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UAH Global Temperature Update for July, 2019: +0.38 deg. C
The Version 6.0 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for July, 2019 was +0.38 deg. C, down from the June, 2019 value of +0.47 deg. C: The linear warming trend since January, 1979...
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July 2019 Was Not the Warmest on Record
July 2019 was probably the 4th warmest of the last 41 years. Global “reanalysis” datasets need to start being used for monitoring of global surface temperatures. [NOTE: It turns out that the WMO,...
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Evidence that ERA5-based Global Temperatures Have Spurious Warming
“Reading, we have a problem.” As a followup to my post about whether July 2019 was the warmest July on record (globally-averaged), I’ve been comparing reanalysis datasets since 1979. It appears that...
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My Health Update (Watch Your Back, Moms)
Sixteen days ago I had back surgery to have a bone spur removed at L3-L4, a ruptured disc shaved at L2-L3, and a rogue piece of bone hanging out around my spinal cord deported. I had gone many years...
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How the Media Help to Destroy Rational Climate Debate
An old mantra of the news business is, “if it bleeds, it leads”. If someone was murdered, it is news. That virtually no one gets murdered is not news. That, by itself, should tell you that the...
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Nuking Hurricanes
There is a story going around that President Trump once suggested using nuclear weapons to weaken hurricanes before they hit land. While he has denied it, the idea has actually been batted around for...
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Selective and Misplaced Outrage at Brazil’s President Bolsonaro over...
No, I’m not in favor of burning down all of the rainforest in Brazil (or neighboring countries, which are being given a pass for some reason). But the recent outrage over increased fire activity this...
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If Dorian Hits as a Cat4, Still No Long-term Trends in Florida Major Hurricanes
NOTE: This post was updated on 30 August to include Hurricane Michael (2018). Atlantic hurricane activity is notoriously variable, not only from year to year, but decade to decade. In fact, based upon...
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