Category Archives: Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

New Paper Confirms the Drivers of and Processes behind the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

The new paper by McCarthy et al. (2015) Ocean impact on decadal Atlantic climate variability revealed by sea-level observations has gained some attention around the blogosphere.    McCarthy et al. (2015) was discussed by Jo Nova here, at ReportingClimateScience here and … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Admission from Dana Nuccitelli at SkepticalScience

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Bob Tisdale

In Dana Nuccitelli’s recent post at SkepticalScience Matt Ridley wants to gamble the Earth’s future because he won’t learn from the past, he has finally admitted something we’ve been discussing for more than 6 years. (His article was also cross … Continue reading →

Posted in Alarmism, Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Climate Model Failings, El Nino-La Nina Processes | 11 Comments

New Study Predicts a Slight Cooling of North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures over the Next Decade

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Bob Tisdale

Pierre Gosselin at NoTrickZone provided an introduction to a recently published paper in his post IPCC Scientist Mojib Latif Sees North Atlantic Cooling Over Next Decade…Confirms Oceans Play Crucial Role. The paper is Klöwer et al. (2014) Atlantic meridional overturning … Continue reading →

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Will the Next El Niño Bring an End to the Slowdown in Global Surface Warming?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Bob Tisdale

Numerous scientific papers have reported the hiatus in global surface warming will end with the next El Niño event.  But according to a new paper by Chen and Tung published today online in ScienceMag (link to paper follows), that’s not going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, Ocean Processes, The Halt In Global Warming, The Pause | 22 Comments

Maybe the IPCC’s Modelers Should Try to Simulate Earth’s Oceans

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Bob Tisdale

UPDATE (April 6, 2014): I’ve added a link to a follow-up post about the cause of the observed C-shaped warming pattern in the Pacific. # # # The climate models stored in the CMIP5 archive are supposed to be simulations … Continue reading →

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On Chylek et al (2014) – The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation as a Dominant Factor of Oceanic Influence on Climate

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Bob Tisdale

I was advised of a recent paper that studies the impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation on global surface temperatures since 1900.  (Thanks, Anthony.) The paper is Chylek et al. (2014) The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation as a dominant factor of … Continue reading →

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It Isn’t How Climate Scientists Communicated their Message; It’s the Message

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Bob Tisdale

Over the past few months, there have been a number of articles about how the climate science community could have presented their message differently, or responded differently, so that they could have avoided the problem they’re now facing with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, CAGW Proponent Arguments, Climate Model Failings, Model-Data Comparison SST | 8 Comments

Will their Failure to Properly Simulate Multidecadal Variations In Surface Temperatures Be the Downfall of the IPCC?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

OVERVIEW This post illustrates what many people envision after reading scientific papers about the predicted multidecadal persistence of the hiatus period—papers like Li et al. (2013) and Wyatt and Curry (2013).  See my blog post Another Peer-Reviewed Paper Predicting the … Continue reading →

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Another Peer-Reviewed Paper Predicting the Cessation of Global Warming Will Last At Least Another Decade

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

A few days ago, the Georgia Tech press release for Wyatt and Curry (2013) included a quote from Marcia Wyatt, who said the stoppage in global warming “could extend into the 2030s”.  (See the WattsUpWithThat post here and Judith Curry’s post … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscilllation, The Pause | 10 Comments

Questions the Media Should Be Asking the IPCC – The Hiatus in Warming

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

UPDATE: Jo Nova introduced her cross post Six question the media should be asking the IPCC: It’s clear science journalists need some help. The IPCC are saying “The ocean ate my global warming” and most environment reporters just cut-n-paste this … Continue reading →

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