I am always trying to get rid of things. I probably go through my closets once every month or two months and throw things away. When I moved into the new home and moved my old stuff out of storage last May, I tried to ge through each box as I...
The blind fury of the Euro-sceptic Tories
Embed from Getty ImagesIain Duncan Smith was not one of those ministers we heard serial encomiums about when he was actually in office. A former backbench rebel against John Major, he was thrust unprepared into the leadership of the Tory...
February Temperature
The February 2016 land and ocean temperature anomaly was 1.35°C (2.43°F) above the average temperature in the period from 1951 to 1980, as above image shows (Robinson projection).On land, it was 1.68°C (3.02°F) warmer in February 2016, compared...
Interview with Paul Beckwith
1) Hi Paul. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview. First of all, could you tell us a bit about your background, how long you’ve been involved in climate science, and what areas of climatology you specialize in?Hello Sam. Thank you. It is my...
A land where they punch people at political rallies
Look I don't want to go too far with this analogy. It's flawed and there really are many variables, but you know, as someone who teaches the morphing of Weimar Germany into the Third Reich, the whole violence at political rallies thing obviously...
EU Remainers need to take Tony Blair's advice
Embed from Getty ImagesHe’s the subject of a new, savagely attacking book by TomBower, but sometimes it is worth remembering Tony Blair’s strong points. The most obvious of these is that he was one of the twentieth century’s most successful...
Ten Degrees Warmer In A Decade?
In 2015, mean global carbon dioxide grew by 3.09 parts per million (ppm), more than in any year since the record started in 1959. An added polynomial trendline points at a growth of 5 ppm by 2026 (a decade from now) and of 6 ppm by 2029.NOAA data,...
Friday Fun Day
Happy Friday everyone! I am glad this one has rolled around, as I feel as if this week has been a bit of a whirlwind. Here's to a calm Friday and a great weekend to boot!The high of my week was installing a ceiling fan in my bedroom without electrocuting...
Re-Defining the western consensus
Embed from Getty ImagesDonald Trump's startling success in the current Republican primaries is starting to hit home and spark a tranche of "we could have a president Trump" articles. None of them make for happy reading and they're not intended...
Looking Back: February
This month felt shorter than normal! Ha. That was a joke... Really though, February did go by fast, but that is what happens when you are working on the weekdays and are active on the weekends!Sunrise over lake TahoeRunning: I felt like I did...
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