The Australian
If you are lucky enough to be
reading this from the comfort of your blankets, it might be best to stay
there, as Brisbane has hit its coldest temperatures in 103 years.
Not since July 28 1911 has Brisbane felt this cold, getting down to a brisk 2.6C at 6.41am.
At 7am, it inched up to 3.3C.
Matt Bass, meteorologist from BOM, said the region was well below our average temperatures.
“If it felt cold, that’s because it was, breaking that record is pretty phenomenal for Brisbane,” Bass said.
“The
average for this time of year is 12C, so Brisbane was about 9C below
average, it is pretty impressive really, to have the coldest morning in
103 years is a big record.”
Saturday, 12 July 2014
Climate change once again in the news
Catallaxy Files (Australia)
You don’t often find anything about Australia the headline item on Drudge, but so it is today:
You don’t often find anything about Australia the headline item on Drudge, but so it is today:
Oz city hits coldest temperature in 103 yearsAnd below the fold there was this as well:
JULY FREAK: CHICAGO BRACES FOR RECORD LOW TEMPS…If the planet is cooling and not heating, and who’s to say it’s not, the consequences will be truly catastrophic."
Coldest Antarctic June Ever Recorded…
Brisbane records coldest morning in 103 years
ABC
Brisbane has recorded its coldest morning in 103 years, with low temperatures also being felt across the rest of Queensland. The weather bureau says the state's capital dropped to 2.6 degrees Celsius just before 7:00am (AEST) on Saturday. Bureau spokeswoman Michelle Berry said it has been exceptionally cold and temperatures are still dropping. "[It's been] the coldest morning since 1911, so it's quite a record there," she said."
Brisbane has recorded its coldest morning in 103 years, with low temperatures also being felt across the rest of Queensland. The weather bureau says the state's capital dropped to 2.6 degrees Celsius just before 7:00am (AEST) on Saturday. Bureau spokeswoman Michelle Berry said it has been exceptionally cold and temperatures are still dropping. "[It's been] the coldest morning since 1911, so it's quite a record there," she said."
USA’s Monster “Climate-Catastrophe”…Of 1936 (When CO2 Was At “Safe” Level of 310 PPM)!
NoTricksZone
Swindlers are out there trying to sell us that bad weather is something new and happening because atmospheric CO2 concentration are “too high”. If only we paid carbon taxes and gave them more regulatory power, then we could prevent bad weather from happening and return to a Garden of Eden.
To some us all this sounds silly, of course. But many dimwitted people actually believe it.
Steve Goddard at Twitter brought my attention to the following newspaper clipping (I’ve cut and pasted piecemeal below) from the Perth Australia Daily News, dated 1936. As you will read, the scale of the disaster and the extremes are beyond anything we have ever witnessed today."
Swindlers are out there trying to sell us that bad weather is something new and happening because atmospheric CO2 concentration are “too high”. If only we paid carbon taxes and gave them more regulatory power, then we could prevent bad weather from happening and return to a Garden of Eden.
To some us all this sounds silly, of course. But many dimwitted people actually believe it.
Steve Goddard at Twitter brought my attention to the following newspaper clipping (I’ve cut and pasted piecemeal below) from the Perth Australia Daily News, dated 1936. As you will read, the scale of the disaster and the extremes are beyond anything we have ever witnessed today."
EPA Says That Winter 2014 Wasn’t Cold In The US
Real Science
The propagandists running the US government are really pushing their luck with this one. The EPA claims that the past winter wasn’t cold in the US. ..............The Commerce Department says that contraction of the economy was due to the unusually cold winter, which the EPA says didn’t occur."
The propagandists running the US government are really pushing their luck with this one. The EPA claims that the past winter wasn’t cold in the US. ..............The Commerce Department says that contraction of the economy was due to the unusually cold winter, which the EPA says didn’t occur."
