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The Rain Gain Refrain

Is the recent UK rain exceptional? Guest post by Charles Duncan [Update 31/12/12. Clarification added on final graph] Watching a Channel 4 programme about recent weather, and specifically the claimed increase in rainfall in the UK. Devon and Cornwall in … Continue reading

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The virtue of silence

According to Mark Twain “If you have nothing to say, say nothing”.  There are several reasons behind the quiet blog, however. ‘Losing my voice’ has been gradual.  In the past when I spotted bias or omission, I had to have … Continue reading

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A Good Question

Commenter “Abraham” asked a few days ago: What do you believe to be the cause or causes for such a large majority of active climate scientists and scientists in general to believe AGW IS settled science and that the theory … Continue reading

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Man on a train

I was on an early train on Friday. Normally I try to work, or doze; occasionally it is nice to fall into conversation with fellow passengers. There’s something about trains that seems conducive to such behaviour. About an hour from … Continue reading

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The Unpleasant Green Core

My attention was drawn this morning to a new blog by Martin Durkan (he of the Great Global Warming Swindle fame). He promises: “…a series of blog pieces to explore the green politics behind global warming …..”

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When Amy met NOAA (and JPMorgan Chase and WWF and …)

After being prompted by Willis E’s recent Open Letter to Google thread on WUWT to blog on the topic of Do Google Do Evil?, I thought I might as well do some further ‘digging in the clay’. To follow up … Continue reading

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Does Google Do Evil?

OK my title is a bit of media sensationalism but so what, you are now reading this thread as a result aren’t you? I’ll admit though that it should really say ‘Is Google biased towards the man-made global warming/climate change … Continue reading

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Vote for WUWT

Do you, like me, think that Watts Up With That is the best science blog on the Internet? If so then why not vote for WUWT in the ’2011 Bloggies’. WUWT has been nominated in the ‘Best Science Weblog’ category … Continue reading

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A year of blogging…

A full year has gone by since this blog first inflicted my opinions, and subsequently graphs and maps, on the wider world.  The first offering “The Hockey Stick – A flawed icon” explained the naming of the blog; the second “Climate … Continue reading

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GHCN V3 Beta: Part 1 – A First Look at Station Inventory data

By KevinUK and Verity Jones Zeke Hausfather’s first look at the new NCDC GHCN v3 beta dataset immediately plots some comparisons of V3 with V2 and shows just how little change (according to Zeke) the new dataset brings to the graph … Continue reading

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