notrickszone--2020-05-09--Earth’s Mean Temperature Falling, Planetary Alignment Suspected As Driver Of The 11-Year Solar Cycle

The global mean temperature in April 2020 was again significantly lower than in February and March , at 0.38°C above the average from 1981 to 2010 .
The average temperature increase on the globe from 1981 to February 2020 was 0.14°C per decade .
The further development promises to be interesting , especially since a number of research institutes expect a higher probability of a cooling La Nina in the Pacific towards the end of the year .
March ’ s solar activity was very low with a sunspot number of 1.5 .
Activity in April rose slightly to 5.4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cycle are showing .
What causes the sun to have an 11-year cycle ?
Since the Dessau pharmacist Heinrich Samuel Schwabe discovered in 1843 that the sunspots of the sun increase and decrease in an 11-year cycle , science has been puzzling over the reason why this cycle lasts 11 years and why the solar magnetic field also changes its polarity in this rhythm : the north pole becomes the south pole and vice versa .
In July last year , scientists at the Helmholtz Centre in Dresden Rossendorf made a little-noticed but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the planets Venus , Earth and Jupiter are aligned quite precisely .
At this point in time , their gravitational force acts jointly in one direction on the Sun .
“ The agreement is amazingly accurate : we see a complete parallelism with the planets over 90 cycles , ” explains Frank Stefani , one of the authors of the publication published in Solar Physics .
Just as the gravitational pull of the Moon causes the tides on Earth , planets could move the hot plasma on the surface of the Sun .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ force is too weak to significantly disturb the flow in the Sun ’ s interior , so the temporal coincidence has long been ignored .
Now the researchers assume that the layers of the plasma are subject to a Taylor instability .
The Taylor instability is known from the behavior of liquids of different densities at their interface ( we know the turbulence that occurs when milk is poured into a cup of tea ) .
Taylor instability is sensitive to even very small forces .
A small burst of energy is enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field to swing back and forth every 11 years .
The necessary impulse for this could be provided by the tidal action of the planets – and thus ultimately determine the rhythm in which the sun ’ s magnetic field reverses its polarity .
The tidal forces of the planets could have other effects on the Sun in addition to their role as pace-setter for the 11-year cycle .
For example , it would be conceivable that they could change the stratification of the plasma in the boundary area between the inner radiation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sun , the tachocline , in such a way that the magnetic flux could be more easily dissipated .
Under these conditions , the strength of the activity cycles could also change , just as the “ Maunder Minimum ” once caused a significant decrease in solar activity over a longer period , the researchers write on the Helmholtz Center website .
It is an unusual idea that the activity of the sun is controlled by the planets , including the earth itself .
This sounds like astrology – but it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the first researchers who assumed an influence of the solar activity by the planets was Theodor Landscheidt , who already in 1988 in his book “ Sun-Earth-Man ” predicted the decreasing strength of the solar cycles 22 and following .
However , he assumed a different mechanism , according to which the planets cyclically move the sun out of the center of gravity ( barycenter ) of our solar system .
Landscheidt died in 2004 .
And also in our book “ The Forgotten Sun ” we had invited Prof. Nicola Scafetta @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then interpreted the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter as the cause of a 60-year cycle .
In a publication published in Solar Physics in February 2020 , he also relates the longer-term oscillations ( Hallstatt -2400 years , Eddy – 1000 years , Suess-de Vries – 210 years ) to influences of the large planets of Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus and Neptune .
The long version is accessible here .

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Image: NASA Earth Observatory. Public Domain
The global mean temperature in April 2020 was again significantly lower than in February and March, at 0.38°C above the average from 1981 to 2010. The average temperature increase on the globe from 1981 to February 2020 was 0.14°C per decade. The further development promises to be interesting, especially since a number of research institutes expect a higher probability of a cooling La Nina in the Pacific towards the end of the year. March’s solar activity was very low with a sunspot number of 1.5. Activity in April rose slightly to 5.4. The first sunspots of the new cycle are showing.
What causes the sun to have an 11-year cycle?
Since the Dessau pharmacist Heinrich Samuel Schwabe discovered in 1843 that the sunspots of the sun increase and decrease in an 11-year cycle, science has been puzzling over the reason why this cycle lasts 11 years and why the solar magnetic field also changes its polarity in this rhythm: the north pole becomes the south pole and vice versa.
In July last year, scientists at the Helmholtz Centre in Dresden Rossendorf made a little-noticed but exciting discovery. Every 11.07 years, the planets Venus, Earth and Jupiter are aligned quite precisely. At this point in time, their gravitational force acts jointly in one direction on the Sun.
“The agreement is amazingly accurate: we see a complete parallelism with the planets over 90 cycles,” explains Frank Stefani, one of the authors of the publication published in Solar Physics. Just as the gravitational pull of the Moon causes the tides on Earth, planets could move the hot plasma on the surface of the Sun. But the effect of a simple gravitational force is too weak to significantly disturb the flow in the Sun’s interior, so the temporal coincidence has long been ignored.
Now the researchers assume that the layers of the plasma are subject to a Taylor instability. The Taylor instability is known from the behavior of liquids of different densities at their interface (we know the turbulence that occurs when milk is poured into a cup of tea). Taylor instability is sensitive to even very small forces. A small burst of energy is enough for the polarity of the solar magnetic field to swing back and forth every 11 years. The necessary impulse for this could be provided by the tidal action of the planets – and thus ultimately determine the rhythm in which the sun’s magnetic field reverses its polarity.
The tidal forces of the planets could have other effects on the Sun in addition to their role as pace-setter for the 11-year cycle. For example, it would be conceivable that they could change the stratification of the plasma in the boundary area between the inner radiation zone and the outer convection zone of the Sun, the tachocline, in such a way that the magnetic flux could be more easily dissipated.
Under these conditions, the strength of the activity cycles could also change, just as the “Maunder Minimum” once caused a significant decrease in solar activity over a longer period, the researchers write on the Helmholtz Center website. It is an unusual idea that the activity of the sun is controlled by the planets, including the earth itself. This sounds like astrology – but it is the latest in solar research.
One of the first researchers who assumed an influence of the solar activity by the planets was Theodor Landscheidt, who already in 1988 in his book “Sun-Earth-Man” predicted the decreasing strength of the solar cycles 22 and following. However, he assumed a different mechanism, according to which the planets cyclically move the sun out of the center of gravity (barycenter) of our solar system. Landscheidt died in 2004.
And also in our book “The Forgotten Sun” we had invited Prof. Nicola Scafetta for a separate chapter, who already then interpreted the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter as the cause of a 60-year cycle. In a publication published in Solar Physics in February 2020, he also relates the longer-term oscillations (Hallstatt -2400 years ,Eddy – 1000 years, Suess-de Vries – 210 years) to influences of the large planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The long version is accessible here.
Fritz Vahrenholt
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notrickszone--2020-05-10--Green Energy Crime: Endangered Red Kite Blocking Wind Park Found Shot Dead!

Red kites have little chance against wind turbines .
Image : Thomas Kraft ( ThKraft ) – Own work , CC BY-SA 2.5 Red kites and wind power just do go well together .
These predatory birds can find good prey especially where farmers mow meadows or plow fields .
Lethal are cases such as the one in Baden-Württemberg , where areas with green fodder have been planted in the immediate vicinity of a wind park .
When these fields are mowed , the red kites search for food within the hay .
It is ideal for them , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view downward when hunting , and not forward .
The Hilpensberg wind farm was even approved in a red kite area .
Now one of the beautiful animals has fallen victim again , as the Nature Conservation Initiative reports : According to biologist Immo Vollmer , the conclusion can only be that we should not build any more wind turbines in areas where red kites nest or where buzzards often seek food .
Otherwise the red kite , which has its largest distribution center in the world in Germany , will have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is already almost in the same order of magnitude as the rate of offspring.
” And another sad case has just been reported in North Rhine-Westphalia .
A female , nesting red kite was shot dead near Paderborn .
In an earlier trial , a judge even gave the controversial wind projects approval – precisely where the shot bird was found – under the condition that no protected species be proven to exist there .
Now that the animal has been executed , this condition has been met .
Probably just a coincidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wind turbines possible and to get out of the way ?

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Nesting red kite shot dead because of wind energy?
By Die kalte Sonne
(Text translated by P. Gosselin)
Red kites have little chance against wind turbines. Image: Thomas Kraft (ThKraft) – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5
Red kites and wind power just do go well together. These predatory birds can find good prey especially where farmers mow meadows or plow fields. Lethal are cases such as the one in Baden-Württemberg, where areas with green fodder have been planted in the immediate vicinity of a wind park.
When these fields are mowed, the red kites search for food within the hay. It is ideal for them, but also possibly deadly because they cast their view downward when hunting, and not forward. The Hilpensberg wind farm was even approved in a red kite area. Now one of the beautiful animals has fallen victim again, as the Nature Conservation Initiative reports:
According to biologist Immo Vollmer, the conclusion can only be that we should not build any more wind turbines in areas where red kites nest or where buzzards often seek food. Otherwise the red kite, which has its largest distribution center in the world in Germany, will have no future here, because the loss rate is already almost in the same order of magnitude as the rate of offspring.”
And another sad case has just been reported in North Rhine-Westphalia. A female, nesting red kite was shot dead near Paderborn.
In an earlier trial, a judge even gave the controversial wind projects approval – precisely where the shot bird was found – under the condition that no protected species be proven to exist there. Now that the animal has been executed, this condition has been met. Probably just a coincidence, or maybe suicide, to make the wind turbines possible and to get out of the way?
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notrickszone--2020-05-11--New Study: Solar Forcing Estimates Since 1750 Could Be Much Larger Than Estimates Of Anthropogenic F

New Study: Solar Forcing Estimates Since 1750 Could Be Much Larger Than Estimates Of Anthropogenic Forcing

An observational analysis of photometric evidence suggests solar forcing of Earth ’ s atmosphere could vary by as much as ±4.5 W/m² since 1750 , which is “ far larger than the IPCC estimate of −0.30 to +0.10 W/m² ” ( ) .
A 2017 study suggested the solar activity during the “ modern maximum period from 1940 to 2015 ” is a “ relatively rare event , with the previous similarly high levels of solar activity observed 4 and 8 millennia ago ” ( Yndestad and Solheim , 2017 ) .
Variations in solar activity since the 18th century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1357.5 W/m² and 1362 W/m² ( ~4.5 W/m² ) .
In contrast , the total radiative forcing due to the increase in the CO2 concentration since 1750 is suggested to be 1.82 W/m² ( Feldman et al.
, 2015 ) .
A new study ( Judge et al.
, 2020 ) also affirms our highly uncertain estimations of solar forcing variations since 1750 may be “ of the order of 3 W/m² , far larger than the IPCC estimate of −0.30 to +0.10 W/m² ” and also greater than the uncertain IPCC estimates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1.1 W/m² ) since 1750 .
Large estimate ranges for solar forcing variability should reduce the certainty that Earth ’ s radiative forcing has been dominated by anthropogenic activity in recent centuries .

