New paper: Cosmic rays contribute 40% to global warming | Watts Up With That?

Physicist U.R. Rao says carbon emission impact is lower than IPCC claim

Extreme cold warnings, Minnesota record lows below -40F | Watts Up With That?

Brutal cold has invaded the upper-Midwest. A record low at International Falls is not an easy thing to break. No problem today (01/21/11), as temps have fallen into the minus 40s F (or C, if you prefer). The cold air pushes eastward and reinforces during the next several days over New England. This is due to winter.

GISS Providence In Urban Temperature Adjustment?

Hardly! Ed Caryl brings us a classic example of GISS temperature data “adjustment”.

CSIRO – climate variability caused drought, not climate change | Watts Up With That?

While this is a bit dated, from late last year, given all the attention given to the floods in Queensland supposedly being caused by global warming aka climate change, this seemed relevant to review.