Daily Archives: August 1, 2011

Isn’t that what they invented Viagra for?

http://www.arctic.io/observations/8/2011-07-31/5-N79.568501-W67.061524

The hottest summer (by far) in California was 1896. Three of the nine hottest years occurred during that decade, and a fourth in 1901. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/cag3/ca.html

If they did, there would be no bears in Hudson Bay – which is always ice free in the summer. We also know that the Arctic was ice free in summer 5,000 years ago. July 14, 2010 “Examination of several … Continue reading →

If you have 1,ooo stations and a 100 year record – you would expect 10 stations per year to have their hottest month ever. (There are other considerations for the time of year when record heat can occur, but they … Continue reading →

The largest component of the USHCN upwards adjustments is called the time of observation bias. The concept itself is simple enough, but it assumes that the station observer is stupid and lazy. Suppose that you have a min/max thermometer and … Continue reading →

http://www.ijis.iarc.uaf.edu/seaice/extent/AMSRE_Sea_Ice_Extent.png Red below shows 2006 ice present but not in 2011. Green shows 2011 ice present but not in 2006.

In 1942, a squadron was forced down over Greenland and forced to abandon their planes. Forty-six years later, the planes were recovered under 265 feet of ice. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1199461.html

Every once in a while some victim of John Cook comes along and claims that sublimation is causing the thickness of the ice to decrease in the coldest regions of Antarctica. Rather than arguing against their silly claims, one picture … Continue reading →

“until we’ve talked to you” http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/ That is not how it works.. How about “There is no agreement until a majority of us agree”