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An observational analysis of photometric evidence suggests solar forcing of Earth’s atmosphere could vary by as much as ±4.5 W/m² since 1750, which is “far larger than the IPCC estimate of −0.30 to +0.10 W/m²” ( Judge et al., 2020
A 2017 study suggested the solar activity during the “modern maximum period from 1940 to 2015” is a “relatively rare event, with the previous similarly high levels of solar activity observed 4 and 8 millennia ago” (Yndestad and Solheim, 2017). Variations in solar activity since the 18th century were shown to have ranged between about 1357.5 W/m² and 1362 W/m² (~4.5 W/m²).
In contrast, the total radiative forcing due to the increase in the CO2 concentration since 1750 is suggested to be 1.82 W/m² (Feldman et al., 2015).
A new study (Judge et al., 2020) also affirms our highly uncertain estimations of solar forcing variations since 1750 may be “of the order of 3 W/m², far larger than the IPCC estimate of −0.30 to +0.10 W/m²” and also greater than the uncertain IPCC estimates of total anthropogenic forcing (+2.2 ± 1.1 W/m²) since 1750.
Large estimate ranges for solar forcing variability should reduce the certainty that Earth’s radiative forcing has been dominated by anthropogenic activity in recent centuries.
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notrickszone--2020-05-12--Soon-To-Be-Published Study Finds Oceanic, Atmospheric And Solar Cycles Drive Europe Climate Variabil

Soon-To-Be-Published Study Finds Oceanic, Atmospheric And Solar Cycles Drive Europe Climate Variability

Elsevier has accepted a new paper by Lüdecke et al , 2020 , showing natural oceanic and solar cycles play a large role in modulating Europe ’ s climate .
Offers new chances for robust midterm temperature prognoses .
The paper , in press , journal pre-proof , analyzes natural variability in European monthly temperatures on decadal and multidecadal timescales and their possible drivers .
The authors claim to have established characteristic correlations of temperature with ocean cycles , here NAO and AMO , and solar activity for many regions and seasons .
This means it is likely that NAO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actual drivers of a lot of the temperature variability .
Figure 1 of the soon-to-be-published paper follows : Image : Decadal and multidecadal natural variability in European temperature , Lüdecke et al , Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics ( journal pre-proof ) .
The authors did NOT look at the anthropogenic component of the long term warming of the past 150 years and its attribution but feel the results will hopefully help to better attribute shorter-term temperature changes and their typical patterns .
This is important because efforts by the scientific community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AMO for months and a few years in advance , This opens up new chances for more robust mid term temperature prognoses that also includes natural climate variability which the paper documents .

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Elsevier has accepted a new paper by Lüdecke et al, 2020, showing natural oceanic and solar cycles play a large role in modulating Europe’s climate. Offers new chances for robust midterm temperature prognoses.
The paper, in press, journal pre-proof, analyzes natural variability in European monthly temperatures on decadal and multidecadal timescales and their possible drivers.
NAO, AMO, sun behind temperature variability
The authors claim to have established characteristic correlations of temperature with ocean cycles, here NAO and AMO, and solar activity for many regions and seasons. This means it is likely that NAO, AMO and solar activity are the actual drivers of a lot of the temperature variability.
Figure 1 of the soon-to-be-published paper follows:
Image: Decadal and multidecadal natural variability in European temperature, Lüdecke et al, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics (journal pre-proof).
The authors did NOT look at the anthropogenic component of the long term warming of the past 150 years and its attribution but feel the results will hopefully help to better attribute shorter-term temperature changes and their typical patterns.
Chance for midterm temperature prognoses
This is important because efforts by the scientific community are progressing to better predict NAO and AMO for months and a few years in advance, This opens up new chances for more robust mid term temperature prognoses that also includes natural climate variability which the paper documents.
The paper’s preliminary abstract (emphasis added):
European monthly temperatures undergo strong fluctuations from one year to the other. The variability is controlled by natural processes such as Atlantic cycles, changes in solar activity, volcanic eruptions, unforced internal atmospheric variability, as well as anthropogenic factors. This contribution investigates the role of key natural drivers for European temperature variability, namely the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and solar activity changes. We calculated Pearson correlation coefficients r for AMO, NAO and sunspots compared to monthly temperature data of 39 European countries for the period 1901–2015 in order to search for ‘fingerprints’ of the natural drivers. A cross correlation window of 11 months was chosen for AMO, NAO and of 120 months for SILSO to account for possible time lags or phase shifts. The r coefficients were mapped out across Europe on a monthly basis to document regional and seasonal changes of the correlation strength. The NAO dominates European temperature variability during the winter months, with strongest relationship in February. The AMO modulates temperatures in March to November, with best correlations occurring in summer, but also in April. Regions of strongest AMO and NAO impacts shift across the continent from month to month, forming systematic patterns. Direct correlation of the solar 11-year Schwabe cycle with temperatures was identified only in some countries in certain multidecadal intervals during February, March, June and September. Previous studies have suggested a significant solar influence on the AMO and NAO. It is likely that the greatest impact of solar activity on European temperatures is of a non-linear, indirect nature by way of interaction with Atlantic cycles.”
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notrickszone--2020-05-13--Modest Or No Warming Western US Stations Altered By NASA, Now Show Stronger Warming

Today we look at the mean annual temperatures of western USA stations that have a Brightness Index ( BI ) of 0 , meaning they are not subjected to urban heat island impacts .
Many people are claiming that temperatures worldwide are rising due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities .
First we begin with the station located at the town of Fort Bragg in California .
Using NASA data , we plot the annual temperatures going back to 1935 !
Above we plot the V4 unadjusted versus the V4 adjusted data .
Neither show any warming since 1935 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turns a cooling trend into one of no cooling .
Recently I tweeted an animation that compares the v4 unadjusted data to the V4 adjusted data for the Beowawe station in the state of Nevada : Note how the Beowawe data of the past was substantially altered ( reduced ) in order to create a warming trend from a previously cooling trend .
Here the warming is man made – but statistically by researchers at NASA .
The story is similar for 4 other stations located in the western US .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was adjusted to created more warming : The same is true for the Seligman , Arizona station : The mean annual temperatures measured by the Cheesman , Colorado station used to show a cooling trend since 1903 , before NASA tampered with the data and changed them into a warming trend : Finally we look at the data from the station for Hachita , New Mexico : Here for Hachita , NASA changed the data so that modest warming was changed to produce greater warming .
Why do the new , adjusted data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooler ?
This seems to be Deep State science , and not real science which the public expects to get and is owed .

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Today we look at the mean annual temperatures of western USA stations that have a Brightness Index (BI) of 0, meaning they are not subjected to urban heat island impacts.
Many people are claiming that temperatures worldwide are rising due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
First we begin with the station located at the town of Fort Bragg in California. Using NASA data, we plot the annual temperatures going back to 1935!
Data source: NASA GISS
Above we plot the V4 unadjusted versus the V4 adjusted data. Neither show any warming since 1935. The adjusted data, however, turns a cooling trend into one of no cooling.
Recently I tweeted an animation that compares the v4 unadjusted data to the V4 adjusted data for the Beowawe station in the state of Nevada:
GHCN V4 Unadjusted data show Beowawe, State of Nevada has had a cooling trend since 1891!
Needless to say, NASA changed the data by a large margin.https://t.co/XfEZRXWoFl
~#地球温暖化? #温暖化？ #気候変動 #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/bDIleXLYuB — キリエ (@KiryeNet) May 10, 2020
Note how the Beowawe data of the past was substantially altered (reduced) in order to create a warming trend from a previously cooling trend. Here the warming is man made – but statistically by researchers at NASA.
The story is similar for 4 other stations located in the western US.
At the Manti station in Utah, modest warming was adjusted to created more warming:
Data source: NASA GISS
The same is true for the Seligman, Arizona station:
Data source: NASA GISS.
The mean annual temperatures measured by the Cheesman, Colorado station used to show a cooling trend since 1903, before NASA tampered with the data and changed them into a warming trend:
Data source: NASA GISS.
Finally we look at the data from the station for Hachita, New Mexico:
Data source: NASA GISS.
Here for Hachita, NASA changed the data so that modest warming was changed to produce greater warming.
Why do the new, adjusted data plots always end up warmer and never cooler? This seems to be Deep State science, and not real science which the public expects to get and is owed.
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notrickszone--2020-05-14--Several New Papers Indicate Sea Levels Were 1 – 3 Meters Higher Than Today A Few Thousand Years Ago

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notrickszone--2020-05-15--Climate Alarmist Rahmstorf Quietly Concedes Models Are Crap, Running Way Too Hot

Stefan Rahmstorf on the IPCC modelling breakdown : Reason to breathe a sigh of relief , new climate models are far too sensitive .
DER SPIEGEL provides a regular platform for the controversial climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf .
On 12 May 2020 he was allowed to : Here the quick reader will suspect one of the usual Rahmstorf climate alarm pieces .
And this is exactly how the beginning of the article reads .
However , it deals with a tricky topic that will certainly hit the Potsdam scientists quite hard to the stomach .
In the course of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the IPCC has again run a large number of climate models .
This time , however , a huge mishap has occurred .
Several of the models have delivered far too much warming , which is not compatible with the measured data of the last decades .
This fundamentally casts the models into question .
They suggest that the warming effect of CO2 is far too high .
A scandal that should actually cast everything into question .
Rahmstorf plays it dumb at the beginning of the article , luring his readers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get much worse than expected ?
This is the typical Rahmstorf narrative .
But if you can make it to the end of the article , you will be surprised .
Rahmstorf actually admits quietly that the models are crap , running way too hot .
In reality it ’ s all not so bad .
Rahmstorf writes literally in his article : The comparative study by researchers from the University of Exeter now shows that in particular the warming since 1975 – i.e .
most of the modern global warming – is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
More recent analyses by ETH Zurich , for which more models have already been evaluated , confirm this conclusion .
This is a reason to breathe a sigh of relief : there is currently some evidence that these models are not better than the old ones , but are simply too sensitive.
“ Did SPIEGEL force its guest author to write this article ?
Was this a prerequisite for him to continue writing there ?
A balanced presentation with a fair evaluation of all opinions represented in science has never really been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it a flight to the front because the modelling failure was all too obvious and Rahmstorf feared complete professional isolation ?
It ’ s hard to say .

