Monthly Archives: January 2014

Global Temperature: the Post-1998 Surprise

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Originally posted on Open Mind:
Given how rapidly global temperature was rising prior to 1998, what’s the most surprising thing about global temperature since 1998? Most who call themselves “skeptics” of global warming would probably say “No global warming since…

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How science actually works

Posted on January 29, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since there have been a few heated exchanges between people I’ve both grown to like and respect, I thought it was time for some light-hearted relief. I have a sense that some (not those who regularly comment here of course … Continue reading →

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IPCC 5th Assessment Review

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve finally had a chance to listen to some of the evidence presented to the Select Committee on Climate Change and Energy. It’s long and I haven’t listened to it all, so I thought I would jot down a few … Continue reading →

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Expertise

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Judith Curry has a new post about the Death(?) of Expertise. It’s based on an article by Tom Nichols in which he discusses the death of expertise. I saw the article myself and had been tempted to write a post … Continue reading →

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Climate models

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I came across this video (possibly from a tweet by Chris Colose) that describes climate models. I thought it was quite good, but I’m not a climate modeller so maybe others would disagree. The one thing I thought it did … Continue reading →

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I also don’t get Judith’s logic

Posted on January 23, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

John Nielsen-Gammon has an article called your logic escapes me. It’s about Judith Curry’s testimony to the US Senate’s EPW committee (that I discussed here). I recommend reading the article yourself; it’s very good. Basically, Judith was presenting evidence that … Continue reading →

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Illustrating error analysis

Posted on January 23, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

It turns out that this is my 300th post, which is rather disturbing. I really should find something better to do (enough cheering in the back there). Yesterday’s post was about Ocean heat content uncertainties and it reminded that there … Continue reading →

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Judith Curry and the Ocean Heat Content

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Judith Curry has a new post about Ocean heat content uncertainties. The post itself seems to just be the standard uncertainty monster rearing it’s ugly head. Maybe it is too soon to be confident about anything. Maybe there are still … Continue reading →

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Elements of truth

Posted on January 21, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Stoat’s recent post about peer review, reminded me that there was something related that I had been considering writing about. There appears to be many climate “skeptics” (deniers some would call them) who regularly make claims about peer review being … Continue reading →

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Andrew Dessler’s testimony on what we know about climate change

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

Originally posted on My view on climate change:
In his recent testimony, Andrew Dessler reviewed what he thinks “are the most important conclusions the climate scientific community has reached in over two centuries of work”. I think that’s a very…

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