Monthly Archives: August 2021

For over a year now, Carl’s Climate Letter has mostly been spent on the development of “Carl’s theory.” The theory is basically devoted to a series of claims tied to “the greenhouse energy effects” of precipitable water (PW). Thankfully, the … Continue reading →

Are future hurricanes in the gulf of Mexico likely to keep intensifying?  That has been the trend in recent decades. Hurricane Ida offers a classic example of what is meant by “rapid intensification” of an approaching tropical storm.  Axios has published … Continue reading →

Carl’s theory has a real. problem, one that I never expected, and I have to think of some way to resolve it. The problem is of the linguistic type. When I write the words, “greenhouse energy effect,” I am using … Continue reading →

Our planet’s most intense warming anomaly has a surprising source of heat.  It’s been that way for several weeks now, and shows no signs of going away soon.  The anomaly is in the central part of Asia, mostly in the … Continue reading →

Carl’s theory of precipitable water’s (PW’s) greenhouse energy effects includes several claims that I want to highlight in today’s letter.  1. The effect is relatively strong.  Outside of the tropical belt, any doubling of the total amount of PW in … Continue reading →

All maps today. We want to see what is happening at the two poles. They are both getting ready to make the transition to a new deep season, with the old oneatill peaking. The south has had an exceptionally cold … Continue reading →

Jasper Kirkby is a particle physicist who heads the CLOUD experiment at CERN.  He should know as much as anyone about the greenhouse warming effect expressed by carbon dioxide while acting independently in the atmosphere, without adding any contribution from … Continue reading →

Today’s letter will be devoted to comments about methane, the second most powerful of the greenhouse gases that have a relatively long life in the atmosphere. This means long enough to allow thorough mixing that leaves each part of the … Continue reading →

Continuing the theme of several recent letters, what does Carl’s theory really come down to, in terms of having a message of benefit to the science community? It means that scientists involved in studies of climate change should stand ready … Continue reading →

What does Carl’s theory tell us about climate change that differs from the teachings of climate scientists? This is a continuation of the past two letters, which presented a detailed review of the relevant science and its 200-year history. Climate … Continue reading →