Global Warning

A story in the Washington Post highlights the fact that scientists have been warning us about man-made climate change for a long time.

Global Temperature Update

NASA has released their estimate for global temperature this May of 2016. It came in at 0.93 °C, the hottest May on record, and the latest 12-month running mean is also the hottest on record:

Time Series Lesson 7

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Xena: Dwarf Planet Warrior Princess

In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) changed the definition of “planet.” Under their new (and still controversial) definition, Pluto is no longer a planet; it’s now a “dwarf planet.”

Time Series Lesson 6

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Bruno 2

Someone calling himself “Giordano Bruno” is determined to convince us sea level rise isn’t a problem, and in particular it isn’t happening at an increasing rate. He’s at it again at WUWT. I think it’s a self-flattering pseudonym for Albert/Alberto “making up stuff Parker/Boretti,” but let’s set aside his nom de plume and look at his “evidence.”

Sea Level Comment

Reader “TLM” submitted a comment to this post about sea level rise. Let’s look at some of his (her?) statements.

Time Series Lesson 5

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Not Even Wrong

WUWT has stepped up their ongoing campaign to downplay the threat of sea level rise. This includes a recent post by Larry Hamblin which indulges in a just-plain-wrong method for pushing the the “no acceleration” meme, and a post by someone calling himself “Giordano Bruno” which disputes the increased sea level rise in the northeast U.S. “hotspot” based on — put your coffee down, please — the “trend” over a whopping five whole years.

What most strikes me about the “Bruno” post is that the terminology is far too reminiscent of Albert “Making Up Stuff” Parker. He’s the fellow who sometimes goes by the name Albert Parker, sometimes Alberto Boretti, and once even submitted two comments on the same paper to a peer-reviewed journal, one under each name. Perhaps now he isn’t satisfied with either name, instead fashioning himself after the famous Italian. Is the post really from Alberto-Giordano Bruno-Boretti-Parker?

Time Series (lesson 3)

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