Polar amplification works both ways | Watts Up With That?

[David Archibald] What these eminent scientists are predicting is significant: “We predict an annual mean temperature decrease for Svalbard of 3.5°C from solar cycle 23 to solar cycle 24 (2009–‐20) and a decrease in the winter temperature of ≈6°C.”

A 6°C temperature decrease in under ten years from the present day! This is significant at two levels. Firstly, it is going to get really cold very soon. This predicted cooling is calculated to have a 95% confidence level. Secondly, it gives the sceptic community a climate forecast that is based on physical evidence, with a statistician signing off. When the predictions of these three wise Norwegian are borne out, that is going to be a big thing.

Foia 5335 – FOI answer? Sue them! « Musings from the Chiefio

Not something we didn’t already know, or strongly suspect. Still, it’s a bit disturbing to see it in print.

No wonder they spend so much time and money on FIOA requests. If they would just respond with “OK, release the application for the grant, but take out my email, phone and the proprietary item FOO”, they could be done in less time than they spent looking at skeptic blogs…

But no, they have to natter for a few days and run off to legal and fight it for months…

And folks wonder why I think the state funded university system could use a little privatizing…

Scientific Communication: Preach or Engage (Judith Curry vs. AGU bias) — MasterResource

[Curry] In closing, I will state that I hope to see many more climate scientists developing their voices and communicating publicly in the blogosphere. To quote Chris Mooney: you have nothing to lose but your irrelevance.