by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week
In the news
Small atoll islands may grow, not sink, as sea levels rise [link] …
“New climate stress index model challenges doomsday forecasts for world’s coral reefs [link]
Matt Ridley: Two years ago I was criticised for reporting that the Sahel was greening because of CO2 and warming. Now vindicated. [link] …
Carbon Brief: We analyse the media coverage of new study saying #GHGs boosted rainfall in drought-stricken region of Africa [link]
How #ElNino is affecting global sea levels in some very odd ways: [link] …
65% of typhoons now reach cat 3, warmer waters are making Pacific typhoons stronger. [link]
Deepest high-temperature hydrothermal vents discovered in Pacific Ocean — [link] …
Good article on math of extreme events: Is India’s #heatwave a freak event? A statistician investigates [link]
Good blog post on status of satellite SST data sets [link]
Scientists develop roof covering that stays cooler than air temperature [link]
Polar regions
The latest issue of Phil Trans A is on Arctic sea ice reduction – 8 papers: [link] …
New paper by Jennifer Francis: Arctic ice loss linked to extreme weather in Europe, US [link] Guardian article [link]
New paper finds Antarctic sea ice albedo (reflection of sunlight) has increased past 28 years,lowers sea temperatures [link] …
New paper finds increased sea ice slows down glacier loss. [link]
Climate sensitivity
Nic Lewis has a new paper on climate sensitivity, discussed at Climate Audit [link] New paper finds equilibrium climate sensitivity to doubled CO2 of only 1.64C …
New paper published debunking Monckton et al paper [link]. Interesting list of authors. Related blog post at [link]. I haven’t spotted a response yet from Monckton?
New papers
New paper finds >90% of ocean pH variability in Sargasso Sea is due to circulation changes, not atmospheric CO2 [link] …
North Atlantic ocean circulation can be affected by volcanic eruptions for up to 20 years [link]
Study finds forests play important role in climate by seeding cloud formation [link]
Thermal emission from #fossilfuel combustion is 1.7% of the radiative forcing from CO2 [link] …
“From 2003 onwards, forest in Russia and China expanded and tropical deforestation declined.” [link] …
Research about science
From Canadian public radio, a 3-part series on the anti-science backlash & its consequences: Science Under Siege [link]
Roger Pielke Jr: Fooling ourselves with science: hoaxes, retractions and the public [link]
Retractions Often Due to Plagiarism: Study | The Scientist Magazine [link] …
Author of retracted gay engagement paper: Michael LaCour’s 23-page response: Takes swings at critics, apologizes for some things. [link]
Applies also to climate science: How to restore the public’s faith in economists – [link]
Not often you see popular articles about the foundations of mathematics: Will computers redefine the roots of math? [link]
New books
New Book: The Unsettled Science of Climate Change: A Primer for Critical Thinkers [link] The author sent me a copy, but I haven’t read it yet; looks interesting.
Michael Mann’s new book: ‘Dire Predictions’ [link]
Filed under: Week in review