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A November 11, 2013 press release by Austria's national weather service, the Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), somehow got by me. And not surprisingly it was completely ignored by the German-language mainstream media. It's titled: "Slower temperature increase: climate models under scrutiny".
In the introduction the ZAMG writes:
In the introduction the ZAMG writes:
If one compares the temperature development of the last 15 years to the simulations from the new climate model generation, then one sees a substantial deviation between reality and model: the so-called temperature hiatus."Air temperature is the preferred parameter that experts use to gauge climate change. On the hiatus the ZAMG writes, "In the last 15 years there has been a clear weakening in the global temperature rise; only 3 of 114 climate model simulations account for it (Figure 1)."
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Figure 1: Change in global near-surface temperature relative to the 1986–2005 period from observation data (black) and model simulations (coloured)
Figure 1: Change in global near-surface temperature relative to the 1986–2005 period from observation data (black) and model simulations (coloured)
Perhaps some leading opinion-shapers in Germany have become aghast at the hysterical and hyper-irrational reaction coming from "climate scientists" in the wake of typhoon Yolanda, a single, destructive storm supposedly brewed by the misdeeds of darker forces, e.g. the 90 top carbon emitters of the world.
Despite the progress science and technology we've seen since the European Dark Ages centuries ago, the very same kind of madness seen back then seems to have found fertile ground in the minds of today's leading figures - at least that's what one leading book reviewer seems to be telling us.
A book review authored by Claudius Seidl appearing in Germany's influential political daily, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) on Sunday, carries the title: Witch hunting and climate change - The winter of the world. The book: The Victims of the Franconian Witchhunts.
Despite the progress science and technology we've seen since the European Dark Ages centuries ago, the very same kind of madness seen back then seems to have found fertile ground in the minds of today's leading figures - at least that's what one leading book reviewer seems to be telling us.
A book review authored by Claudius Seidl appearing in Germany's influential political daily, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) on Sunday, carries the title: Witch hunting and climate change - The winter of the world. The book: The Victims of the Franconian Witchhunts.
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While the 2011 earthquake and worries surrounding Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still don't realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010 report by The Blacksmith Institute, an NGO dedicated to tackling pollution. You might be surprised by the locations of some of the world's most radioactive places - and thus the number of people living in fear of the effects radiation could have on them and their children.
Comment: in.fondo.al.mar (under the sea) is an info-visualization project about a series of sinkings and incidents in the Mediterranean Sea, involving ships which are suspected of having carried toxic and radioactive waste.
in.fondo.al.mar is a work-in-progress project, which will be subject to corrections and updates and welcomes the contributions of users and experts.
The spectacular eruption of an undersea volcano off the coast of Tonga in the South Pacific in 2009
Their driven need to 'fit the facts around the policy' is illustrated by a couple of recent articles that caught our eye. Here USA Today reports on the findings of a study that claims:
"The middle depths of a part of the Pacific Ocean have warmed 15 times faster in the past 60 years than they did during the previous 10,000 years."Then this BBC article cites "the world's leading experts on ocean acidification", who claim that:
"The world's oceans are becoming acidic at an unprecedented rate and may be souring more rapidly than at any time in the past 300 million years, [...] causing a 30% loss of species in some ocean ecosystems."And, as you can probably guess, these experts are certain that it's all your fault.
By now you know the drill:
You produce too much CO2 ---> this contributes to the 'greenhouse effect' --> planet heats up --> ice caps melt --> sea levels rise, etc...
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After the Balkans, the low pressure front will move in the direction of the south-east Balkan peninsula, said meteorologist Ibrahim Hadzismajlovic.
"Snow will fall Tuesday and Wednesday. We can also expect it on Friday. Average temperature will range from -6 to 0 Celsius degrees, daily temperatures from -3 to 2 C. In the south we can expect temperatures reaching 8 Celsius degrees. On Thursday and Friday we expect lower temperatures. On weekend, daily temperatures will be above 0, while morning will remain low," said Hadzismajlovic.