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Stefan Rahmstorf on the IPCC modelling breakdown: Reason to breathe a sigh of relief, new climate models are far too sensitive.
By Die kalte Sonne
(Translated by P. Gosselin)
DER SPIEGEL provides a regular platform for the controversial climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf. On 12 May 2020 he was allowed to:
Stronger temperature rise: Why the climate models are running hot A guest article by Stefan Rahmstorf New calculations have alarmed the scientific community – they suggest the earth could be more sensitive to greenhouse gases. Will global warming be stronger than previously thought?
Here the quick reader will suspect one of the usual Rahmstorf climate alarm pieces. And this is exactly how the beginning of the article reads. However, it deals with a tricky topic that will certainly hit the Potsdam scientists quite hard to the stomach.
Huge mishap
In the course of the preparation of the 6th Climate Status Report, the IPCC has again run a large number of climate models. This time, however, a huge mishap has occurred. Several of the models have delivered far too much warming, which is not compatible with the measured data of the last decades. This fundamentally casts the models into question. They suggest that the warming effect of CO2 is far too high. A scandal that should actually cast everything into question.
Rahmstorf plays it dumb at the beginning of the article, luring his readers into the alarm trap. Will everything get much worse than expected? This is the typical Rahmstorf narrative.
“Models are crap”
But if you can make it to the end of the article, you will be surprised. Rahmstorf actually admits quietly that the models are crap, running way too hot.
In reality it’s all not so bad. Rahmstorf writes literally in his article:
The comparative study by researchers from the University of Exeter now shows that in particular the warming since 1975 – i.e. most of the modern global warming – is clearly too strong in the sensitive models. More recent analyses by ETH Zurich, for which more models have already been evaluated, confirm this conclusion. This is a reason to breathe a sigh of relief: there is currently some evidence that these models are not better than the old ones, but are simply too sensitive.“
Did SPIEGEL force its guest author to write this article? Was this a prerequisite for him to continue writing there? A balanced presentation with a fair evaluation of all opinions represented in science has never really been Rahmstorf’s strength.
Obvious failure
Or was it a flight to the front because the modelling failure was all too obvious and Rahmstorf feared complete professional isolation? It’s hard to say.


notrickszone--2020-05-16--More Bird Kills For The Climate? 9 “Strictly Protected” Red Kites Found Poisoned To Death!

Authorities are offering a €1000 reward for information leading to solving 11 cases of dead red kite protected birds .
Nine of the deaths were due to a long-banned poison .
Protected red kites being poisoned in north Germany .
Image : Thomas Kraft ( ThKraft ) – Own work , CC BY-SA 2.5 The German Presseportal.de here writes that a total of eleven dead red kites have been reported to the LLUR ( State Office for Agriculture , Environment and Rural Areas ) since 2017 from the area south of Neumünster in northern Germany .
“ Nine of these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banned insect venom , ” the Presseportal.de reported .
Now the Hunting Association of Schleswig-Holstein e.V .
( LJV ) is offering a reward of 1,000 euros ( 1,100 US dollars ) for information leading to solving the cases .
Authorities say “ the 9 red kites died from an insect poison which had been banned for many years ” and that four dead red kites with suspected poisoning have been reported since March alone .
“ Three birds were found close together by a local hunter in the community of Rendswühren in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Segeberg and Kiel have taken over the investigation , ” according to the Presseportal.de .
More than half of the worldwide population lives on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany , where wind energy proponents have been actively lobbying to build wind parks .
Red kites and other protected species have ling been obstacles against the construction of wind parks .
A few days ago we reported here how one red kite had been found shot dead in an area where a wind park could be built under the condition that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exist there ” .
In 2008 , authorities and wildlife clubs jointly signed the Kiel Declaration on the Protection of Birds of Prey , under which the costs of examining dead birds of prey can be borne by the state , ” the Presseportal reports .
“ Anyone who finds a dead bird of prey where the circumstances of discovery indicate an illegal act is requested to contact the LLUR ( +49 ) 4347-704-0 or the Lower Nature Conservation Authority of the respective district.
” The Presseportal.de also informs that persons may also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is offering a reward of 1000 euros for information that would lead to solving the cases .
Evidence from citizens are accepted under ( +49 ) 4551/884-0 ( Police Bad Segeberg UVS ) or ( +49 ) 431/160-1503 ( Police Kiel UVS ) .
Your contact at the Landesjagdverband Schleswig-Holstein e.V ( State hunting association of Schleswig-Holstein e.V . )
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War on windpark-blocking red kites?
Authorities are offering a €1000 reward for information leading to solving 11 cases of dead red kite protected birds. Nine of the deaths were due to a long-banned poison.
Protected red kites being poisoned in north Germany. Image: Thomas Kraft (ThKraft) – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5
The German Presseportal.de here writes that a total of eleven dead red kites have been reported to the LLUR (State Office for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas) since 2017 from the area south of Neumünster in northern Germany.
“Nine of these rare birds of prey died of a banned insect venom,” the Presseportal.de reported. Now the Hunting Association of Schleswig-Holstein e.V. (LJV) is offering a reward of 1,000 euros (1,100 US dollars) for information leading to solving the cases.
“Banned poison”
Authorities say “the 9 red kites died from an insect poison which had been banned for many years” and that four dead red kites with suspected poisoning have been reported since March alone.
“Three birds were found close together by a local hunter in the community of Rendswühren in the Plön district. The police departments Segeberg and Kiel have taken over the investigation,” according to the Presseportal.de.
More than half of the worldwide population lives on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany, where wind energy proponents have been actively lobbying to build wind parks. Red kites and other protected species have ling been obstacles against the construction of wind parks.
A few days ago we reported here how one red kite had been found shot dead in an area where a wind park could be built under the condition that “no protected species be proven to exist there”.
1000-euro reward
In 2008, authorities and wildlife clubs jointly signed the Kiel Declaration on the Protection of Birds of Prey, under which the costs of examining dead birds of prey can be borne by the state,” the Presseportal reports. “Anyone who finds a dead bird of prey where the circumstances of discovery indicate an illegal act is requested to contact the LLUR (+49) 4347-704-0 or the Lower Nature Conservation Authority of the respective district.”
The Presseportal.de also informs that persons may also contact the Landesjagdverband Schleswig-Holstein e.V., which is offering a reward of 1000 euros for information that would lead to solving the cases. Evidence from citizens are accepted under (+49) 4551/884-0 (Police Bad Segeberg UVS) or (+49) 431/160-1503 (Police Kiel UVS).
Your contact at the Landesjagdverband Schleswig-Holstein e.V (State hunting association of Schleswig-Holstein e.V.) is
located at Böhnhusener Weg 6, 24220 Flintbek. Telephone: (+49) 4347-9087-0.


notrickszone--2020-05-18--New Study: Sea Level Rise Along The North American Coast ‘Not Necessarily Symptomatic Of Anthropogen

New Study: Sea Level Rise Along The North American Coast ‘Not Necessarily Symptomatic Of Anthropogenic Forcing’

Scientists suggest relative sea level changes are well-correlated with natural variability and accelerated sea level rise is a “ recurring feature ” of what has been observed for over 300 years .
Five of six studied regions along the North American Atlantic coast show declining sea level rates ( mm/yr ) in recent decades .
After retreating into the sea until about 1960 , for the last five decades the Atlantic coast of North America has , on net , reversed course , expanding at a rate of about 5 centimeters per year ( Armstrong and Lazarus , 2019 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what would be expected given the reports of accelerated sea level rise for this region in recent decades .
The lead author of a new study , Professor Roland Gehrels , has previously found much more rapid rates of sea level rise prior to 1950 than in recent decades in Southern Hemisphere locations , such as along the coasts of Tasmania and New Zealand ( Gehrels et al.
, 2012 ) .
In a new study , Gehrels et al .
( 2020 ) also found rapid rates of sea level rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the 1700s along the Atlantic coast of North America .
He suggests “ those rapid episodes of sea level rise on the north east coast of North America in the 18th Century have a natural cause ” .
Interestingly , of the 6 locations chosen for the study , only 1 ( Connecticut ) indicates sea level rise rates have been steadily accelerating throughout the second half of the 20th century and in recent decades .
The 5 others ( Nova Scotia , Maine , New Jersey , North Carolina , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of sea level change have either not been rising or even rapidly falling .
This would not appear to be consistent with a driving anthropogenic influence in sea level rise trends since the 1950s , or since CO2 emissions have risen dramatically .

