THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper finds the Sun controlled climate change of Asian continent over past 12,000 years

A paper published today in Global and Planetary Change reconstructs climate change during the past 12,000 years and finds the Sun has governed climate change of the Asian continent during the Holocene. According to the authors, "Spectral analysis of our results demonstrates periodic changes of 1500, 1000 and 500 years of relatively warm and cold intervals during the Holocene of Siberia. We presume that the 1000 and 500 year climatic cycles are driven by increased solar insolation reaching the Earth surface and amplified by other still controversial mechanisms." Solar amplification mechanisms include via ozone, clouds, and ocean oscillations.

Warmists: It snowed in DC today because of Arctic sea ice loss | JunkScience.com

“Climate scientists have linked the massive snowstorms and bitter spring weather now being experienced across Britain and large parts of Europe and North America to the dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice.”

Round two of comments on IPCC draft Fifth Assessment Report starts March 28 | JunkScience.com

The IPCC “is seeking input from volunteer expert reviewers from all relevant fields.”

Petulant Chicken Alert: Michael Mann-child snidely declines to debate Roy Spencer on FOX | JunkScience.com

It’s much easier to go on Australian TV unopposed and accuse skeptics of bioterrorism.

Climate change warning as freezing conditions continue - Channel 4 News

Reacting to the freezing conditions the government's outgoing chief scientific adviser Professor Sir John Beddington linked the severe weather to climate change and warned that past emissions will lead to significant change over the next 20 years.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast he explained: "In a sense we have moved from the idea of global warming to the idea of climate change, and that is rather important - yes, indeed, temperatures are increasing but the thing that is going to happen is that we are going to see much more variability in our weather.