New Physics Today Article “The Triggering And Persistence Of The Little Ice Age” By Bertram M. Schwarzschild | Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

There is also an interesting observation in figure 2 of the Schwarzschild 2012 article. I reproduced this figure 2 at the begining of this weblog post. In this figure, cool temperature anomalies are higher on the left hand axis. It clearly shows the little ice age effect that is discussed in the Schwarzschild and Miller et al articles (with the coldest actually ~1850-1900!). However it also shows that the warmest period was in the mid 20th century and it has actually cooled since then. 

Paradise nearly lost: EU to help drowning Pacific islands | New Europe

Piebalgs added that "Pacific Islands are the first victims of climate change, which hampers their development and threatens peoples' lives”. He stressed that “the EU will continue to express its solidarity with the poor and vulnerable citizens of these small islands”.

 

Commission will allocate additional €19 million to help Pacific islands to adapt to the challenges of global warming. Current EU development and climate change assistance to Pacific countries increased substantially to some €785 million for the period 2008-2013.

Flashback: Today's question: Should we transfer billions of your hard-earned dollars to the Maldives as CO2 reparations, so that they can use the money to finance a huge new airport and underwater golf course in an attempt to increase fossil-fueled tourism that will allegedly kill every person in the Maldives?