California Sea Level Rise Is Slowing Down, Ignores The Modelers

Sea level rise is not a hazard on the U. S. Pacific coast. Mega-thrust earthquakes are the real hazard. Thankfully, on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, they are separated by hundreds of years. The National Academy of Science needs to look at real tide gauge data and do some real science.

THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper finds sunshine has increased in Iran over past 26 years

A new paper finds a significant positive trend in sunshine hours over Iran during the 26 year period 1981-2007. Increase in sunshine hours is linked to decreased cloudiness and is correlated far more closely to temperature than CO2. Earthshine and satellite data corroborate that there was a significant decrease in global cloudiness from the ~mid-1980's to 1998, corresponding to global warming during that period. The IPCC dismisses the Sun as a cause of recent climate change by assuming solar activity is a constant [the "solar constant" or TSI], and by ignoring amplifying factors on solar activity such as clouds, sunshine hours, and ozone.