Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor, takes a look back at the BBC's most egregious climate howlers over the past 12 months.
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by Judith Curry The insurance sector is abuzz with a new report from AIR Worldwide on the insurance risk from the impact of climate change on hurricanes. Insurance industry clients of my company, Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN), have requested … Continue reading →
Four-and-a-half months after two hurricanes ripped apart Louisiana, tens of thousands of people are still suffering. While the national election has absorbed the attention of the nation, thousands of people are still not back in their homes. Many have had to move a half dozen times. Some are living in tents. It is past time […]
by Frank Bosse A recent paper published in “Nature” made some excitement in the media, see here or here. In the paper by Li & Chakraborty (L&C 2020 thereafter), the authors find a statistically significant increase of the decay time … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry No words. The only thing crazier than the U.S. election is this morning’s hurricane forecast. I have no words re the election. For a diversion, here is my hurricane forecast for Eta. Summary: current: TERRIBLE. forecast: CRAZY … Continue reading →
by Judith Curry
Doing so erodes scientific credibility — and distracts from the urgent need to shore up our vulnerability to storms’ impacts.
by Judith Curry
I used to be concerned about ‘consensus enforcement’ on the topic of climate change. Now I am concerned about ‘alarmism enforcement.’
On Tuesday, Trump seemed exasperated. When, he wanted to know, will those damn Puerto Ricans, stop having hurricanes already! He's pissed off and he's not going to take it any more! He doesn't even seem angry at Dorian; he's angry at Puerto Rico and at Puerto Ricans. He stole some of the money allocated by Congress for hurricane relief for the last one to use for his foolish wall.
by Judith Curry
Politics versus science in attributing extreme weather events to manmade global warming.
by Judith Curry and Jim Johnstone
CFAN predicts an active North Atlantic hurricane season season.
The Atlantic hurricane has begun. We are off to an early start with one wimpy subtropical storm that lasted less than a day, and a small system that is trying to spin up in the Bay of Campeche.
Other forecast providers have begun issuing forecasts:
