Daily Archives: September 2, 2010

During the period 1941-1950, twenty-four hurricanes made landfall in the US – including ten major hurricanes. This was the most active decade for hurricanes since at least 1850. Check out the 1950 season above. There were six major hurricanes by … Continue reading →

http://www.travel-guider.com The European Union has committed $4.5m to help fight global warming in Fiji by addressing solid waste management issues. There can be little doubt the the EU officials frequent trips to Fiji will greatly help the polar bears. http://www.travel-guider.com

When is a “Global Temperature” not global? When it only covers maybe 15-20% of the earth’s surface with actual thermometers. Stooopid me, I assumed that when Hansen published the graph above in 1999, that it actually was a global temperature … Continue reading →

Cold, calm weather has arrived in the Arctic for the time being, and my June forecast so far is almost perfect. But as we know, ill winds can arrive at any time to torment the boastful. Unfavorable winds kept the … Continue reading →

http://math.nyu.edu/~gladish/teaching/eao/water-phase-diagram.jpg A phase diagram represents a perfect equilibrium closed system. Such a system can not actually exist, because there are no impermeable materials and no perfect insulators. The phase diagram above represents an impermeable container (with zero thermal conductivity) containing … Continue reading →