Christy on questions about UAH seasonal signals « Watts Up With That?

I’ve never understood the need for some people to remain anonymous while at the same time attempt to do science. Imagine the furor if scientists like Christy or Spencer created an anonymous blog and then were later discovered. I’m sure it would be immediately up there on sourcewatch with “tsk tsk” attached.

Science really should be done out in the open. Here’s Dr. Christy’s in the open response.

New York Times: More Regulations For Climate

The New York Times has an editorial today that weighs in on the troubles in finding international agreements on trade and climate. The paper certainly highlights some of the sticky problems and should be lauded for its general concern about the economy and the negative consequences of a scheme that doesn’t involve many or most nations.

But, as seems to often be the case, the Times seeks regulation and control rather than innovation

Global warming and how we see it

But because we can persuade a computer to do the repetitive calculations involved in a climate model, we feel compelled to create one, because we can measure the effects with better 'thermometers.' Sadly, we're just guessing at the causes, though, and what the relative impact of each is on the result.

What would we do if we discovered that CO2 was only the second largest contributor to global warming?