Category: precipitation

South of Australia Got So Hot in Summer 2009, Koalas were Asking People for Water

March 5, 2010
First, the scientific analysis:  This nicely laid out NASA surface map compares the land surface temperature from January 25 to February 1, 2009  to the average mid-summer temperatures the continent experienced between 2000-2008, and shows bizarre land surface temperature anomalies for the last week of January, 2009, or “mid summer.”
In response, Koalas, which [...]

Friday March 5th, 2010 in Climate Change, Patterns, Unusual Weather, precipitation, snowfall | 10 Comments »

Meaning of Heavy Snows Debated in Nation’s Capitol, Worthless Posturing Continues

February 15, 2010
A recent NY Times article,with a very misleading headline, notes:
The family of Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, a leading climate skeptic in Congress, built a six-foot-tall igloo on Capitol Hill and put a cardboard sign on top that read “Al Gore’s New Home.”
To counter this, the author, John Broder, used a quote by the [...]

Monday February 15th, 2010 in Climate Change, James Inhofe, Joe Romm, NY Times, Unusual Weather, precipitation, snowfall | 10 Comments »