No, BBC, computer models aren’t 'evidence’
Christopher Booker, Telegraph
In all the excitement over a ruling by the head of the BBC complaints department that it had been “wrong” to allow the climate sceptic Lord Lawson to appear on the Today programme alongside a real scientist – Prof Sir Brian Hoskins – one rather important thing was missed. As one of our chief cheerleaders for climate change alarmism, Hoskins is a computer modeller, funded at Imperial College by Jeremy Grantham, a billionaire who believes that global warming is the gravest threat facing the planet. .....................How tellingly upside down it is, therefore, that the BBC should rule that “Lord Lawson’s views are not supported by the evidence of computer models”. Like Hoskins, the BBC has long shown that its group-think “narrative” is based entirely on those same models. Which is why it now seems more determined than ever to prevent its audiences from being given the actual facts, which are all that proper scientists should recognise as evidence"
In all the excitement over a ruling by the head of the BBC complaints department that it had been “wrong” to allow the climate sceptic Lord Lawson to appear on the Today programme alongside a real scientist – Prof Sir Brian Hoskins – one rather important thing was missed. As one of our chief cheerleaders for climate change alarmism, Hoskins is a computer modeller, funded at Imperial College by Jeremy Grantham, a billionaire who believes that global warming is the gravest threat facing the planet. .....................How tellingly upside down it is, therefore, that the BBC should rule that “Lord Lawson’s views are not supported by the evidence of computer models”. Like Hoskins, the BBC has long shown that its group-think “narrative” is based entirely on those same models. Which is why it now seems more determined than ever to prevent its audiences from being given the actual facts, which are all that proper scientists should recognise as evidence"
Thursday, 10 July 2014
WSJ: Confessions of a Computer Modeler: Any model, including those predicting climate doom, can be tweaked to yield a desired result
The Hockey Schtick
Confessions of a Computer Modeler
Any model, including those predicting climate doom, can be tweaked to yield a desired result. I should know."
Confessions of a Computer Modeler
Any model, including those predicting climate doom, can be tweaked to yield a desired result. I should know."
‘Peer review ring’ – busted
WUWT
From the Washington Post:
Every now and then a scholarly journal retracts an article because of errors or outright fraud. In academic circles, and sometimes beyond, each retraction is a big deal.
Now comes word of a journal retracting 60 articles at once.
The reason for the mass retraction is mind-blowing: A “peer review and citation ring” was apparently rigging the review process to get articles published.
You’ve heard of prostitution rings, gambling rings and extortion rings. Now there’s a “peer review ring.”
From the Washington Post:
Every now and then a scholarly journal retracts an article because of errors or outright fraud. In academic circles, and sometimes beyond, each retraction is a big deal.
Now comes word of a journal retracting 60 articles at once.
The reason for the mass retraction is mind-blowing: A “peer review and citation ring” was apparently rigging the review process to get articles published.
You’ve heard of prostitution rings, gambling rings and extortion rings. Now there’s a “peer review ring.”
Axed, £50,000 wind turbine that generated a mere £5 of power a month: Turbine was installed despite council being warned location was too sheltered
Daily Mail
- Structure was placed outside Welsh government offices in Aberystwyth
- Civil servants were warned the turbine would not get enough wind
- Last year it generated 33 kilowatts a month - equivalent to £5.28 of electricity
- It would have needed to stand for 757 years before its cost was offset
- Turbine is being removed because manufacturers have gone into liquidation
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Lord Lawson Banned on BBC (only government approved spokesmen allowed to discuss science)
JoNova (Australia)
The evidence for man-made climate change is now so overwhelming and convincing that the BBC has written to a Green politician to apologize for airing alternate views (the dumb punters might get the wrong idea, eh?). The head of the BBC complaints unit told the Green politician it would not happen again.
