Category Archives: Climate Assessment Report Faults

How Long Will the Naturally Caused Drought Persist in the U.S.?

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

AND DOES THE UPCOMING NCADAC REPORT ADDRESS THE AMO’S INFLUENCE ON THE DROUGHT? Anthony Watts recently published a post about the current drought in the U.S. titled To NCDC: We Haven’t Seen an El Nino since 2009/10, What Do You Expect? It … Continue reading →

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Blog Memo to Lead Authors of NCADAC Climate Assessment Report

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

Date: March 4, 2013 Subject: Upcoming NCADAC Climate Assessment Report From: Bob Tisdale – Climate Observations To: Lead Authors of NCADAC Report Dear Lead Authors: The draft of your upcoming NCADAC Climate Assessment Report was recently released for comment. Thank … Continue reading →

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Aerosols from Moderate Volcanos Now Blamed for Global Warming Hiatus

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

While looking for quotes on an upcoming post about Ocean Heat Content, I ran across the press release for a new paper (in press) by Neely et al, which blames the recent slowdown in global warming on smaller more moderate … Continue reading →

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NOAA Corrects Their 2012 State of the Climate Report – 2012 Was NOT the Warmest La Niña Year on Record

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

With as little fanfare as possible, NOAA has corrected their erroneous claim in their 2012 State of the Climate Report that of 2012 as the warmest “La Niña year” on record. Refer to the January 21, 2013 blog post NOAA’s … Continue reading →

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NOAA’s Definition and Data Contradict Their Claim That 2012 Was The Warmest La Niña Year

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

In the 2012 State of the Climate Report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stated (my boldface): 2012 ranked as the warmest “La Niña year”, surpassing the previous record set in 2011. Two of the three warmest years on … Continue reading →

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The Contiguous U.S. Surface Air Temperature Data Through 2012 – Is the Recent Warming Trend Unusual?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

UPDATE:  Fixed the date of the second trend period on Figure 3. It now reads the correct year. UPDATE 2:  For those visiting because of the Tamino’s recent (misdirection) post, refer to my response to it here. ################## There’s going to be a press conference … Continue reading →

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Is NOAA Misleading the Public by Including Tropical Cyclones in its 2012 Climate Extremes Index Ranking?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

IF NOT, THE PRESS AND PUBLIC WILL CERTAINLY GET THE WRONG IDEA The Summary Information of the NOAA State of the Climate report reads with respect to extremes: The U.S. Climate Extremes Index indicated that 2012 was the second most … Continue reading →

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