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Scientists suggest relative sea level changes are well-correlated with natural variability and accelerated sea level rise is a “recurring feature” of what has been observed for over 300 years. Five of six studied regions along the North American Atlantic coast show declining sea level rates (mm/yr) in recent decades.
After retreating into the sea until about 1960, for the last five decades the Atlantic coast of North America has, on net, reversed course, expanding at a rate of about 5 centimeters per year (Armstrong and Lazarus, 2019).
This is likely the exact opposite of what would be expected given the reports of accelerated sea level rise for this region in recent decades.
The lead author of a new study, Professor Roland Gehrels, has previously found much more rapid rates of sea level rise prior to 1950 than in recent decades in Southern Hemisphere locations, such as along the coasts of Tasmania and New Zealand (Gehrels et al., 2012).
In a new study, Gehrels et al. (2020) also found rapid rates of sea level rise reaching up to 3 millimeters per year during the 1700s along the Atlantic coast of North America. He suggests “those rapid episodes of sea level rise on the north east coast of North America in the 18th Century have a natural cause”.
Interestingly, of the 6 locations chosen for the study, only 1 (Connecticut) indicates sea level rise rates have been steadily accelerating throughout the second half of the 20th century and in recent decades. The 5 others (Nova Scotia, Maine, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Viðarhólmi) all show the millimeters-per-year rates of sea level change have either not been rising or even rapidly falling.
This would not appear to be consistent with a driving anthropogenic influence in sea level rise trends since the 1950s, or since CO2 emissions have risen dramatically.


notrickszone--2020-05-17--Climate Scientists Getting Company: German Virologists, Physicians “Fear For Their Freedom Of Expres

Climate Scientists Getting Company: German Virologists, Physicians “Fear For Their Freedom Of Expression”

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how scientific dissent is not only being suppressed and marginalized in Germany when it comes to climate science , but with virology and public health .
The online German national daily Die Welt here writes , “ Virologists and physicians fear for their freedom of expression in the Corona crisis.
” Climate scientists are getting some company !
Citing the results of a recent survey , to Die Welt reports “ many experts believe that freedom of expression in science is under threat ” and “ virologists have begun to change their attitude towards the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As the economy reels from the stringent restrictions enacted by authorities across Europe , the discussion about how to respond to the spread of the virus has become bitter .
Public health experts opposing the restrictions and lock downs have found themselves marginalized and attacked by the media , other virologists and most politicians .
Using a survey , “ Researchers at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg ( UKE ) , the Society for Virology ( GfV ) and the University of Tübingen have tried to determine the mood among experts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experts from the fields of virology , immunology , hygiene , internal medicine and intensive care medicine ” were surveyed anonymously .
The results show that “ more than more than 70 percent of the participants support the distance rule of two metres and the prohibition of major events ” but that the other restrictions were “ far more controversial ” .
One third feel freedom in science is “ being threatened ” What ’ s surprising : “ One third even see freedom of expression in science as being threatened ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be sensible to restore public and economic life ” .
Also : “ social distancing ” is apparently losing support , according to the survey .
Overall , the findings show that the pandemic skeptics are finally beginning to assert their views to the public .
Unfortunately this is not even close to happening in climate science , where in Germany the ultra-alarmists continue to control the message .
That freedom to express science is under threat , “ is probably what many climate scientists secretly think , ” Die kalte Sonne site @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how moods can change quickly once restrictions start eroding freedom and prosperity .

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how scientific dissent is not only being suppressed and marginalized in Germany when it comes to climate science, but with virology and public health.
The online German national daily Die Welt here writes, “Virologists and physicians fear for their freedom of expression in the Corona crisis.” Climate scientists are getting some company!
Scientific freedom “under threat”
Citing the results of a recent survey, to Die Welt reports “many experts believe that freedom of expression in science is under threat” and “virologists have begun to change their attitude towards the measures taken by the German government.”
As the economy reels from the stringent restrictions enacted by authorities across Europe, the discussion about how to respond to the spread of the virus has become bitter. Public health experts opposing the restrictions and lock downs have found themselves marginalized and attacked by the media, other virologists and most politicians.
Shift: COVID-19 alarmism waning, frustration growing
Using a survey, “Researchers at the University Hospital Eppendorf in Hamburg (UKE), the Society for Virology (GfV) and the University of Tübingen have tried to determine the mood among experts,” Die Welt reports. “178 experts from the fields of virology, immunology, hygiene, internal medicine and intensive care medicine” were surveyed anonymously. The results show that “more than more than 70 percent of the participants support the distance rule of two metres and the prohibition of major events” but that the other restrictions were “far more controversial”.
One third feel freedom in science is “being threatened”
What’s surprising: “One third even see freedom of expression in science as being threatened” and today 63 percent think “it would be sensible to restore public and economic life”. Also: “social distancing” is apparently losing support, according to the survey.
Overall, the findings show that the pandemic skeptics are finally beginning to assert their views to the public.
Unfortunately this is not even close to happening in climate science, where in Germany the ultra-alarmists continue to control the message. That freedom to express science is under threat, “is probably what many climate scientists secretly think,” Die kalte Sonne site here commented.
Perhaps COVID-19 tells us how moods can change quickly once restrictions start eroding freedom and prosperity.


notrickszone--2020-05-19--Bucking The ‘Warming’: Mid May ‘Ice Saints’ In Europe Have Intensified Since 1996!

Global warming should mean that the period of May 11-15 – known as the Ice Saints in Europe – when late spring frosts often occur , would become less frosty over the years .
But the opposite has been the case since 1995 .
=============================================== Why have the Ice Saints gotten colder over the past 25 years ?
By Die kalte Sonne Authored by Josef Kowatsch ( Translated and edited by P. Gosselin ) In Germany the five days from the 11th to 15th May are the so-called Eisheilige ( Ice Saints ) .
Farmers used to understand “ ice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so these are days with frost .
Our question is how have the Ice Saints behaved at various locations across Germany the last 25 years ?
Let ’ s start with Potsdam , the capital of Brandenburg .
We take the last 25 years as the period under consideration : Figure 1 : The five Ice Saints days in the state capital Potsdam .
They are getting much colder .
2020 was the low point of the last 25 May months .
On three days there were night frosts .
At Bad Kreuznach @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a southern Germany station from from Palatinate , a warm sunny region .
The DWD Germany National Weather Service weather station is located north , outside the town .
Figure 2 : Bad Kreuznach in the Upper Rhine , the trend line of the present day is even slightly lower for the Ice Saints than in Potsdam .
The DWD weather station is located in the Klotzsche suburb , at the airport north of the Saxon state capital .
Figure 3 : DWD station Dresden Klotzsche .
Ice Saints in the present .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Potsdam and the Ice Saints 2020 were among the coldest since 1997 .
Goldbach near Bischofswerda in eastern Saxony , a small suburb with about 500 inhabitants .
Figure 4 : The Ice Saints 2019 were clearly the coldest , source of data : Station manager Dietmar Pscheidt .
This DWD weather station is located in the Eifel region , near the Belgian border .
Figure 5 : Even in the far west of Germany , the Ice Saints outside the cities have become significantly colder .
The average of the five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4.77°C – the second lowest .
The DWD Station Netzstall is located near Nuremberg , well outside the city .
The missing value of the year 2000 was interpolated using the neighboring stations at Nuremberg and Nuremberg-Roth .
Figure 6 : The village near Nuremberg shows a falling trend line of the five Ice Saints days .
2020 was slightly colder than 2019 and this year was clearly the coldest in the last 25 years .

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Global warming should mean that the period of May 11-15 – known as the Ice Saints in Europe – when late spring frosts often occur, would become less frosty over the years. But the opposite has been the case since 1995.
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By Die kalte Sonne
Authored by Josef Kowatsch
(Translated and edited by P. Gosselin)
In Germany the five days from the 11th to 15th May are the so-called Eisheilige (Ice Saints). Farmers used to understand “ice” simply as late spring frost, so these are days with frost.
Our question is how have the Ice Saints behaved at various locations across Germany the last 25 years?
POTSDAM
Let’s start with Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg. We take the last 25 years as the period under consideration:
Figure 1: The five Ice Saints days in the state capital Potsdam. They are getting much colder. 2020 was the low point of the last 25 May months. On three days there were night frosts.
BAD KREUZNACH
At Bad Kreuznach in the Upper Rhine Valley we show a southern Germany station from from Palatinate, a warm sunny region. The DWD Germany National Weather Service weather station is located north, outside the town.
Figure 2: Bad Kreuznach in the Upper Rhine, the trend line of the present day is even slightly lower for the Ice Saints than in Potsdam.
DRESDEN
The DWD weather station is located in the Klotzsche suburb, at the airport north of the Saxon state capital.
Figure 3: DWD station Dresden Klotzsche. Ice Saints in the present. The trendline is a little bit lower than Potsdam and the Ice Saints 2020 were among the coldest since 1997.
GOLDBACH
Goldbach near Bischofswerda in eastern Saxony, a small suburb with about 500 inhabitants.
Figure 4: The Ice Saints 2019 were clearly the coldest, source of data: Station manager Dietmar Pscheidt.
SCHNEIFELFORSTHAUS
This DWD weather station is located in the Eifel region, near the Belgian border.
Figure 5: Even in the far west of Germany, the Ice Saints outside the cities have become significantly colder. The average of the five calendar Ice Saints days in 2020 was 4.77°C – the second lowest.
NUREMBERG
The DWD Station Netzstall is located near Nuremberg, well outside the city. The missing value of the year 2000 was interpolated using the neighboring stations at Nuremberg and Nuremberg-Roth.
Figure 6: The village near Nuremberg shows a falling trend line of the five Ice Saints days. 2020 was slightly colder than 2019 and this year was clearly the coldest in the last 25 years.


notrickszone--2020-05-20--Former German FFF Member: Movement Run By “Privileged Eco-Hipsters”…”Far Too Apocalyptic”…Risks “Civ

Former German FFF Member: Movement Run By “Privileged Eco-Hipsters”…”Far Too Apocalyptic”…Risks “Civil War”

