I’ve been a bit of a slug about rounding up my rainfall data, but I finally got around to totalling things up from The Amazing Monsoon. Here are the numbers: Month Avg. NWS My house June 0.61 1.14 0.99 July 1.38 3.55 3.76 August 1.42 3.74 5.80 (Avg. is the National Weather Service’s long term …
Zhuang and colleagues, in GRL, publish a new analysis of high-latitude carbon source/sink behavior. Their conclusion, considering among other issues CO2 fertilization and the contribution of fire to the system (see here for a discussion of the fire CO2 source/sink issue) that the region’s CO2 contributions will go up as things warm over the century, …
If you look at the National Hurricane Center’s latest track for Lane, it looks like the moisture is headed our way here in New Mexico by some time next week. So far, though, the forecasters at the local National Weather Service office don’t think it’ll get here: CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY UNDER A RIDGE OF …
In the comments here a while back, Benny Peiser, publisher of the invaluable CCNet electronic newsletter, said this: John As you know, CCNet publishes *both* sides in the numerous climate change debates. It was with that in mind that I read Benny’s latest CCNet missive: “MORE TROUBLE FOR IPCC AS SCIENTISTS PREDICT SOLAR DOWNTURN & …
There’s been an interesting discussion in the drought community about the use of the weekly drought monitor for making determinations about who’s entitled to drought benefits. The problem is that the monitor’s maps are a subject blend of the best judgment of a community of people about drought conditions, intended as an informational tool. When …
And thus it begins: I am El Niño! All other tropical storms must bow before El Niño! Yo soy El Niño! For those of you who don’t “habla Español”, El Niño is Spanish for.. The Niño! To any of you hurricanes who are listening, step on up! Because nobody can take El Niño! I challenge …
As soon as you cherrypick to support your side of the argument, you lose any moral authority to accuse the other guys of impropriety when they do it. See Roger Pielke Jr.’s post today: Such tactics have been criticized as cherrypicking and misrepresentation by critics of the use of science by those on the political …
In the climate change debate, both sides have an incentive to scientize – to argue about the science rather than the resulting value/political/policy propositions. Those who advocate greenhouse gas reductions believe that the science is clear and compels a particular policy response. Those who oppose greenhouse gas reductions have found great success by arguing over …
I’ve said before that Kelly Redmond is something of a national treasure. This interview by Kit Stolz is a good reminder of why. In an age of scientific generalization, Kelly, deputy director of the Western Regional Climate Center, is the quintessential generalist in a couple of different ways. First, he’s conversant with all the key …
A friend on the opposite part of the planet sends along this, and wonders whether it’s an outlier or a harbinger of bad ski seasons to come: The non-profit group that runs southern Tasmania’s ski-tows is facing a loss of thousands of dollars after a snow-free winter. With the season due to end in three …