Archive for July 2008

Arthur Smith's 'deconstruction" of Monckton's seminal work on climate sensitivity

A detailed list of the errors in Monckton's July 2008 Physics and Society articleby Arthur SmithSee this webpage: http://www.altenergyaction.org/Monckton.htmlFor another discussion of this paper and its "rigorous arithmetic" (as it was put), see Re

Truffer et al., 2008: Velocity measurements on and near Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) Glacier, Greenland

Geophysical Research Abstracts,Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-07161, 2008SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2008-A-07161EGU General Assembly 2008© Author(s) 2008ABSTRACT: Velocity measurements on and near Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) Glacier, GreenlandM. Truffer (1,2), J. Amundson

Western Greenland, 28 and 30 July 2008

Joughin et al.: Seasonal Speedup Along the Western Flank of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Originally published in Science Express on 17 April 2008

Ward Hunt Ice Shelf loses another chunk

Yahoo! News, July 30, 2008EDMONTON, Alberta - A chunk of ice spreading across seven square miles has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday.Derek Mueller, a research at Trent University, was careful not to blame global

Senators Boxer, Whitehouse, and Klobuchar call for EPA administrator Johnson to resign

by Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent, Reuters, July 29, 2008

NASA: The Earth's Temperature Tracker

BLOGGER'S NOTE: I have a terrible memory, and I often want to refresh it with regard to the way in which GISS temperatures are calculated. The Earth Observatory website is often inaccessible, so I have saved this article, here, for my own benefit and

In situ sediment core analysis on Greenland ice reveals rapid climate changes

by Nora Schultz, NewScientist, June 20, 2008The most detailed Greenland ice-core analysis yet offers important clues about what caused the climate to change so rapidly at the end of the last ice age.

Western Canada's Glaciers Hit 7000-Year Low

[BLOGGER'S NOTE: Once in a while I like to post an older article, especially if it is still pertinent -- we need to be reminded that there are many, many pieces to this puzzle.]Overlord Glacier: 7000 years old. Glacier in background.Tree stumps at the

Arctic Sea ice well on its way to disappearing this summer? Part III

BLOGGER'S NOTE: This post is an update to the posts of June 1 and July 10, 2008, on the condition of the Arctic Sea ice and Greenland's ice sheet melt.See here: http://climatechangepsychology.blogspot.com/2008/06/arctic-sea-ice-well-on-its-way-to.htmlAnd

Appealing to Bloggers’ Influence, Gore Asks for Help in Promoting Energy Challenge

by Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, July 20, 2008 AUSTIN, Tex. — Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, was asked a question here at a bloggers conference about energy. Ms. Pelosi glanced at her BlackBerry, noting that she had an e-mail

Democrats: White House must publish 'chilling' climate change document

by Elana Schor, The Guardian, July 25, 2008The row over US inaction on carbon emissions reached new heights yesterday after the White House allowed Congress to look at last year's government proposal to officially deem climate change a threat to public

Boxer/Leahy letter to EPA administrator Johnson, requesting his testimony on July 30, 2008, before the Senate Judiciary Committee

July 16, 2008The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson Administrator United States Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Johnson: We write to invite you to appear before