Answering Ron Bailey’s Question: “What Evidence Would Persuade You That...
I just found out that Ron Bailey at Reason.com published an article a few days ago entitled, “What Evidence Would Persuade You That Man-Made Climate Change Is Real?” I’ve spent some time with Ron, and...
View ArticleHas The Guardian “Rolling Stoned” Christy & Spencer?
That tireless ecological zealot over at The Guardian, Dana Nuccitelli, took the opportunity of our 25th anniversary of satellite-based global temperature monitoring to rip us a new one. Comparing John...
View ArticleAmazing Video of Rochelle, IL Tornado Yesterday
Storm chasers captured over 6 minutes of amazing footage of the EF3 or EF4 tornado that killed one person and caused extensive damage in Fairdale, Illinois (northeast of Rochelle, southeast of...
View ArticleWhy Summer Nighttime Temperatures Dont Fall Below Freezing
Theres something about the greenhouse effect /sky radiation / downwelling infrared / back radiation issue that keeps drawing me back to the subject. I guess its the number of people who dont believe...
View ArticleWinter Returns: Rockies Expecting Up to 5 ft
Updated with model forecast made Thursday morning, April 16. A strong spring storm developing over the Northern Rockies will bring heavy snow and strong winds to portions of Wyoming and Colorado over...
View ArticleIf Trees Had Earth Day
Overheard in a local forest… Molly Maple: Hey, Heath, you gonna participate in Earth Day activities this year? Heath Hickory: I dont know, Molly, Im not really into that whole Earth Day thing....
View ArticleCause of the Long Island Quadruple Rainbow
The media has been buzzing about an unusual photo taken on Long Island this morning, from a commuter train at the Glen Cove station, of what appeared to be a quadruple rainbow. Being a meteorologist...
View ArticleChilean Volcano Snubs Nose at Earth Day
In flagrant disregard for humanity’s attempts to clean up air pollution, the Chilean volcano Calbuco erupted violently on Earth Day 2015, pumping millions of tons of hazardous materials into the...
View ArticleSatellite: Calbuco Volcano Leaves Behind Massive Ashfall
The explosive double eruption of Calbuco Volcano in Chile late yesterday afternoon and last night, combined with mostly clear skies, allowed some spectacular photos and videos, even from a drone....
View ArticleVersion 6.0 of the UAH Temperature Dataset Released: New LT Trend = +0.11...
by Roy W. Spencer, John R. Christy, and William D. Braswell (a PDF version of this post is available here. Monthly updates will use Version 6 starting with the April update.) Abstract Version 6 of the...
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