IPCC Haiku
Just for a bit of fun, I thought I would highlight this rather nice Haiku which is based on the recently released IPCC’s Summary for Policy Makers. The goal of the Haiku is to communicate the essence...
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Putting the atomic bombs into perspective
I’ve been trying to avoid discussing the whole comparison between atomic bombs and global warming. I initially didn’t have a problem with it as I always perceived it as an energy comparison. However, I...
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I was hesitating about writing this post because I’m going to find it hard to avoid some snark. Apologies in advance. A number of people seem to think that Nic Lewis’s submission to the UK government’s...
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Winding down
Given that it is the holiday season, I plan to take a short break from blogging to try and relax and spend some quality time with the family. Admittedly, I’ve written almost a post a day for the last...
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Christmas past
I hope everyone has had a pleasant and relaxing Christmas. Didn’t get up to much, apart from deciding to have a short trail run before dinner and managing to twist my ankle when I didn’t notice a small...
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Forcings and feedbacks
William Connolley had a recent post about making stuff up, that discussed the linear relationship between temperature change and change in forcing (ΔT = λΔF). I commented that I had thought that this...
View ArticleScience and silence
Judith Curry tweeted me (and others), yesterday, to suggest that Sou’s interpretation of much of what Judith says is typically ludicrous. I know that Sou can be snarky (that’s her chosen style) but...
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Gavin Schmidt on advocacy
Gavin Schmidt presenting the Stephen Schneider lecture at the recent AGU meeting is now available on youtube, so I thought would post it here. Gavin has posted it himself at RealClimate and the...
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Antarctic sea ice, ha ha ha!
Some seem to find it somewhat amusing that an icebreaker full of journalists is currently stuck in the Antarctic sea ice, awaiting rescue (yes, Andrew Neil, I’m talking about you). To be fair, I can...
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Happy New Year
So, it’s almost the end of 2013 and, for me at least, it’s been quite a year. I started this blog on the spur of the moment and didn’t really expect anyone to take it all that seriously. I’ve had many...
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