Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Manmade Global Warming Challenge

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

INTRODUCTION Many bloggers are very active in the climate change debate around the globe. In advance of an expected intensification of that debate this year, I’ve written a new essay about the natural warming of the global oceans. It’s titled … Continue reading →

Posted in El Nino-La Nina Processes, Essays & Books | 78 Comments

Part 1 – Satellite-Era Sea Surface Temperature Versus IPCC Hindcast/Projections

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

Note:  This is a Repost of an earlier blog post.  I had problems with pdf hyperlinks to that earlier post.

Posted in Model-Data Comparison SST | 2 Comments

PRELIMINARY January 2013 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Update

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

STANDARD OPENING PARAGRAPH The January 2013 Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature (SST) data through the NOAA NOMADS website won’t be official until Monday, February 11th 2013. Refer to the schedule on the NOAA Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis Frequently Asked Questions … Continue reading →

Posted in SST Update | 6 Comments

Untruths, Falsehoods, Fabrications, Misrepresentations

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

The title lists a few synonyms for the word lies. Many readers might consider that word a little too harsh or caustic, so I’ll minimize its use throughout the rest of this post. As many of you are aware, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in CAGW Proponent Arguments, El Nino-La Nina Processes | 20 Comments

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 →

Posted in Climate Assessment Report Faults | 9 Comments

Mid-January 2013 Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Update

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

Sea surface temperature anomalies for the NINO3.4 region of the equatorial Pacific are a commonly used metric for the frequency, strength and duration of El Niño and La Niña events. For the week centered on Wednesday January 16, 2013, they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in SST Update | 7 Comments

We’re Expecting: Will it be a Boy, a Girl, or ENSO-Neutral in 2013?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

There was lots of interest in the short-lived El Niño conditions in 2012. Recently, they very quickly transformed into the present weak La Niña conditions. NINO3.4 sea surface temperature anomalies are right at NOAA’s -0.5 threshold for La Niña conditions.  I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in El Nino-La Nina Processes, SST Update | 6 Comments

Yet Even More Sleight of Hand from Tamino

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

Based on some of the recent comments at the WUWT cross post of my post The Contiguous U.S. Surface Air Temperature Data Through 2012 – Is the Recent Warming Trend Unusual? it became obvious that Tamino was up to his … Continue reading →

Posted in CAGW Proponent Arguments, Tamino | 51 Comments

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 →

Posted in Climate Assessment Report Faults, LSAT | 8 Comments

Annual Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly Update for 2012

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

INITIAL NOTE I rarely present annual sea surface temperature anomalies using the Reynolds OI.v2 Sea Surface Temperature data. I thought many of you would find the appearances of the curves interesting. Some of the ocean basins continue to show warming. … Continue reading →

Posted in SST Update | 11 Comments