Emerging dissidence : 22-year-old student Clemens Traub used to be a regular Fridays For Future demonstrator , until he woke up and realized the whole thing was run by what he now calls “ big-city arrogance ” and “ socially privileged eco-hipsters ” .
The political science student , member of the German SPD socialist party , in fact says the movement is so radical and divisive that it even risks a “ civil war ” .
Traub has just written a book bearing the title in English : “ Future for Fridays ?
: an essay by a young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New book by German student , former demonstrator , accuses the Fridays for Future movement of being too radical , apocalyptic and divisive .
Image : Amazon .
Deviating from the sheer alarmism that is typical of his fellow socialist and green comrades , in his book Traub writes he has become worried that the movement will “ divide society ” instead of rescuing the climate .
He went from being a regular FFF activist to an open critic of the movement .
Though Traub believes the climate is a serious problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the radical FFF movement will make matters far worse instead of better .
He accuses the movement of ignoring the concerns of the larger German working class .
Traub starts by accusing the Fridays for Future movement of being elitist , one marked by “ big-city arrogance ” and exploited by narcissistic individuals – such as “ Longhaul ” Luisa Neubauer – as “ career springboard ” .
Fridays for Future , Traub writes , does not represent the average worker : “ Instead of listening to the concerns of hard-working people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diesel car , which they need for their daily commute to work.
” Not only is the movement elitist and out-of-touch , Traub also claims that the FFF movement is “ too radical ” , writing : “ In view of their fanatical climatic zeal , it is clear that there is no place for humanity and compassion in their thinking.
” Such “ climate fanaticism ” is met with rejection by the majority of the population , says Traub .
The movement , he claims , rejects the very system that made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Traub also accuses the Fridays for Future of misusing “ hysterical images of the end of the world ” instead of engaging in an “ innovative discussion of the future ” .
“ We need a down-to-earth and lifelike climate movement , ” Traub told Business Insider .
“ The movement thinks far too apocalyptically for me .
I miss the innovative and future-oriented discussion on the topic.
” What the movement needs , he writes , are more middle-class activists “ who see a car not just as a climate monster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life for many people.
” Unless the movement tones the radicalism and hysteria down , Traub thinks the movement in Germany could unleash a “ revolt by the unheard and low-income earners ” , similar to the yellow vests in France .
In this regard , the COVID-19 protests against government social and economic restrictions seen across Germany can be considered a preview .
Traub may be among the first of a new generation who are beginning to realize that “ going green ” is the saw that is cutting the lofty branch @ @ @ @ @ @

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Emerging dissidence: 22-year-old student Clemens Traub used to be a regular Fridays For Future demonstrator, until he woke up and realized the whole thing was run by what he now calls “big-city arrogance” and “socially privileged eco-hipsters”.
The political science student, member of the German SPD socialist party, in fact says the movement is so radical and divisive that it even risks a “civil war”.
Image: cropped from SPD site.
Traub has just written a book bearing the title in English: “Future for Fridays?: an essay by a young ‘Fridays for Future’ critic“.
New book by German student, former demonstrator, accuses the Fridays for Future movement of being too radical, apocalyptic and divisive. Image: Amazon.
Deviating from the sheer alarmism that is typical of his fellow socialist and green comrades, in his book Traub writes he has become worried that the movement will “divide society” instead of rescuing the climate. He went from being a regular FFF activist to an open critic of the movement.
Though Traub believes the climate is a serious problem that demands immediate attention, he feels that the radical FFF movement will make matters far worse instead of better. He accuses the movement of ignoring the concerns of the larger German working class.
“Career springboard” for “elitist eco-hipsters”
Traub starts by accusing the Fridays for Future movement of being elitist, one marked by “big-city arrogance” and exploited by narcissistic individuals – such as “Longhaul” Luisa Neubauer – as “career springboard”.
Fridays for Future, Traub writes, does not represent the average worker: “Instead of listening to the concerns of hard-working people, they are reproached for their anti-environmental diesel car, which they need for their daily commute to work.”
FFF is “no place for humanity”
Not only is the movement elitist and out-of-touch, Traub also claims that the FFF movement is “too radical”, writing: “In view of their fanatical climatic zeal, it is clear that there is no place for humanity and compassion in their thinking.”
Such “climate fanaticism” is met with rejection by the majority of the population, says Traub. The movement, he claims, rejects the very system that made the “privileged eco-hipsters”: capitalism.
Traub also accuses the Fridays for Future of misusing “hysterical images of the end of the world” instead of engaging in an “innovative discussion of the future”.
Extreme, apocalyptic movement
“We need a down-to-earth and lifelike climate movement,” Traub told Business Insider. “The movement thinks far too apocalyptically for me. I miss the innovative and future-oriented discussion on the topic.”
What the movement needs, he writes, are more middle-class activists “who see a car not just as a climate monster, but as an important part of life for many people.”
Possible revolt
Unless the movement tones the radicalism and hysteria down, Traub thinks the movement in Germany could unleash a “revolt by the unheard and low-income earners”, similar to the yellow vests in France.
In this regard, the COVID-19 protests against government social and economic restrictions seen across Germany can be considered a preview.
Traub may be among the first of a new generation who are beginning to realize that “going green” is the saw that is cutting the lofty branch on which they are sitting.
Also read: Leading Activist Resigns, Blasts FFF: “Science Largely Manipulation, Fraud.”…”Feel Like I’m Leaving A Cult”


notrickszone--2020-05-21--New Study Indicates Iceland Must Have Been 3°C Warmer During The Early Holocene To Match The Glacier

New Study Indicates Iceland Must Have Been 3°C Warmer During The Early Holocene To Match The Glacier Record

During the Early Holocene , when CO2 levels lingered near 260 ppm , ice core records suggest surface temperatures in Iceland were about 3°C warmer than today .
Iceland ’ s extensive lakes and glaciers topography provides a verifiable history of the region ’ s paleoclimates .
For example , scientists can infer summer temperatures 3°C warmer than today in Iceland to account for the millennia when glaciers had “ disappeared ” from the landscape ( Geirsdóttir et al.
, 2019 ) .
Further , sea ice extent around Iceland was nearly non-existent throughout the Early Holocene .
The highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Medieval Warm Period and during the Little Ice Age .
Today ’ s ( 2000 C.E . )
sea ice extent is only slightly lower than the highest values of the last 8000 years ( Geirsdóttir et al.
, 2019 ) .
A new study ( Harning et al.
, 2020 ) using the history of the Drangajökull glacier also affirms the surface temperatures during the Early Holocene – when CO2 levels were about 150 ppm lower than they are today – were about 3°C warmer than the late 20th century .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with claims that CO2 variations are a driver of temperatures or glacier melt .

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During the Early Holocene, when CO2 levels lingered near 260 ppm, ice core records suggest surface temperatures in Iceland were about 3°C warmer than today.
Iceland’s extensive lakes and glaciers topography provides a verifiable history of the region’s paleoclimates.
For example, scientists can infer summer temperatures 3°C warmer than today in Iceland to account for the millennia when glaciers had “disappeared” from the landscape (Geirsdóttir et al., 2019).
Further, sea ice extent around Iceland was nearly non-existent throughout the Early Holocene. The highest sea ice cover values are recorded after the Medieval Warm Period and during the Little Ice Age. Today’s (2000 C.E.) sea ice extent is only slightly lower than the highest values of the last 8000 years (Geirsdóttir et al., 2019).
A new study (Harning et al., 2020) using the history of the Drangajökull glacier also affirms the surface temperatures during the Early Holocene – when CO2 levels were about 150 ppm lower than they are today – were about 3°C warmer than the late 20th century. This would not appear to be consistent with claims that CO2 variations are a driver of temperatures or glacier melt.


notrickszone--2020-05-22--Mexico Says “Hasta La Vista” To Inefficient Green Energies. Could Be “Death Knell” For Renewables”

German public broadcasting Deutsche Welle ( DW ) here reports how Mexico has decided to end its transition the renewable energies , angering activists and investors .
The move , DW reports , “ is scaring off environmentalists and investors ” and could be the “ death knell for renewable energies.
” Apparently President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had traveled to Oaxaca and saw how the local hills were blighted by wind turbines , commenting : “ These windmills are spoiling the landscape ” and “ produce very little energy.
” Wind energy is notorious for its inefficiency , unreliable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the environment and health hazards .
Moreover , the business has been taken over by crony capitalists out to make a killing on the massively subsidized projects .
In fact , as Michael Moore ’ s latest film shows , green energies aren ’ t really green at all .
The move by the Mexican government has angered green energy activists and investors .
Another reason cited by the Mexican government is “ grid instability ” .
The reform will have some impact on German investors , DW reports .
For example : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 has been planning five solar and wind power plants .
Now their future remains uncertain .
“ The new directive could be the death knell for renewable energies , ” DW reports .
“ Protest letters from the Canadian and European Union embassies refer to 44 ongoing projects worth USD 6.8 billion.
” Another problem is Mexico ’ s power grid is not designed to handle the massively fluctuating power fed in by wind and sun .
Though DW suggests that the return to fossil fuels is going to mean higher costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the world suggest the opposite is the case .
Germany , for example has committed a whopping 1 trillion dollars to green energies since 2000 , yet today the country has among the world ’ s most expensive electricity prices for consumers .
Annually tens of thousands of households see their power cut off because they can no longer afford to pay the power bills .
Mexico is wise to move to a source of energy that is plentiful , affordable , stable and one that doesn ’ t destroy the environment @ @ @ @ @

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German public broadcasting Deutsche Welle (DW) here reports how Mexico has decided to end its transition the renewable energies, angering activists and investors.
The move, DW reports, “is scaring off environmentalists and investors” and could be the “death knell for renewable energies.”
Apparently President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had traveled to Oaxaca and saw how the local hills were blighted by wind turbines, commenting: “These windmills are spoiling the landscape” and “produce very little energy.”
Wind energy is notorious for its inefficiency, unreliable supply, high costs, blight to the environment and health hazards. Moreover, the business has been taken over by crony capitalists out to make a killing on the massively subsidized projects. In fact, as Michael Moore’s latest film shows, green energies aren’t really green at all.
The move by the Mexican government has angered green energy activists and investors. Another reason cited by the Mexican government is “grid instability”.
The reform will have some impact on German investors, DW reports. For example: the Potsdam-based company Notus, who since 2014 has been planning five solar and wind power plants. Now their future remains uncertain.
“The new directive could be the death knell for renewable energies,” DW reports. “Protest letters from the Canadian and European Union embassies refer to 44 ongoing projects worth USD 6.8 billion.” Another problem is Mexico’s power grid is not designed to handle the massively fluctuating power fed in by wind and sun.
Though DW suggests that the return to fossil fuels is going to mean higher costs for Mexican consumers, most results from around the world suggest the opposite is the case. Germany, for example has committed a whopping 1 trillion dollars to green energies since 2000, yet today the country has among the world’s most expensive electricity prices for consumers. Annually tens of thousands of households see their power cut off because they can no longer afford to pay the power bills.
Mexico is wise to move to a source of energy that is plentiful, affordable, stable and one that doesn’t destroy the environment on a massive scale.
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notrickszone--2020-05-23--Gut-Punch To Climate Alarmists: Americans See Little Threat From Climate Change

Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow ( CFACT ) president Craig Rucker tweeted the results of the most recent Gallup Poll , which found Americans have little concern about climate change .
“ Only measly 2 % of Americans believe ‘ Climate Change ’ is the most important problem facing our nation , ” commented Rucker on the poll results .
The low results show that climate change is an issue that people worry about only when there ’ s nothing else to worry about .
Climate change is more just an irrational obsession by neurotic socialites and elitists .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate scenarios , Americans just aren ’ t buying it .
Moreover the survey results expose the strong satisfaction that Americans had for the US economy and jobs outlook before Corona made the headlines .
Only 4 % and 1 % were concerned about the economy in general and jobs respectively .
What ’ s surprising is that figure barely increased 2 months later , indicating strong confidence that President Trump ’ s capability to will the country back to economic prosperity and jobs creation .
Also confidence in the health care system @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Corona crisis .
Today Americans view climate change as being as big a problem as other traditionally low tier issues , such as morals , courtesy , class and the media .
Though the heavy lifting involved in getting the economy back on track remains ahead , Americans have confidence the country will rebound briskly .

