Tag Archives: feedback response

The feedback paradox

Posted on March 14, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Realclimate has a new post, by Rasmus Benestad, that discusses predcitable and unpredictable behaviour. It focuses a little on Judith Curry’s recent report about climate models, that I discussed here. The Realclimate post is well worth reading, and I encourage … Continue reading →

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95%, attribution, and all that!

Posted on August 2, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

The latest critique of consensus studies is an attempt to re-analyse the data from Verheggen et al. (2014) to suggest that the consensus amongst climate scientists is only 47%, not 97%. I only have two things to say about this. … Continue reading →

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What can the greenhouse effect tell us?

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

When I started this blog, I would sometimes write posts where I’d ponder some scientific issue, mainly illustrate my own ignorance, and benefit from those who are more informed than me telling me where I was going wrong (which is … Continue reading →

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What does Judith mean by natural?

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

Gavin Schmidt recently addressed Judith Curry’s 50:50 argument in a Realclimate post. In Judith’s response (which doesn’t really say much) she finishes with, I do regard the emerging realization of the importance of natural variability to be an existential threat … Continue reading →

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