Well obviously, it doesn’t help the United Kingdom to allow riff raff like the former Chancellor of the Exchequer to present his views — unless he agrees with the doctrine, of course. How could anyone expect listeners who are merely doctors, lawyers, teachers, and businesspeople to be able to understand a debate this complex? (Only certified government approved scientists, and BBC journalists have the mental ability to understand the nuances of an argument which uses large numbers, like 97%). Henceforth, British voters must be shielded from alternate views. Repeat after me: there is a consensus."
The evidence for man-made climate change is now so overwhelming and convincing that the BBC has written to a Green politician to apologize for airing alternate views (the dumb punters might get the wrong idea, eh?). The head of the BBC complaints unit told the Green politician it would not happen again.
Well obviously, it doesn’t help the United Kingdom to allow riff raff like the former Chancellor of the Exchequer to present his views — unless he agrees with the doctrine, of course. How could anyone expect listeners who are merely doctors, lawyers, teachers, and businesspeople to be able to understand a debate this complex? (Only certified government approved scientists, and BBC journalists have the mental ability to understand the nuances of an argument which uses large numbers, like 97%). Henceforth, British voters must be shielded from alternate views. Repeat after me: there is a consensus."
'I've been banned by the BBC!': Ex-Chancellor Lord Lawson, a passionate climate change sceptic, accuses BBC bosses of silencing debate on global warming
Daily Mail
'It is hard to imagine a more blatant breach of its charter, which commits it to political balance, or a more blatant betrayal of the people’s trust, on which the continuation of its licence fee depends'
'It is hard to imagine a more blatant breach of its charter, which commits it to political balance, or a more blatant betrayal of the people’s trust, on which the continuation of its licence fee depends'
Monday, 7 July 2014
‘No Culture of Accountability’ at Greenpeace
Donna Laframboise (Canada)
Organizations such as Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Environmental Defense Fund are not shoestring operations. They are not the underdog.
Instead, they’re huge corporate behemoths, with tons of money at their disposal. They pay their executives lavishly, employ small armies of lawyers, and host dinners in honour of former CIA directors. Yes, really."
Organizations such as Greenpeace, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Environmental Defense Fund are not shoestring operations. They are not the underdog.
Instead, they’re huge corporate behemoths, with tons of money at their disposal. They pay their executives lavishly, employ small armies of lawyers, and host dinners in honour of former CIA directors. Yes, really."
Is it 'cos he's a green?
Bishop Hill
The BBC has announced a series of measures to make it more difficult to challenge green narratives on the BBC, and this is obviously going to lead to new waves of ecodrivel on the national broadcaster's output. ...................
The BBC has announced a series of measures to make it more difficult to challenge green narratives on the BBC, and this is obviously going to lead to new waves of ecodrivel on the national broadcaster's output. ...................
Update on Jul 7, 2014 by
Bishop Hill
Bishop Hill
The BBC is going in for some naked propagandising on behalf of the green movement this morning."
This wind turbine caught fire and threw a flaming blade dozens of metres
Yahoo News
A FLAMING WIND turbine blade almost sparked a forest fire in Cork after it was thrown several metres from the machine.
The cause of the fire the wind farm in Cork is currently under investigation.
A flaming 28-metre-long blade from one of the turbines flew from the machine and landed close to nearby gourse and forestry as far as 100 metres away.
The turbine, a Gamesa G58, is a common model in operation across the world, but industry experts say it has ‘a strong safety record’.
The incident occurred at the Cappaboy Beg Wind Farm in Co Cork on 19 June."
A FLAMING WIND turbine blade almost sparked a forest fire in Cork after it was thrown several metres from the machine.
The cause of the fire the wind farm in Cork is currently under investigation.
A flaming 28-metre-long blade from one of the turbines flew from the machine and landed close to nearby gourse and forestry as far as 100 metres away.
The turbine, a Gamesa G58, is a common model in operation across the world, but industry experts say it has ‘a strong safety record’.
The incident occurred at the Cappaboy Beg Wind Farm in Co Cork on 19 June."
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