Monthly Archives: August 2011

Arctic update

Posted on August 7, 2011 by | 148 comments

by Judith Curry

Some interesting news on the Arctic front.

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Posted in Polar regions

Carbon cycle questions: Part II

Posted on August 7, 2011 by | 374 comments

While I have culled considerably the previous thread, it is getting unwieldy for those of you that want to carry on extensive technical discussions.  So here is another thread for extended technical discussion.  Keep your more general comments on the previous thread.  Thank you.

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Carbon cycle questions

Posted on August 4, 2011 by | 1,129 comments

by Judith Curry

I just finished listening to Murry Salby’s podcast on Climate Change and Carbon.  Wow.

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Posted in Greenhouse effect

On the attribution of flood peaks

Posted on August 3, 2011 by | 211 comments

by Judith Curry

The hypothesized link between a warming climate and increased frequency and magnitude of floods goes something like this:  a warmer climate is associated with more water vapor in the atmosphere, which means more rainfall and more floods.  Is there any observational support for this link?

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Trying to put the Climategate genie back in the bottle

Posted on August 2, 2011 by | 501 comments

by Judith Curry

The viral “Climategate” has had a substantial impact on public perception of climate science and scientists.  Several strategies have been tried to put the Climategate genie back in the bottle, without much success.  An article by Peter Wood published in the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “Climate Thuggery” describes one such strategy, which I don’t think is working too well.

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Posted in Sociology of science

Going viral

Posted on August 1, 2011 by | 179 comments

by Judith Curry

Climategate – where did this almost perfectly strategic — yet deeply unfortunate — catchphrase come from? Was the term the genius of a conservative think tank and industry-backed strategy or does evidence support an alternative explanation?

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Posted in Sociology of science