor at RealClimate has not wasted any time in climate ambulance chasing at his Scilogs site here, trying to get as much mileage as possible out of tropical storm Haiyan. His piece is predictably titled, “Tropical Storms Are Getting Worse“. What is remarkable […]
Posted in Activism, Hockey Team, Hurricanes/Tornados, We're To Blame |
By P Gosselin on 9. November 2013
I had to shake my head when I came across Peter Gleick’s Twitter comment about a Toys R Us spot. Incredibly he writes: “My wife and I saw this ad and looked at each other speechless. And angry. Perhaps the most offensive we’ve ever seen.” Warning: If you hate happy kids, then you aren’t going to […]
Posted in Abnormal Climate Psych, Green Follies, Hockey Team |
By P Gosselin on 7. November 2013
COP 19 in Warsaw is fast approaching and part of the ritual is the ringing of climate disaster alarms, much like churches ring their church bells on Christmas Eve. The Die Welt article here tries to explain to readers why the climate catastrophe is still approaching even if temperatures haven’t risen in 15 years. The […]
Posted in Cooling/Temperature, Hockey Team, Scepticism |
By P Gosselin on 20. October 2013
Dieter Dürand and Sven Titz write at Germany’s flagship business weekly Wirtschaftswoche (English: Business Week) that it’s high time for a new climate policy in the wake of the massive IPCC failures. Germany’s “Wirtschaftswoche” publishes unusually harsh article on IPCC science. Fear-driven science is a failure The authors write of scientists using “horror scenarios” to scare leaders […]
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By P Gosselin on 17. October 2013
The Rise And Fall Of The Hockey Stick Charts By Michael Krüger, Science Skeptical Blog (Translated, condensed, edited by P Gosselin) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was created in November 1988 by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the World Organization for Meteorology (WMO). The main task of the UN Climate Framework Convention […]
Posted in Hockey Team, IPCC, Paleo-climatology |
By P Gosselin on 10. October 2013
That’s summertime Death Valley conditions! Austrian flagship daily Der Standard here has an interview with Prof. Hans-Joachim Schellhnhuber, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany – the Vatican of climate alarmism. Photo right: Schellnhuber (see credit below)! In the interview Schellnhuber says that he thinks (not surprisingly) the latest IPCC report is […]
Posted in Hockey Team, Oceans |
By P Gosselin on 5. October 2013
It’s good to see that there are a few journalists who actually take journalism seriously and question what they are being told. One publication that has been doing a good job on this is Switzerland-based Weltwoche, which has written two pieces about the latest IPCC report. See here and here. Photo: Alex Reichmuth, Weltwoche. Hat tip: […]
Posted in Activism, Green Follies, Hockey Team, IPCC, Oceans, Scepticism, Stupid Predictions |
By P Gosselin on 27. September 2013
Today the German and international media, politicians and activists are all in a celebratory mood – the climate catastrophe is back after all. It’s real and approaching faster than ever. The UN just certified it! Climate activists are in a state of euphoria again – they’re out dancing in the streets – there hasn’t been such a feeling […]
Posted in Abnormal Climate Psych, Climate Politics, Hockey Team, IPCC |
By P Gosselin on 24. September 2013
SWR German Public radio had a segment today featuring the warmist director at Germany’s Ministry of Environment, Harry Lehmann, climate scientist Hans von Storch and Spiegel science reporter Axel Bojanowski. LISTEN HERE IN GERMAN What follows is my report on the segment. SWR moderator Gábor Paál says right at the outset regarding the 15-year global […]
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