Reposted from ClimateContrarian There’s a post published at Watts Up With That which provides a sneak preview of some CMIP6 models runs for the upcoming release of the IPCC’s AR6 (Part 1: Physical Science Basis due in April 2021). As the author, Andy May says: The new IPCC report, abbreviated “AR6,” is due to come … Continue reading
‘They think it’s all over; it is now’. After 30 long years of meticulous and dedicated research, the Met Office has kicked the doubters into the back of the net and proudly announces that: The first 30 yearsThe impacts of climate change are already evident both in the UK and worldwide, through rising temperatures, diminishing … Continue reading
If you thought all those ugly wind turbines littering the Scottish Highlands and providing so much ‘clean’ energy at times that they have to be switched off would save the misty glens and wild snow-capped peaks from Thermageddon, think again. Experts from the Met Office, University of Edinburgh and Oxford University say that … Continue reading
This is a supplement to Paul’s post on this subject which I have just noticed on site. It seems we both got the same idea! I think it’s different enough from what Paul wrote to merit publishing too, so here it is with apologies to Paul where it overlaps. It’s an important … Continue reading
Following on from the September Climate Crisis Update, one month later and it’s even worse than we thought. Whereas September in the UK, although only the 24th warmest, was still in the top 25% warmest since 1910, October 2019 is in the bottom 33% coolest since that time. It is a full half a degree … Continue reading
According to the Met Office, September daily average maximum temperature in the UK was just over 17°C which makes it . . . . wait for it . . . . the 24th warmest since records began in 1910. UK Septembers became noticeably warmer after 1985, until 2006, then they started to get cooler … Continue reading
I’ve already covered the attribution study recently rushed out by scientists with regard to the very hot spell of weather in June. Now most of those same scientists have published a second attribution study which focuses on the 3 or 4 very hot days in northern France and Europe and the one very … Continue reading
39C is the MOST likely maximum temperature tomorrow! The record for July is 36.7C, whilst the all-time UK record is 38.5C This is weather……..But #ClimateChange is making these dangerous extremes more likely. Stay safe #UKHeatwave https://t.co/m8SpULkRFQ pic.twitter.com/bUMfx204HD — Met Office (@metoffice) July 24, 2019 Is the heat this week due to our … Continue reading
I wrote about the dark art of rapid extreme weather attribution nearly three years ago. My, how time flies by. But that’s old hat now. Peter Stott, the Met Office pioneer of extreme weather attribution re. his study of the 2003 European heatwave has got very excited about the forecast brief spell of … Continue reading
A couple of weeks is a long time in the British climate. In late May we were being told to expect a 3 month heatwave, possibly even the ‘hottest summer ever’. The Sun, on May 22nd said: The Weather Outlook today released its forecast for the next three months, predicting “above average” temperatures and … Continue reading