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Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) president Craig Rucker tweeted the results of the most recent Gallup Poll, which found Americans have little concern about climate change.
Positive news to kick off Memorial Day weekend: Gallup Poll finds only measly 2% of Americans believe ‘Climate Change’ is the most important problem facing our nation. pic.twitter.com/nyN4aZlZVy — Craig Rucker (@CJRucker) May 22, 2020
“Only measly 2% of Americans believe ‘Climate Change’ is the most important problem facing our nation,” commented Rucker on the poll results.
The low results show that climate change is an issue that people worry about only when there’s nothing else to worry about. Climate change is more just an irrational obsession by neurotic socialites and elitists.
Despite the decades long media barrage of doomsday climate scenarios, Americans just aren’t buying it.
Moreover the survey results expose the strong satisfaction that Americans had for the US economy and jobs outlook before Corona made the headlines. Only 4% and 1% were concerned about the economy in general and jobs respectively.
What’s surprising is that figure barely increased 2 months later, indicating strong confidence that President Trump’s capability to will the country back to economic prosperity and jobs creation. Also confidence in the health care system increased, likely to the effective response to the Corona crisis.
Today Americans view climate change as being as big a problem as other traditionally low tier issues, such as morals, courtesy, class and the media.
Though the heavy lifting involved in getting the economy back on track remains ahead, Americans have confidence the country will rebound briskly.


notrickszone--2020-05-24--German AWI Research Vessel Gets Stuck In Arctic: “Two-Year Drift Ice Too Thick”

Alfred Wegener Institute ( AWI ) climatologists remain involuntarily stuck in thick pack ice while two sister ships remain waiting in a fjord at Spitsbergen .
Let ’ s see how long this is going to take .
German icebreaker and research vessel “ Polarstern ” has been drifting through the central Arctic on a 140 million euro MOSAIC research expedition since the beginning of October 2019 .
But the Arctic – they have inconveniently discovered – is strongly frozen at its highest level in the last five years .
The climatologists had prematurely abandoned their floe on Saturday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their way to Spitsbergen by Monday , May 25 , but had to stop their engines already on Monday , May 18 , because the two-year drift ice was too thick , they reported .
On May 20th , the researchers on board the Polarstern vessel wrote “ two-year ice ” is making travel “ very difficult to impossible ” .
Image : MOSAIC .
They wish to reach Spitsbergen by Sunday , May 24 , 2020 in order to meet up with two sister ships to take on supplies and a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evacuations like the one on April 22 , when seven participants of expedition leg 3 were flown out by a Twin Otter .
They should have been replaced in early April .
Shortly after Easter the vessel had left the drift corridor and drifted southwards in 2 to 3-meter thick pack ice towards Spitsbergen .
There ice masses of 4-meter thickness awaited them and thus the biggest and thickest ice surfaces for many years .
The expedition and crew now aim to meet the German research vessels “ FS Sonne ” and “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ class E3 up to 0.8 meters of ice thickness ) in “ calm waters ” off Spitsbergen and exchange the entire personnel and to resupply .
However , the current drift calculator shows the Polarstern will unlikely reach Spitsbergen on schedule .
The Polarstern had been planned to reach the North Pole , but never reached it .

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Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) climatologists remain involuntarily stuck in thick pack ice while two sister ships remain waiting in a fjord at Spitsbergen. Let’s see how long this is going to take.
Hat-tip: Snowfan
Inconvenient sea ice. German Polarstern research vessel stuck in “two-year” ice, 500 km from Spitsbergen. Image: MOSAIC.
German icebreaker and research vessel “Polarstern” has been drifting through the central Arctic on a 140 million euro MOSAIC research expedition since the beginning of October 2019. But the Arctic – they have inconveniently discovered – is strongly frozen at its highest level in the last five years.
Stopped by two-year, thick ice
The climatologists had prematurely abandoned their floe on Saturday, May 16, 2020, to make their way to Spitsbergen by Monday, May 25, but had to stop their engines already on Monday, May 18, because the two-year drift ice was too thick, they reported.
On May 20th, the researchers on board the Polarstern vessel wrote “two-year ice” is making travel “very difficult to impossible”. Image: MOSAIC.
They wish to reach Spitsbergen by Sunday, May 24, 2020 in order to meet up with two sister ships to take on supplies and a new crew. This is to avoid further evacuations like the one on April 22, when seven participants of expedition leg 3 were flown out by a Twin Otter. They should have been replaced in early April.
Shortly after Easter the vessel had left the drift corridor and drifted southwards in 2 to 3-meter thick pack ice towards Spitsbergen. There ice masses of 4-meter thickness awaited them and thus the biggest and thickest ice surfaces for many years.
The expedition and crew now aim to meet the German research vessels “FS Sonne” and “FS Maria S. Merian” (ice class E3 up to 0.8 meters of ice thickness) in “calm waters” off Spitsbergen and exchange the entire personnel and to resupply.
However, the current drift calculator shows the Polarstern will unlikely reach Spitsbergen on schedule.
The Polarstern had been planned to reach the North Pole, but never reached it.


notrickszone--2020-05-25--New Study: Region’s Climate Aligns With Solar Forcing – Today’s ‘Natural’ Warm Period Will Last ‘Som

New Study: Region’s Climate Aligns With Solar Forcing – Today’s ‘Natural’ Warm Period Will Last ‘Some More Decades’


notrickszone--2020-05-26--Germany’s DWD National Weather Service Denies Station Siting Problem: “Dubious” All-Time Record Temp

Germany’s DWD National Weather Service Denies Station Siting Problem: “Dubious” All-Time Record Temperature Allowed To Stand

Leading German daily Bild here reports on the controversy , which still continues to swirl , over Germany ’ s all-time record high temperature recorded last year in North Germany near the Dutch border .
Independent meteorologists say the readings needs to be thrown out Last year on July 25th , the Lingen thermometer reached a whopping 42.6°C , far eclipsing the old German all-time record of 40.3°C .
But that recording quickly came under fire by independent weather experts who say the station data were corrupted by siting issues .
The Lingen station is located in a depression in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and shielded by trees from the wind , thus creating the ideal conditions for trapping heat .
Last year NTZ reported on the controversial record here noting that surrounding stations did not even come close to record reading in Lingen .
What follows is a comparison of the Lingen ’ s readings to those of 6 nearby stations over the five day period , July 23 – July 27 : On every single day , Lingen handily beat its neighbors by at times huge , red-flag-raising margins .
Today , a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meteorologists continue to slam the Lingen record .
Bild writes that the Lingen station today “ keeps on recording record-breaking temperatures : On May 20th , the station had 23.6 degrees .
In the neighborhood it was below 20 degrees .
On May 10 , 27.7 degrees were measured in Lingen , in the neighborhood it was barely over 24 degrees.
” Bild also notes that German meteorologist Dominik Jung ( wetternet.de ) “ massively doubts the results of the station in Lingen ” and that “ it is dubious that the DWD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Bild also cites meteorologist Dr. Karsten Brandt of donnerwetter.de : “ The station in Lingen has the problem that it is located in a depression , which heats up the temperatures .
This is definitely not the warmest place in Germany.
” So is Germany ’ s DWD National Weather Service , which operates the station , ready to dump Lingen ’ s overheated data ?
Bild reports that the DWD plans to stick to the Lingen readings , deeming them to be of good scientific quality .
The DWD replied to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a site assessment , it can be stated that the station conditions have no serious influence on the temperature measurements and therefore do not contradict the WMO standards.
” Exactly .
There ’ s nothing suspicious at all about a station routinely being 3°C warmer than all the others around it .
Silly anyone would get the idea to question that .

