Archive for July 2012
Watts' announcement: US temperature records contaminated with urban warming
Wasn’t quite the bombshell I was expecting, and hardly of ‘global’ significance, but interesting none the less. UPDATE: In my haste to post this morning, I missed a key point, which Anthony kindly writes to correct: “This paper means that every… Read More ›
Watts Up With That – 'major announcement' due Sunday
Well this has certainly got the blogosphere buzzing: Something’s happened. From now until Sunday July 29th, around Noon PST, WUWT will be suspending publishing. At that time, there will be a major announcement that I’m sure will attract a broad… Read More ›
Perth on track for 'coldest month on record'
From the Weather Isn’t Climate department. Damn you, global warming: Perth is on track to have the coldest month on record. This morning the temperature dipped to 0.4 degrees at 6.24am – and at 8am, it was still only three degrees…. Read More ›
French earthworms discovered on vacation in Ireland
Yes, it’s time for the climate change (non-) story of the week. Worms are on the move, apparently. Fed up with their life in France (and let’s face it, who wouldn’t be?), worms are moving to Dublin. And it’s all… Read More ›
Michael Mann threatens legal action over Steyn comment
If this goes the distance, it will certainly be worth following very closely. Mark Steyn, writing at the National Review (backup WebCite link here), made a number of comments about Michael Mann regarding the Hockey Stick, and Mann has responded with… Read More ›
No carbon tax bounce for Gillard
The vultures are circling. Labor politicians are openly discussing the need for drastic action. Labor primary vote has sunk to 28%. And the carbon tax backflip has a lot to do with it, that and Labor’s desperate agreement with the… Read More ›
UN carbon price crash: now just 1/7th Australian price
Australia’s “world leading” carbon price of AU$23 per tonne is now nearly seven times the price of UN-backed carbon credits, which yesterday fell to a new low: Prices for UN-backed carbon credits sank to a record low in morning trading… Read More ›
Carbon tax compensation lost in gaming machines
This would be funny if it weren’t so tragic: Pokies [that's ocker Aussie slang for gaming machines - Ed] have swallowed a chunk of the federal government’s carbon tax compensation, new figures suggest. Revealed today by The Australian Financial Review, the… Read More ›
Bureau: warmer times for Australia… again
The Bureau of Meteorology has just released its latest seasonal outlooks, and it is projecting a very high chance of a warmer than normal late Winter and early Spring over much of Australia: The national outlook averaged over August to… Read More ›