The snow caused difficult and slow traffic flow. There is about 5 centimeters of snow on mountain roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some mountain passes required the use of chains for cars.
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Captain Mark Quartiano, a charter boat operator who also goes by "Mark the Shark," is seen grinning next to his fearsome catch in an Instagram photo he posted over the weekend.
"I've caught one like it before, but never that size, not in the last 30 years I've been doing this," Quartiano told ABC News. "It's a very rare fish. It's like a big gigantic whipping stingray. It's a dinosaur."
The monster is better known as a Dactylobatus clarkii, a deep sea species also referred to as "hookskate" or "fingerskate." It inhabits muddy sea depths of up to 1,000 feet.
Just about everyone has heard of crop circles, but ice circles? A retired engineer this week discovered an enormous circle of ice spinning slowly down North Dakota's Sheyenne River.
George Loegering described the rare phenomenon as "an amazing wonder" and can be heard in the video saying that the perfectly round, alien-like disc measured about 50 feet in diameter.
George Loegering described the rare phenomenon as "an amazing wonder" and can be heard in the video saying that the perfectly round, alien-like disc measured about 50 feet in diameter.
Harbin -- Nine people buried following the collapse of a factory building's roof in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have been confirmed dead, local authorities said.
Officials with the emergency response office of Mudanjiang City said the accident, which happened at 1:10 p.m. in the city's Aiming District, was probably caused by blizzards.
The rescue work wrapped up early Tuesday with the bodies of all nine people found. Local authorities are now gearing up post-accident management as well as a safety check across the city amid heavy snowfall.
A new round of snow pelted the northeastern Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin from Sunday, closing highways and canceling flights in many places.
Officials with the emergency response office of Mudanjiang City said the accident, which happened at 1:10 p.m. in the city's Aiming District, was probably caused by blizzards.
The rescue work wrapped up early Tuesday with the bodies of all nine people found. Local authorities are now gearing up post-accident management as well as a safety check across the city amid heavy snowfall.
A new round of snow pelted the northeastern Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin from Sunday, closing highways and canceling flights in many places.
London, Ont. - London is digging out after a snowstorm dumped more than 30 cm of snow on the city.
The heavy snowfall continued Sunday, with another 10 cm expected and winds reaching 50 km/h, as Environment Canada extended a snow squall warning for London and parts of southwestern Ontario.
Officials were asking drivers to stay at home while the roads are cleared.
Fall storms often pack more punch than their winter counterparts, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Seifert said.
"These early season snow squalls are usually the worst because the lakes are still fairly warm," he said. "And the warmer the water is, combined with the colder air, the worse the snow squalls are."
Many London roads were impassable Sunday as city crews worked frantically through the night to clear the main streets.
"We've had crews running through the night. They running now, they'll be running through tonight," Dave O'Brien, the city's manager of emergency management, said Sunday.
The city brought in contractors, called in additional staff and rented extra equipment to help clear the streets, O'Brien said.
Two people were killed in separate crashes, OPP said, and some flights were delayed at the city's international airport.
Source: The Free London Press
The heavy snowfall continued Sunday, with another 10 cm expected and winds reaching 50 km/h, as Environment Canada extended a snow squall warning for London and parts of southwestern Ontario.
Officials were asking drivers to stay at home while the roads are cleared.
Fall storms often pack more punch than their winter counterparts, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Seifert said.
"These early season snow squalls are usually the worst because the lakes are still fairly warm," he said. "And the warmer the water is, combined with the colder air, the worse the snow squalls are."
Many London roads were impassable Sunday as city crews worked frantically through the night to clear the main streets.
"We've had crews running through the night. They running now, they'll be running through tonight," Dave O'Brien, the city's manager of emergency management, said Sunday.
The city brought in contractors, called in additional staff and rented extra equipment to help clear the streets, O'Brien said.
Two people were killed in separate crashes, OPP said, and some flights were delayed at the city's international airport.
Source: The Free London Press
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