Monthly Archives: October 2021

Re the methane study, there was in fact a press release sent out, on August 19, in German.  My daughter just found it, in English, on the search engine she uses.  I found the same release for the first time … Continue reading →

The methane feedback effect. When I reviewed the Kleinen study two days ago I made note (in the fourth paragraph) of a stunning implication of the research this group had done—the possible existence of a methane feedback effect that would … Continue reading →

In writing these letters I am assuming that anyone who becomes a regular reader is unusually interested in gaining a more complete understanding of the fundamental processes that cause the global temperature of our planet to change. This is what … Continue reading →

I have much more to say about the Dessler study, but for today’s letter I want to focus your attention on a recently published study that has received no attention at all in the media or drawn any kind of … Continue reading →

Today, more thoughts related to the 2008 Dessler study, which concluded that “The water-vapor feedback implied by these observations is strongly positive, with an average magnitude of λq = 2.04 W/m2/K, similar to that simulated by climate models.”  What does … Continue reading →

What is the actual strength of the water vapor feedback?  There has been some confusion about this over the years.  The original Dessler report of 2008 (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2008GL035333#d37306572 came up with a very specific number, 2.04 W/m2 per degree (C) of … Continue reading →

As you should know by now, I have some real problems with the way climate science, largely personified by the IPCC in today’s world, does its bookkeeping. As a result good data that has been gathered is sometimes mishandled on … Continue reading →

Before moving on, I want to correct a dumb statement I made in yesterday’s letter, which said, “Some of the gain in solar energy would be captured by ocean surfaces, where up to half of the energy input would end … Continue reading →

Two big stories have come to the surface in recent days that have the power to transform everything we think we know about climate science; more specifically, about what causes climates to change; and yet more specifically, about what causes … Continue reading →

A remarkable new study reveals a steady trend of decline in “global dimming” since 1998.  The actual trend has been recorded in two different ways, by two unrelated sources, with results that are basically similar except that one shows a … Continue reading →