RealClimate: Fresh hockey sticks from the Southern Hemisphere

In the Northern Hemisphere, the late 20th / early 21st century has been the hottest time period in the last 400 years at very high confidence, and likely in the last 1000 – 2000 years (or more). It has been unclear whether this is also true in the Southern Hemisphere. Three studies out this week shed considerable new light on this question. This post provides just brief summaries; we’ll have more to say about these studies in the coming weeks.

The New Nostradamus of the North: Václav Klaus on the global warming debate: "It is all about freedom"

Chech President Václav Klaus´s notes for his speech at the Heartland Institute conference are worth reading. Here is an extract

[John Kehr] The Inconvenient Skeptic » Skeptic Climate Conference Day 1

This was the first day that I got to meet any of the people that have been involved in the skeptic side of the global warming debate.  Just from that perspective it was an interesting day.  There are many very smart and capable people here that know a great deal about the Earth’s climate.  Many scientists from around the world were willing to pay for their trip here to discuss the science of the global warming debate.  Some of these people have been involved in the debate for a very long time and have seen funding dry up as a direct result of the conclusions they reached about global warming.  It has been good to meet all of them, even if some of them have ideas that I do not support.

Here is a quick summary of the speakers from Day 1.  This doesn’t include the meal speakers.

[I just bought Kehr's book here]: Amazon.com: The Inconvenient Skeptic: The Comprehensive Guide to the Earth's Climate (9780984782918): John H Kehr: Books