Clear Headed Thinking About UHI | Real Science

Top climate scientists believe that a 0.0001 increase in CO2 atmospheric mole fraction can increase the temperature at Los Angeles by 12F.

These same people don’t believe that 2,000 square miles of asphalt and concrete, 10 million cars burning trillions of BTUs of gasoline, 15 million people, millions of air conditioners, and massive air pollution has a significant direct impact on the temperature in Los Angeles.

No UHI correction needed!

Legislating Two Degrees | Real Science

Ice cores show regular long term 12C swings in temperature, with 2C shorter term swings.
...Our government says that they can stop a 2C swing in temperature – because they are vastly stupider and more superstitious than the witch burners in the Holy Grail.

The secret letter UEA and CRU doesn’t want us (or anybody else) to read | Watts Up With That?

Steve McIntyre has written an eviscerating essay about a secret letter circulated by the IPCC to UEA/CRU, which they are refusing to divulge, because it will:

there would be an adverse effect on international relations between IPCC WG1 and academic institutions within the United Kingdom because it would force is to reconsider our working arrangements with those experts who have been selected for an active role in WG1 AR5 from your institution and others in the UK”.

The conundrum of cold winter effects in Hudson Bay | polarbearscience

It would appear from the Beaufort Sea data that especially cold winters make nearshore life difficult for ringed seals and deadly for nursing polar bear females and their cubs. But is it always the case?