Frankenstorm | Climate Etc.

Kevin Trenberth frequently says that global warming is affecting all of weather. He is probably right, but apart from the relative magnitude of the effect, this begs the question as to whether the effect is good or bad; arguably in terms of Atlantic hurricanes, the warming is resulting in fewer U.S. landfalls.

Michael Shank: Our Love-Hate Relationship With Frankenstorms and Hurricane Sandy and Why We Must End It

It was ironic, really, to watch "Vote 4 Energy" commercials -- encouraging us to use the dirty fossil fuels that created the climate pretext for the oncoming super storm -- as the wind and rain whipped up around my Anacostia neighborhood in southeast D.C.

Morra Aarons-Mele: The Year Climate Change Became Real to Me

Oh and don't forget, we had hardly any snow last winter

Finally: JPL intends to get a GRASP on accurate sea level and ice measurements | Watts Up With That?

A climate science bombshell: New proposal from NASA JPL admits to errors in current satellite based sea level and ice altimetry, calls for new space platform to fix the problem.

Howard Fineman: Climate Change Takes The Campaign By Storm: Countdown Day 7

monstrous storms such as Sandy, most climate experts say, are a sign of things to come as the planet becomes more meteorologically bipolar and tempestuous.