#climate change


# oddities    

the return of the earth hour conspiracy

Clean air, clean water, and sustainable, renewable energy are apparently just tools of the New World Order to enslave you and set up a planet-wide communist gulag.
the return of the earth hour conspiracy

# science    

can global warming really stop an ice age?

Have we pumped enough greenhouse gases into the air to stop the next ice age? Some researchers think so but their models are inconclusive.
can global warming really stop an ice age?

# science    

why global warming is so cold, revisited

Another year, another mandatory post about how global warming actually works and why a warm planet can still have snow and ice.
why global warming is so cold, revisited

# science    

why don't we just keep our code to ourselves?

Releasing climate change modeling code to people who can't run it, don't understand it, and are paid to disagree with it and libel you a fraud doesn't do computer scientists any favors.
why don't we just keep our code to ourselves?

# space    

when science fiction invades global politics

The UN is musing about a giant sunshade to cool the planet by reflecting 1% of the light that reaches us. They really don't want to know the price tag...
when science fiction invades global politics

# politics    

at this rate, forget about fixing global warming

It's awfully hard to come up with ways to combat global warming when politicians are harassing climatologists for daring to conduct their research and find proof that the planet is heating up.
at this rate, forget about fixing global warming

# science    

why it's so hard to argue with a famous crank

In response to a lengthy presentation debunking his claims, Christopher Monckton did the only thing he knows how to do: throw a massive tantrum.
why it's so hard to argue with a famous crank

# science    

making climate research a risky proposition…

Hyperventilating right wing conspiracy theories about climate science have inspired their less stable listeners to send a constant barrage of death threats and hate mail to climatologists.
making climate research a risky proposition…

# science    

media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

The media's mea culpa for their rampant journalistic malpractice during Climategate comes way too late, is far too little, and has long ago accomplished denialists' goals.
media to climate researchers: oops, our bad

# science    

when everybody is a climate scientist…

Global warming deniers demonstrate that a little bit of knowledge mixed with lots of willful obfuscation is a very dangerous and unreasonable thing.
when everybody is a climate scientist…

# science    

why is global warming so cold, redux

Another winter, another season of explaining why global warming doesn't mean you'll be broiled alive in your own sweat.
why is global warming so cold, redux

# science    

global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

Another day, another debacle around the public's perception of global warming...
global warming, the gift that won't stop giving

# oddities    

climategate reporters go into conspiracy mode

A new conspiracy theory is swirling around Climategate which blames Russia for hacking and cherry-picking potentially questionable emails.
climategate reporters go into conspiracy mode

# science    

as the great climategate debacle unfolds…

The Climategate e-mails reveal nothing more than scientists frustrated with predatory denialists and their cherry-picked, bad faith arguments and demands .
as the great climategate debacle unfolds…

# science    

when self-serving politics hijack good science

Responding to climate change denialism and conspiracy theories with apocalyptic hyperbole is turning away the people who need to be persuaded that global warming is a real problem.
when self-serving politics hijack good science

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