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Leading German daily Bild here reports on the controversy, which still continues to swirl, over Germany’s all-time record high temperature recorded last year in North Germany near the Dutch border.
Independent meteorologists say the readings needs to be thrown out
Last year on July 25th, the Lingen thermometer reached a whopping 42.6°C, far eclipsing the old German all-time record of 40.3°C. But that recording quickly came under fire by independent weather experts who say the station data were corrupted by siting issues. The Lingen station is located in a depression in the earth, near a parking lot, and shielded by trees from the wind, thus creating the ideal conditions for trapping heat.
Comparison to nearby stations shows huge anomaly
Last year NTZ reported on the controversial record here noting that surrounding stations did not even come close to record reading in Lingen. What follows is a comparison of the Lingen’s readings to those of 6 nearby stations over the five day period, July 23 – July 27:
On every single day, Lingen handily beat its neighbors by at times huge, red-flag-raising margins.
Today, a year later – as reported by Bild – meteorologists continue to slam the Lingen record.
Almost 4°C too hot?
Bild writes that the Lingen station today “keeps on recording record-breaking temperatures:
On May 20th, the station had 23.6 degrees. In the neighborhood it was below 20 degrees. On May 10, 27.7 degrees were measured in Lingen, in the neighborhood it was barely over 24 degrees.”
“Massive doubts”…”definitely not the warmest place”
Bild also notes that German meteorologist Dominik Jung (wetternet.de) “massively doubts the results of the station in Lingen” and that “it is dubious that the DWD allows such a weather station at all.”
Jung adds: “The station should be moved.”
Bild also cites meteorologist Dr. Karsten Brandt of donnerwetter.de: “The station in Lingen has the problem that it is located in a depression, which heats up the temperatures. This is definitely not the warmest place in Germany.”
So is Germany’s DWD National Weather Service, which operates the station, ready to dump Lingen’s overheated data? Bild reports that the DWD plans to stick to the Lingen readings, deeming them to be of good scientific quality.
The DWD replied to Bild: “As a result of a site assessment, it can be stated that the station conditions have no serious influence on the temperature measurements and therefore do not contradict the WMO standards.”
Exactly. There’s nothing suspicious at all about a station routinely being 3°C warmer than all the others around it. Silly anyone would get the idea to question that.
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notrickszone--2020-05-27--Hype Exposed: Central Europe GETTING WETTER (Not Drier) Since Industrialization Began

Central Europe has been getting WETTER over the long term , and not drier like much media like to suggest .
Dry years are nothing new .
Lately in Central Europe we ’ ve been hearing a lot about drought becoming the new normal – all because of man-made global warming , of course .
Lots of hype made from 2 years of “ drought ” For example , euronews.eu here reported that the single dry year of 2018 should be a “ wake-up call for climate change ” .
Scientist Peter Hoffmann from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highs blocking in the future – due to climate change .
Today the media keep reporting Central Europe ’ s current dry conditions , which have persisted over the past two years , as if they have been unprecedented .
Is it really so ?
It ’ s useful to go back again and look at the precipitation data for Germany – which well represents Central Europe .
Central Europe was far drier back when CO2 was below 300 ppm , before 1900 .
Long-term trend has been towards a wetter climate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the chart above shows , extremely dry years like 2018 happened before , and 2019 precipitation was even well within the 10 % variability range .
Also the 30-year period of 1881-1920 was far drier than the most recent 30 years .
Nothing unusual is happening .
So the next time you hear doom and gloom reports from the COVID-19 hysteria media about Europe ’ s droughts being the new normal and we ’ re all gon na dry up and die unless we lock down fossil fuels , just dismiss @ @ @ @ @ @

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Central Europe has been getting WETTER over the long term, and not drier like much media like to suggest. Dry years are nothing new.
Lately in Central Europe we’ve been hearing a lot about drought becoming the new normal – all because of man-made global warming, of course.
Lots of hype made from 2 years of “drought”
For example, euronews.eu here reported that the single dry year of 2018 should be a “wake-up call for climate change”.
Scientist Peter Hoffmann from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research expects even more frequent drought-producing omega highs blocking in the future – due to climate change.
Today the media keep reporting Central Europe’s current dry conditions, which have persisted over the past two years, as if they have been unprecedented. Is it really so?
Data tell another story
It’s useful to go back again and look at the precipitation data for Germany – which well represents Central Europe.
Central Europe was far drier back when CO2 was below 300 ppm, before 1900. Long-term trend has been towards a wetter climate. Data: German DWD National Weather Service.
Hat-tip: Schneefan.
As the chart above shows, extremely dry years like 2018 happened before, and 2019 precipitation was even well within the 10% variability range.
Also the 30-year period of 1881-1920 was far drier than the most recent 30 years. Nothing unusual is happening.
So the next time you hear doom and gloom reports from the COVID-19 hysteria media about Europe’s droughts being the new normal and we’re all gonna dry up and die unless we lock down fossil fuels, just dismiss them as more fake news.
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notrickszone--2020-05-28--New Study: Arctic Waters Were 4°C Warmer Than Today And Nearly Sea-Ice Free Year-Round ~4100 Years A

New Study: Arctic Waters Were 4°C Warmer Than Today And Nearly Sea-Ice Free Year-Round ~4100 Years Ago

Today , the region north of Svalbard is encrusted with sea ice for all but a few weeks per year and summer sea surface temperatures ( SSTs ) hover near 0°C .
Scientists ( ) have determined this same region had sea ice-free conditions last about 10 months per year while SSTs reached 4°C just ~4100 years ago .
In early September , 2019 , Arctic explorers once again needed to be rescued from the “ disappearing ” sea ice that had captured their ship in central Svalbard .
This region is presently free of sea ice for only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .
Observational measurements ( Rösel et al.
, 2018 ) of the sea ice north of Svalbard indicate the ice has actually been significantly thicker in recent years ( 1.56 to 1.65 meters in 2015 , 2017 ) than it was in 1955 ( 0.94 of a meter ) .
A study site northeast of Svalbard ( Brice et al.
, 2020 ) reveals today ’ s sea surface temperatures of “ < 0°C ” are at least 4°C colder than they were just a few thousand years ago , when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but “ a couple of months ” every year .
Notice the graphics that show today ’ s sea ice monthly duration ( ~11 months per year ) and summer sea surface temperatures ( zero degrees Celsius ) are among the highest and lowest ( respectively ) of the Holocene .
Per Brice et al .
( 2020 ) , the much warmer Arctic climate and absence of sea ice reached an “ optimum ” during “ the interval around 3000-2000 cal yr BP ” such that late Stone Age human settlements north @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Although our core was collected offshore , far from human settlement , the data compiled here and the reconstruction we propose provide some clues on the regional climate and marine environment history .
Hence , our study yields some information about the fact that the interval around 3000–2000 cal yr BP was probably the most favorable time window of the Holocene for human occupation in the area of northern Svalbard .
Such a finding does not support directly the hypothesis of Stone Age settlements in Svalbard proposed by Christiansson and Simonsen ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oceanographical framework that would make it feasible .
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Today, the region north of Svalbard is encrusted with sea ice for all but a few weeks per year and summer sea surface temperatures (SSTs) hover near 0°C. Scientists ( Brice et al., 2020
In early September, 2019, Arctic explorers once again needed to be rescued from the “disappearing” sea ice that had captured their ship in central Svalbard. This region is presently free of sea ice for only a few weeks per year (late August).
Observational measurements (Rösel et al., 2018) of the sea ice north of Svalbard indicate the ice has actually been significantly thicker in recent years (1.56 to 1.65 meters in 2015, 2017) than it was in 1955 (0.94 of a meter).
A study site northeast of Svalbard (Brice et al., 2020) reveals today’s sea surface temperatures of “<0°C” are at least 4°C colder than they were just a few thousand years ago, when the Arctic was sea ice free for all but “a couple of months” every year. Notice the graphics that show today’s sea ice monthly duration (~11 months per year) and summer sea surface temperatures (zero degrees Celsius) are among the highest and lowest (respectively) of the Holocene.
Per Brice et al. (2020), the much warmer Arctic climate and absence of sea ice reached an “optimum” during “the interval around 3000-2000 cal yr BP” such that late Stone Age human settlements north of Svalbard were “feasible”.
“Although our core was collected offshore, far from human settlement, the data compiled here and the reconstruction we propose provide some clues on the regional climate and marine environment history. Hence, our study yields some information about the fact that the interval around 3000–2000 cal yr BP was probably the most favorable time window of the Holocene for human occupation in the area of northern Svalbard. Such a finding does not support directly the hypothesis of Stone Age settlements in Svalbard proposed by Christiansson and Simonsen (1970) but provides a climatological and oceanographical framework that would make it feasible.”


notrickszone--2020-05-29--Iceland Temperature Trends Show There’s More To Climate Change Than Just Trace Gas CO2

NOTE : Sorry about putting up the wrong chart earlier .
Now the correct chart for Iceland is up .
I was in a rush today and so was a bit less than diligent .
-PG ( When the wife says be ready by 7 pm , she means it ! )
Iceland is situated in the upper North Atlantic , which makes it ideal for observing climate patterns and changes in that region .
Some people say that today ’ s climate is being driven almost entirely by man-made CO2 , a trace gas in the atmosphere .
Others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is far more complex and involves a vast array of interdependent factors .
One of the major factors is oceanic cycles .
What follows is a chart of April mean temperatures from 3 stations in Iceland , plotted using the data from the Japan Meteorological Agency ( JMA ) .
The results show there has been cooling in April since 2002 .
No warming to speak of .
Spring is taking a little longer to arrive than it was 18 years ago .
But the mean temperatures for one single month like April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is an overall warming or cooling trend for Iceland .
Looking at the annual mean temperature plot using JMA data for three stations , we find the following trends : Iceland mean annual temperatures at three stations , since 2002 .
Data : JMA The three stations plotted above show no warming at all , even though global temperatures are said to be warming due to CO2 .
So why would Iceland be cooling ?
Obviously other natural factors are very much at work , like oceanic cycles .
The story is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not the main driver of the climate .

