Get your snowboards waxed… the next ice age may be here soon! I have been talking about how quiet sunspot cycle 24 has been, and how it’s possible that may foretell a cooler period in the Earth’s climate for the next set of years. I have also pointed out that I am a computer engineer, […]
Just fill in the blanks: An ineffectual international organisation yesterday issued a stark warning about a situation it has absolutely no power to change, the latest in a series of self-serving interventions by toothless intergovernmental bodies. “We are seriously concerned about this most serious outbreak of seriousness,” said the head of the institution, either a […]
Our sun, the largest single input of energy to our world, continues its quiet period. For the past 16 days there has not been any sunspots on the face of our local star. If you discount the small spots visible only because of our modern powerful tools, the blank period is much longer than that. […]
This spring has seen an unusual spike in the ambient nonsense about global warming, particularly with regards to the breathless prediction by some so called scientist that an area called the Northwest Passage may be ice free by September. From the UK’s Independent: It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice […]
I think studying earth’s climate is a worthy endeavor if it is done using scientific methods and an open mind. But sadly the fashion these days involves directing effort to “save the planet” (like we could ever destroy something as big as a planet) which is sucking up millions of hours of research time and […]
It’s May Day, nearly halfway through spring, almost halfway to summer. As I type this, snow is falling outside and has been for an hour or so; it’s actually sticking on the ground (we have at least 1/2″ already). And it’s supposed to fall through the day and into the evening. The current temperature (it’s […]
Back on March 5th of 2008 and February 10th, I pointed out that we were still missing sunspots. In fact in the weeks since then we have seen a few small sunspots appear, some that were judged to be part of the new cycle, and some part of the old cycle. This was quickly argued […]
UPDATE: 04/10/08 – 1255 MDT: We’re currently getting winds in the 35-42 MPH range, which has dropped the wind chill down below zero (it was at -2 deg F a minute or so ago). And yes, it’s still snowing. ============== There was no snow on the ground at all when I went to bed late […]
Click on image for greater detail Word via io9 that Purdue has put together a map of the US showing their guess of CO2 emission density. They call the System “Vulcan” and it’s interesting because there is no sensor grid for CO2. Instead Vulcan derives a guess on CO2 density from local air pollution data […]
Drill here, drill now, send oil
[06/17/08: Many thanks for Rand Simberg for the link from Transterrestrial Musings, one of my favorite blogs. C’mon, folks, I want Rep. Dicks to have a lifetime supply of motor oil. I want the whole Subcommittee to have a lifetime supply of motor oil. And then some.] It’s time for action. Oil is at $130/barrel, […]
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