Shollenberger’s Technical Review of Mann’s recent book | Watts Up With That?

Put simply, McIntyre showed a series with a prominent hockey stick lost it’s hockey stick shape if a little data from the same area was added. This series has been used in a dozen reconstructions. Is it any surprise those reconstructions got the same result as Mann got? All this shows is if you give a small amount of questionable data undue focus, you can get the same results Mann got by giving a small amount of questionable data undue focus.

The hockey stick was originally accepted without anyone verifying it. That was a mistake. Newer hockey sticks were accepted without anyone verifying them. That was a mistake. Will the same mistake be made with Mann’s book?

A bugged life: Warm winter could mean more insects | JunkScience.com

As might be expected, global warming only helps “bad” insects while only harming “good” insects.

Sea Ice – Overlapping Satellite Record Analysis « the Air Vent

The new F17 satellite has a biased trend of about 20km^2/year that nearly reaches two sigma significance!  Sometimes we need to override the numbers with our minds though.  That is an UGLY breakpoint in the middle of the series, not impossible, not likely natural though and it is not likely a continuing error.

No Trend In Hot Days In West Texas | Real Science

Crosbyton, TX is the closest USHCN station to Katherine Hayhoe. The worst period for 100 degree days was the 1930s and 1940s.