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Assessing global warming

Posted on September 23, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

A couple of years ago I wrote a joint post with Roger Pielke Sr that discussed assessing anthropogenic global warming. The post basically used changes in ocean heat content to assess anthropogenic global warming. The basic idea (which is not … Continue reading →

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The warmest year…again

Posted on January 22, 2017 by ...and Then There's Physics

I haven’t, yet, written anything about 2016 becoming the warmest year in record. That’s partly because it appears to have been virtually certain that it would be for a few months now, and partly because it’s been extensively covered elsewhere. … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Surface and Satellite Discrepancy

Posted on March 8, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

This is a guest post by Steven Mosher, whose previous guest post was about skeptics demanding adjustments. This one is about discrepancies between surface temperature and satellite temperature datasets. I don’t really need to say more. Guest post: Surface and … Continue reading →

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World’s oceans

Posted on January 19, 2016 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’m travelling today, so have a bit of time to briefly comment on this recent paper by Glecker et al. which suggests that Industrial-era global ocean heat uptake doubles in recent decades. One of the key results – shown in … Continue reading →

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No “pause”?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

I wasn’t going to write a whole post on this, but what I thought I would do is simply provide links to those that have. Doug’s McNeall’s blog. RealClimate. International Surface Temperature Initiative. BBC, with – IMO – a sensible … Continue reading →

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Climate change by numbers

Posted on March 3, 2015 by ...and Then There's Physics

I watched the much-hyped BBC4 show climate change by numbers and thought it was pretty good. It covered 3 basic numbers; why we think global surface temperatures have risen by 0.85oC since 1880, why we’re 95% (or more) sure that … Continue reading →

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Are feedbacks operating?

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

I’ve been pondering today if being anonymous means that others think it’s okay to be rude and unpleasant, or if they are simply rude and unpleasant. I’m tending towards the latter and have seen nothing to convince me otherwise. A … Continue reading →

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Assessing global warming

Posted on May 1, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

I haven’t really tackled anything specifically physicsy for a while so I thought I might comment on a recent post on Judith Curry’s blog that was pointed out to me by Very Tall Guy. It’s a guest post by Roger … Continue reading →

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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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Some comments on Judith Curry’s EPW testimony

Posted on January 19, 2014 by ...and Then There's Physics

After a peaceful couple of weeks, I managed to write a post yesterday about Curry vs Mann that caused another minor Twitter storm. It was the normal infantile tweets from the usual suspect, and I didn’t get to see them … Continue reading →

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