Meteorologist Cliff Mass reports the Pacific northwest jet stream over the US at the moment is the strongest ever recorded during summer: An extraordinary weather event has been occurring above our heads during the past 24-hour. A record that was not only broken, but shattered to little pieces. We’ve heard lots about how wavy and … Continue reading
The guys and gals at World Weather Attribution have pulled a white rabbit out of the hat yet again to confirm to a breathlessly waiting queue of climate activists, alarmists and media hacks their worst suspicions – yes, humans did indeed make the recent June heatwave in France much more likely and more … 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
I promised myself I wouldn’t do it, that it wasn’t worth the grief and the nasty taste left in the mouth afterwards, but I did it – I commented over at ATTP on the post on severe weather attribution. I regret it of course, but regret is a two way thing. It turned personal … Continue reading
I had promised myself that I would waste no further time writing about the misconceptions and controversies surrounding the application of risk management within the climate change context. The evidence would suggest that I have said all I have to say on the subject, and folk are now getting a bit fed up of hearing … 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
What I want to do in this final post is highlight the one theme which runs throughout ‘Climate Change – The Facts’ from beginning to end, the notion that climate change is here, right now and adversely affecting people across the globe. Climate change propagandists have long been faced with the dilemma of … Continue reading