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NOTE: Sorry about putting up the wrong chart earlier. Now the correct chart for Iceland is up. I was in a rush today and so was a bit less than diligent. -PG (When the wife says be ready by 7 pm, she means it!)
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By Kirye,
and P. Gosselin
Iceland is situated in the upper North Atlantic, which makes it ideal for observing climate patterns and changes in that region.
Some people say that today’s climate is being driven almost entirely by man-made CO2, a trace gas in the atmosphere. Others, however, insist that the system is far more complex and involves a vast array of interdependent factors. One of the major factors is oceanic cycles.
What follows is a chart of April mean temperatures from 3 stations in Iceland, plotted using the data from the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Data: JMA.
The results show there has been cooling in April since 2002. No warming to speak of. Spring is taking a little longer to arrive than it was 18 years ago.
Annual mean temps falling since 2002
But the mean temperatures for one single month like April are not enough to tell us if there is an overall warming or cooling trend for Iceland. Looking at the annual mean temperature plot using JMA data for three stations, we find the following trends:
Iceland mean annual temperatures at three stations, since 2002. Data: JMA
The three stations plotted above show no warming at all, even though global temperatures are said to be warming due to CO2.
So why would Iceland be cooling? Obviously other natural factors are very much at work, like oceanic cycles. The story is similar at many locations worldwide. CO2 is not the main driver of the climate.
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notrickszone--2020-05-30--Sloppy Media: Veteran Meteorologist Slams DPA/Media Warnings Of Record Hot Europe Summer As A Lie

One complaint often heard within the scope of the climate debate is the very poor and misleading communication of science by the media to the public .
The latest example involves a summer weather update by the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ) , called The Global Seasonal Climate Update , which “ gives a broad overview of what to expect in the coming months ” .
The WMO press release on the update projects “ warmer than average sea surface temperatures across large parts of the globe in May and June ” and “ are expected to result in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latitudes and much of the northern hemisphere.
” Shortly after the press release was available to the public , the German media , many citing the German dpa press agency , blared headlines of a “ record hot ” summer ahead for its readers .
Somehow the dpa succeeded in transforming the message from “ above-normal land temperatures ” into one declaring a blistering “ record summer ” for Central Europe .
For example , the center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung exclaimed : “ Are we threatened by a summer with record heat ?
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued a “ dramatic heat warning ” for the summer : So what ’ s behind the this hot hot hot forecast , assumed by many readers as one for Central Europe ?
It ’ s a “ lie ” tweets Swiss veteran meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann at Twitter ( see English below ) : Truth : A strongly above normal temperature in and around India will pull up the value for the whole northern hemisphere .
The lie @ dpa and yellow papers : That it had something to do with the summer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deliberately distributed because it clicks better.
” I retweeted Kachelmann ’ s comment , see below , which in turn was followed by a rather curt denial from the dpa : This is sloppy communication of science by the media at its worst , especially the dpa .
A WMO projection of a warmer-than-normal summer for the northern hemisphere gets magically transformed into panic stories of record heat for Europe and “ deliberately distributed ” .
Fake news are never far .

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One complaint often heard within the scope of the climate debate is the very poor and misleading communication of science by the media to the public.
Image: NASA Earth Observatory, public domain
Warmer-than-normal early summer for northern hemisphere
The latest example involves a summer weather update by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), called The Global Seasonal Climate Update, which “gives a broad overview of what to expect in the coming months”.
The WMO press release on the update projects “warmer than average sea surface temperatures across large parts of the globe in May and June” and “are expected to result in above-normal land temperatures, particularly at tropical latitudes and much of the northern hemisphere.”
Superheated by press
Shortly after the press release was available to the public, the German media, many citing the German dpa press agency, blared headlines of a “record hot” summer ahead for its readers. Somehow the dpa succeeded in transforming the message from “above-normal land temperatures” into one declaring a blistering “record summer” for Central Europe.
“Hot summer of enormous dimensions”
For example, the center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung exclaimed: “Are we threatened by a summer with record heat?”
The Infranken.de here already went ahead and issued a “dramatic heat warning” for the summer:
The “World Weather Organization (WMO)” is currently warning of a hot summer of enormous dimensions. The warmest season of the year could break temperature records according to WMO.”
A deliberate lie”
So what’s behind the this hot hot hot forecast, assumed by many readers as one for Central Europe?
It’s a “lie” tweets Swiss veteran meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann at Twitter (see English below):
Die Wahrheit: Eine stark übernormale Temperatur in und um Indien zieht den Wert für die ganze Nordhemisphäre nach oben. Die Lüge, die durch @dpa und Wurstblätter absichtlich verbreitet wurde, weil es besser klickt: Dass das irgendwas mit dem Sommer bei uns zu tun hätte. 1/ https://t.co/BjOyi3kETr pic.twitter.com/KWOpvXAyUO — Jörg | kachelmannwetter.com🇨🇭 (@Kachelmann) May 27, 2020
Kachelmann tweeted:
Truth: A strongly above normal temperature in and around India will pull up the value for the whole northern hemisphere. The lie @dpa and yellow papers: That it had something to do with the summer at home [Central Europe]. Deliberately distributed because it clicks better.”
I retweeted Kachelmann’s comment, see below, which in turn was followed by a rather curt denial from the dpa:
No, that‘s demonstrably wrong. dpa quoted WMO expecting „another record breaking heat season in the northern hemisphere“. — dpa (@dpa) May 28, 2020
This is sloppy communication of science by the media at its worst, especially the dpa. A WMO projection of a warmer-than-normal summer for the northern hemisphere gets magically transformed into panic stories of record heat for Europe and “deliberately distributed”.
Fake news are never far.


notrickszone--2020-05-31--End Of May Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Highest In Five Years… No Evidence Of Warming Or Melting

Over the past 40 years of satellite observation , Antarctic sea ice defied global warming predictions and gained impressively .
The mean temperature of the southern ice cap also shows no warming .
In 2017 , after decades of inconvenient rise , sea ice extent suddenly fell to record low level and panic activity among global warming alarmists began to perk up .
Surely the days of a growing Antarctic ice cap were over – at least they hoped .
But since 2017 , the ice has grown back and once again has reached near normal levels and the long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just posted that latest May Antarctic sea ice extent .
The data show that minimum 15 % sea ice concentration coverage has climbed to a 5-year high for this time of the year : So the Antarctic long-term trend for sea ice continues to be robustly upward .
One aspect that is supposed to indicate global warming is a rapid warming at the poles .
But here too there has been no evidence of warming over Antarctica : Global warming alarmists likely are going to have to wait a long time before they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alarms over Antarctica .
Things there are going the opposite way .

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Over the past 40 years of satellite observation, Antarctic sea ice defied global warming predictions and gained impressively. The mean temperature of the southern ice cap also shows no warming.
In 2017, after decades of inconvenient rise, sea ice extent suddenly fell to record low level and panic activity among global warming alarmists began to perk up. Surely the days of a growing Antarctic ice cap were over – at least they hoped.
But since 2017, the ice has grown back and once again has reached near normal levels and the long-term trend continues to be upward:
Sea ice extent up to 2019. Data source: JMA
Schneefan just posted that latest May Antarctic sea ice extent. The data show that minimum 15% sea ice concentration coverage has climbed to a 5-year high for this time of the year:
Image: NSIDC.
So the Antarctic long-term trend for sea ice continues to be robustly upward.
No warming
One aspect that is supposed to indicate global warming is a rapid warming at the poles. But here too there has been no evidence of warming over Antarctica:
Global warming alarmists likely are going to have to wait a long time before they can begin dreaming about sounding the climate alarms over Antarctica. Things there are going the opposite way.
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notrickszone--2020-06-01--Renewable Energy Threatens Thousands Of ‘Globally Important Biodiversity Areas’ – And It’s Worsening

An “ especially worrying ” new study finds 2,206 onshore wind , hydropower , and solar PV energy generation facilities have “ already encroached on many of the world ’ s most important places for conserving biodiversity ” , degrading 886 protected areas , 749 key biodiversity areas , and 40 distinct wilderness areas .
Even more concerning , the number of active renewable energy facilities inside important conservation areas is poised to increase by ~42 % by 2028 .
To avert climate climate change , the United Nations demands a 10-fold increase in renewable energy by 2060 .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa , where the most biodiverse regions in the world are the most threatened .
“ [ R ] enewable energy facilities can be landuse intensive and impact conservation areas , and little attention has been given to whether the aggregated effect of energy transitions poses a substantial threat to global biodiversity .
Here , we assess the extent of current and likely future renewable energy infrastructure associated with onshore wind , hydropower and solar photovoltaic generation , within three important conservation areas : protected areas ( PAs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) and Earth ’ s remaining wilderness .
We identified 2,206 fully operational renewable energy facilities within the boundaries of these conservation areas , with another 922 facilities under development .
Combined , these facilities span and are degrading 886 PAs , 749 KBAs and 40 distinct wilderness areas.
” “ Our results show that renewable energy development has already encroached on many of the world ’ s most important places for conserving biodiversity , with 2,206 facilities already operational within PAs [ protected areas ] , KBAs [ key biodiversity areas ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Furthermore , the number of active renewable energy facilities inside important conservation areas could increase by ~42 % by 2028 , suggesting conflicts will likely intensify in the near future.
” “ This is especially worrying , when assessments show the growth required to achieve the UN climate targets by 2060 ( Bauer et al.
, 2017 ; IEA , 2017b ) would be an order of magnitude greater than the installed capacity included in our ‘ operational ’ and ‘ under development ’ datasets.
” “ Our results also show that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from developed regions towards more biodiverse developing regions such as Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa , where the consequences for global biodiversity conservation will be more intense .
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An “especially worrying” new study finds 2,206 onshore wind, hydropower, and solar PV energy generation facilities have “already encroached on many of the world’s most important places for conserving biodiversity”, degrading 886 protected areas, 749 key biodiversity areas, and 40 distinct wilderness areas.
Even more concerning, the number of active renewable energy facilities inside important conservation areas is poised to increase by ~42% by 2028.
To avert climate climate change, the United Nations demands a 10-fold increase in renewable energy by 2060. This emphasis will especially occur in developing regions like Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where the most biodiverse regions in the world are the most threatened.
Rehbein et al., 2020
“[R]enewable energy facilities can be landuse intensive and impact conservation areas, and little attention has been given to whether the aggregated effect of energy transitions poses a substantial threat to global biodiversity. Here, we assess the extent of current and likely future renewable energy infrastructure associated with onshore wind, hydropower and solar photovoltaic generation, within three important conservation areas: protected areas (PAs), Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) and Earth’s remaining wilderness. We identified 2,206 fully operational renewable energy facilities within the boundaries of these conservation areas, with another 922 facilities under development. Combined, these facilities span and are degrading 886 PAs, 749 KBAs and 40 distinct wilderness areas.”
“Our results show that renewable energy development has already encroached on many of the world’s most important places for conserving biodiversity, with 2,206 facilities already operational within PAs [protected areas], KBAs [key biodiversity areas] and wilderness areas (Figure S2). Furthermore, the number of active renewable energy facilities inside important conservation areas could increase by ~42% by 2028, suggesting conflicts will likely intensify in the near future.”
“This is especially worrying, when assessments show the growth required to achieve the UN climate targets by 2060 (Bauer et al., 2017; IEA, 2017b) would be an order of magnitude greater than the installed capacity included in our ‘operational’ and ‘under development’ datasets.”
“Our results also show that the spatial distribution of overlaps is moving from developed regions towards more biodiverse developing regions such as Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, where the consequences for global biodiversity conservation will be more intense.”