Tag Archives: Michael Mann

RCP8.5 – another update

Posted on January 31, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

In case anyone is interested, Zeke Hausfather and Glen Peters have a Nature comment about the whole RCP8.5 issue. Unfortunately, they used misleading in the title, which seems to have produced an unfortunate headline on a BBC article. Otherwise, Zeke … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Gavin Schmidt, Michael Mann, Research, Scientists, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , , | 67 Comments

Climategate

Posted on November 15, 2019 by ...and Then There's Physics

Climategate is a topic I’ve rarely discussed on this blog. Mostly because it’s clear that it’s not possible to have a constructive discussion with those who have different views about its significance. However, since I watched the BBC show about … Continue reading →

Posted in ClimateBall, Contrarian Matrix, Gavin Schmidt, Sound Science (tm), Steven McIntyre, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , , , | 140 Comments

20 years of hockey sticks

Posted on April 22, 2018 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wrote this post and then, after a discussion with Kevin Anchukaitis on Twitter, I took it down. I was tempted to not repost it, but thought I’d rewrite bits and have another go. I keep forgetting how controversial this … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Michael Mann, PAGES 2k, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , , | 163 Comments

Prior knowledge

Posted on September 9, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

Something I have been bothered about for some time now, is how we best discuss climate change in the context of extreme events. Given the devastation from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, damaging floods in South Asia and Nigeria, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Global warming, Michael Mann, Research, Science, The philosophy of science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , , , | 49 Comments

Toys, pram, out!

Posted on April 9, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

It seems that Roger Pielke Jr is having a bit of a rant on Twitter about an interview Michael Mann gave about the recent Congressional Hearings. He accuses Michael Mann of lying about him and also suggests that he might … Continue reading →

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Hearing about climate science and the scientific method

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve been travelling and so haven’t really had much chance to keep up with what’s going on. I have, however, finally managed to watch the Congressional Hearing on Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy Implications and the Scientific Method. It was all … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, ClimateBall, Global warming, Judith Curry, Michael Mann, The philosophy of science, The scientific method, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 84 Comments

Record Warmth

Posted on January 27, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

Michael Mann, Stefan Rahmstorf and colleagues have a new paper on the likelihood of the recent warmth. What they’re investigating is the run of warm years we’ve seen recently – 13 of the warmest 15 years have happened since 2000, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, Global warming, Judith Curry, Science | Tagged , , , , , | 62 Comments

Climateball(TM): re-energised

Posted on October 27, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

Apart from writing some blog posts here (and thanks to MT and others, I’ve had to write fewer than normal) I’ve largely been staying out of the whole online climate debate; ignoring the ClimateballTM mantra that the only losing move … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Global warming, Michael Mann, Science | Tagged , , , , | 67 Comments

Michael Mann and Bill Maher

Posted on August 12, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

Given that some are promoting a despicable book about Michael Mann (you can read Greg Laden or Sou’s posts if you want some context) I thought I might post this recent Bill Maher interview with Michael Mann. It’s short and … Continue reading →

Posted in Global warming, Michael Mann, Science | Tagged , , , , | 69 Comments

Some thoughts on internal variability

Posted on March 1, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

Given that there’s been some discussion about internal variability in my previous post, and because there seems to have been interest elsewhere, I thought I would post some thoughts. A paper I was reading recently is Internal variability of Earth’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, ENSO, Global warming, IPCC, Michael Mann, Science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 90 Comments