SkS Weekly Digest #21

SkS Highlights

The findings of the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study (BEST) were addressed in two SkS articles, Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study: “The effect of urban heating on the global trends is nearly negligible” by Andy S and The BEST Kind of Skepticism. Both articles have generated numerous comments.

Toon of the Week

If Climate Change was a Dog

The Week in Review

Here's a list of aticles posted on SkS during the past week.

  • Climate Change Demands New Decision-Making Strategies by National Leaders by John Hartz
  • The BEST Kind of Skepticism by Dana 
  • Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study: “The effect of urban heating on the global trends is nearly negligible” by Andy S 
  • Arctic Ice Volume is diminishing even more rapidly than Area by Peter Hogarth
  • Sea levels will continue to rise for 500 years by John Hartz
  • How Increasing Carbon Dioxide Heats The Ocean by Rob Painting
  • Comparing Global Temperature Predictions by Dana

    • Coming Soon

    Here's a list of articles that are in the SkS pipeline. Most, but not necessarily all, will be posted during the week.

    SkS in the News

    The Sydney Morning Herald has added a permanent link to SkS on its Environment webpage. The picture used and its caption are reprinted below:

    Smoke bellow from the chimneys of Belchatow Power Station, Europe's largest biggest coal-fired power plant

    Answering the sceptics

    Dana's Comparing Global Temperature Predictions has been reposted by Zachary Sahan on PlanetSave

    Posted by John Hartz on Monday, 24 October, 2011

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