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- Tarawa! And the War Against Sea Level Rise Fri, 20 Sep 19, 7:00pmGuest by metaphor mixing by David Middleton Right after geology & geophysics, my favorite hobby is military history, particularly that of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The constant whining about Kiribati being washed...
- Denmark is cleaning up US pollution in Greenland Mon, 15 Jan 18, 11:41pmDenmark is cleaning up the United State's mess - literally. Half a century ago, the US abandoned several military bases in Greenland, leaving behind toxic pollution. Now, the Danish government announced that it will foot...
- The 4hiroshimas app – propaganda of the worst kind Tue, 26 Nov 13, 5:13amThe kidz at Skeptical Science (SkS) have made fools of themselves again, creating an app that is not only morally wrong, but the clearest case of science propaganda disguised as climate information I’ve ever seen...
- Is Greenpeace facing its Warsawgrad? Sun, 24 Nov 13, 6:52amGuest opinion by Fred F. Mueller In large-scale wars, there are sometimes prolonged periods of fierce clashes with neither side being able to place the decisive blow that will ultimately tilt the balance in its favor. Then...
- Models Fail: Scandinavian Land Surface Air Temperature Anomalies Wed, 3 Jul 13, 7:00amUPDATE: I’ve added a comment by Marcel Crok to the end of the post. #### The climate models being used by the IPCC for their upcoming 5th Assessment Report show little skill at being able to simulate a number of …...
- Asia’s air pollution may be keeping tropical storm activity down Wed, 26 Jun 13, 3:00amFrom the Law of Unintended consequences and The Clean Air Act, comes this bit of news. Since the 1970′s The Clean Air Act has benefited breathing in many American cities with tangible results (just look at Los Angeles),...
- Cameron Scott Renovates a World War II Airbase into a Sustainable Single Family Farmhouse in England Wed, 12 Jun 13, 12:01amThe owners of this property commissioned Scott to transform the existing airfield after seeing him at a timber construction conference. The farmland surrounding these Nissen huts had been without a farmhouse since the war...
- Why the BEST papers failed to pass peer review Mon, 30 Jul 12, 3:51pmWhoa, this is heavy. Ross McKitrick, who was a peer review referee for the BEST papers with the Journal of Geophysical Research got fed up with Muller’s media blitzing and tells his story: excerpts: In October 2011,...
- Memorial Day tribute – USS Iowa final voyage this weekend Mon, 28 May 12, 5:23pmOn this memorial day, I thought it might be appropriate to share this image and story. The USS Iowa made its final voyage from Richmond, CA to San Pedro CA on Saturday, May 26th, sliding under the Golden Gate Bridge …...
- Memorial Day tribute – USS Iowa final voyage the weekend Mon, 28 May 12, 5:23pmOn this memorial day, I thought it might be appropriate to share this image and story. The USS Iowa made its final voyage from Richmond, CA to San Pedro CA on Saturday, May 26th, sliding under the Golden Gate Bridge …...