Global Warming

Referring to Figure 5, if we compare the PDO data to NINO3.4 SST anomalies, which are commonly used to represent the frequency and magnitude of El Niño and La Niña events, we can see that the magnitude and timing of the major short-term …

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Climate Observations: An Introduction To ENSO, AMO, and PDO — Part 3

Area to soybeans to grow but La Nina to curb output * Planting, harvest due to occur later with delay in rains * 09/10 rains produced exceptional harvest. By Reese Ewing SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Brazilian soybean …

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Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have learned to care a lot about El Niño and La Niña weather patterns. We know why they happen and what it means for our winter weather. Apparently, it all depends on what happens over on the western …

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Ride Bikes, Drink Coffee: La Niña Is On Her Way

Streever goes into fascinating detail about the ” Little Ice Age ” that existed from about 1550 until 1850, recognizes that we are now in a period of general warming, but strongly hints that it may not be caused by factors out of our …

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In sharp contrast, Steve Southerland has signed the Americans for Prosperity “No Climate Tax Pledge” to “oppose legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue.” On his website, Southerland …

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Heather Taylor-Miesle: Congressional Candidates' Views on Clean …

Here is a news clip from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s town hall meeting about cap and trade and how it would affect Virginia’s energy situation. via Tri-Cities.

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Cuccinelli Speaks Out About Cap-And-Trade | ProjectVirginia

Solar Cycle 23 had a long, slow, decline and the minima has been extended so much that some solar scientists are speculating that the sun has undergone a significant change in behavior such as that seen in the Dalton minimum 200 years …

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THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: Sun-Earth Coupling

Taiwan’s Premier Wu Den-yih this week urged the island’s Environmental Protection Agency to draw up plans for a cap-and-trade system. At a time when the US and Australia have all but abandoned the idea, Taiwan’s preparations for a green …

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Taiwan looks to cap-and-trade | beyondbrics | FT.com

Conference participants in Mexico stress that REDD+ and other climate change mitigation schemes could benefit elites and not indigenous or rural communities.

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New Climate Change Mitigation Schemes Could Benefit Elites Rather …

Here in the UK we have had the coldest winter since the 1800’s so called “ little ice age ” or so we are constantly being told by the main stream media.

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Armed Response to 'Climategate' question about inconvenient hack …