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Evacuating Paradise

Posted on 2012/03/09 by Sam

As reported in several news sources today, the island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific is considering relocating its entire population elsewhere because of rising sea levels. President Anote Tong is in talks with Fiji to purchase land that … Continue reading →

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House Committee Votes Climate Change Out of Existence

Posted on 2011/03/16 by Sam

I kid, of course.  Mostly.  The Energy and Commerce Committee today knocked down three symbolic amendments to legislation that would prevent the EPA from regulating CO2 under the Clean Air Act. These amendments, each put forward by a Democrat, would … Continue reading →

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Queensland Rain: Quick ‘n’ Dirty Climatology

Posted on 2011/01/18 by Sam

My last post, on the connection between the equatorial Pacific Ocean and the floods in Eastern Australia, closed with a graph of the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) over the past 40 years, and with an assertion that major rains and … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Stephen Schneider

Posted on 2010/07/21 by Sam

Sad news yesterday. Stephen Schneider, a leading climatologist from Stanford University, passed away at age 65, apparently of a heart attack. He was on an airplane, flying from Sweden to London on his way back from a scientific meeting. I … Continue reading →

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