tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post6084163653845924128..comments2024-03-25T05:30:23.847+11:00Comments on HotWhopper: Open thread with new climate reportsSouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818999735123752034noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-43419226124091605552016-08-12T07:55:59.270+10:002016-08-12T07:55:59.270+10:00Since this is an open thread, it seems the proper ...Since this is an open thread, it seems the proper place to put this.<br /><br />According to Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), operated by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), July 2016 was the hottest month <i>ever</i> as far as absolute global temperature.<br /><br /><a href="https://weather.com/news/climate/news/july-2016-warmest-global-temperature-record" rel="nofollow">https://weather.com/news/climate/news/july-2016-warmest-global-temperature-record</a>D.C.Pettersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078422582348328238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-71648439618744949782016-08-10T11:06:13.834+10:002016-08-10T11:06:13.834+10:001) They have not read either?
2) As the science im...1) They have not read either?<br />2) As the science improves it is harder to criticize so stick with the tried and irrelevant.<br />jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-52055368850138597662016-08-10T10:18:46.839+10:002016-08-10T10:18:46.839+10:00I should, up front, acknowledge my bias in favor o...I should, up front, acknowledge my bias in favor of the annual SOTC as I've been involved a bit in years gone by.<br /><br />Each issue monitors the current state of the climate, putting it into accurate historical context. But when one looks at how the reports change over time, one can see the progress of science: The improved observing system. The improved data processing and analyses. New independent groups assessing a variable. Etc.<br /><br />It is a delight to see the march of science.<br /><br />I am puzzled, though, how science can march on yet some people's views are unaffected by this progress. Indeed, recent comments on WUWT indicate that some people still hold grudges for perceived slights associated with documents produced in 2001 and 2006, documents whose basic results were both supported and superseded by more recent science, some of which is right there in the current SOTC.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662023726655826252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313427464944392482.post-68552562946370645072016-08-10T03:20:01.933+10:002016-08-10T03:20:01.933+10:00Unlike IPCC reports, the annual SOTC issues make f...Unlike IPCC reports, the annual SOTC issues make for relatively easy, entertaining reading on a wide range of climate-related topics. I have them all going back to the first 1981-1990 decadal compilation.<br /><br />This year's is no exception, with the usual collection of well-designed graphs and plots and a strikingly beautiful front and back cover. (I'm considering buying work from the artist.)<br /><br />My only peeve is that the NOAA's flawed metric accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) is still used as a measure of regional or global hurricane strength. ACE (the sum of peak sustained wind speed squared over six hour intervals) does not take storm size into account, and significantly downplays large, slow-moving storms like Sandy.<br /><br />It wouldn't seem that difficult to add a diameter-squared term to the calculation to obtain a measure that more accurately reflects total storm energy.Magmanoreply@blogger.com