Monthly Archives: July 2016

Open thread?

Posted on July 30, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve never had an Open Thread, and this probably isn’t really one either, hence the question mark. I’m reasonably busy at the moment, and have less interest in this than I once had, so have been wondering what I should … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Global warming, Personal | Tagged , | 116 Comments

Full-depth OHC

Posted on July 28, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

Since my holiday is now over, I thought I might briefly comment on a recent paper by Cheng et al., called Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat-content changes for 1970–2005. John Abraham, one of the authors, has already discussed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, Global warming, Research, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

Still on holiday

Posted on July 25, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

We’re back from our camping trip, but am still on holiday. Haven’t quite worked out what to do for the next few days, but I’m sure we’ll think of something. We had a really good time camping in Northumberland. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Camping

Posted on July 15, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I haven’t got really got anything to say other than we’re off tomorrow to go camping for a few days, and then I’m meant to have organised something else to do after that, but haven’t yet. However, I will probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Gergis et al.

Posted on July 13, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s an interesting article in the Conversation by Joëlle Gergis in which she discusses the saga around a paper they initially tried to publish in 2012. The basic story seems to be that there was an error that was only … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , | 232 Comments

Pseudoscience at UCL

Posted on July 11, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I happened upon an announcement for the London Climate Change Conference 2016, which is to be held at University College London (UCL). The announcement not only contains a temperature graph that appears to have been drawn by hand, but those … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Global warming, Peter Ward, Pseudoscience, Science | Tagged , , , , , , | 109 Comments

The Scientific Method

Posted on July 9, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I was going to use a New York Times article about the Scientific Method, that Susan highlighted, to say something about the scientific method. From what I’ve seen, the response to the article has been mixed, but I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Research, Science, The philosophy of science | Tagged , , , , , | 117 Comments

Climate Sensitivity on the Rise

Posted on July 7, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s a Nature news & views article by Kyle Armour called Projection and prediction: Climate sensitivity on the rise. It discusses various analyses that indicate that simple energy balance methods tend to under-estimate climate sensitivity. Normally, I would write a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, Science | Tagged , , , , , | 100 Comments

You almost couldn’t make this up

Posted on July 6, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve written a number of posts in which I’ve made fun of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). This is largely because a great deal of what they do is particularly silly, even if that isn’t their intent. According to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Comedy, Satire | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Tired of experts?

Posted on July 5, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve been trying to think of what to say in regards to Michael Gove claiming that people in this country have had enough of experts. This is mainly because I just don’t really know what to make of it. Does … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Personal, Politics, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | 91 Comments