by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation on Northern Hemisphere Winter Blocking [link]
Polarization may cause climate communication to backfire [link]
Was Mars once host to hydrothermal springs? [link]
What’s going on with the Earth’s magnetic field? [link]
The impact of structural error on parameter constraint in a climate model [link]
Who’s downloading pirated papers? Everyone. [link]
Australia is getting a new climate research center. Here’s why scientists are unhappy about it [link]
Atlantic Ocean showing signs of a significant long-term shift in temperatures from warm-to-cold [link]
Nature: Large parts of the Greenland ice sheet are melting from below [link]
Kingdom-busting volcanoes linked to the rise of the Roman Empire [link]
Great article about cognitive biases and how our brains constantly trick us [link]
What happens to water under Greenland’s glaciers? A new study looks at water pressure & flow paths: [link]
The psychology behind worries about the environment [link]
WaPo: Tuesday’s severe weather ‘bust’ (in U.S.) a communication wake-up call. by @angelafritz (former @curryja student) [link]
Tiny Ocean Animals Get ‘Drunk’ on Algae, Act Crazy [link]
Climate studies using 600 yr old data from Japanese monks: [link]
Modeling Claim: Widespread loss of ocean oxygen to become noticeable in 2030s [link]
Gambling has influenced scientific thinking, from game theory & statistics to chaos theory & AI. [link]
Studies suggest volcanic activity has profound long term impact on climate [link]
The World’s Best Long Range Weather Model Just Got Better [link]
Uncertainty is a fact of life. Get used to it. [link]
Reversing the legacy of junk science in the courtroom [link]
The Arctic is melting – and scientists just lost a key tool to observe it [link]
Teaching people climate science dampens public concern [link]
Idling diesel engines may produce dangerous pollutant [link]
Arctic sea ice could shrink to record low this summer [link]
Trial, error and the God complex [link] (interesting Ted talk)
Does knowledge drive climate concern? It depends what you mean by ‘knowledge’ – new in @NatureClimate [link]
Analysis by Andrew Montford: Droughts are not getting worse and they are not causing wars. [link]
Researchers discover fate of melting glacial ice in Greenland [link]
#JClimate paper analyzes hydrological cycle sensitivity to internal #climate variability vs human #climatechange. [link]
Who reads science blogs? The answer WILL surprise you: [link]
Bookmark this – never know when you might need it. How to survive as a whistleblower: [link]
There is an upward publication bias for estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity [link] …
In a nutshell, we’re trying to uncover the secret life of clouds” [link]
Las Vegas is betting that it can become the Silicon Valley of water [link]
Projecting the Impacts of Rising CO2 on Future Crop Yields in Germany [link]
Filed under: Week in review