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Perhaps a more realistic appraisal than the often misquoted Dr. Viner (just a bit of fun) from Ed Hawkins-should it be Red Hawkins?- of Reading. The future of white Christmases http://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/2013/future-of-white-christmases/

A little piece of history. Flashback to 1909: Professor Skeats on CO2 and water vapour acting as "a kind of a blanket"

A sharp contrast HS Modis 1234. Courtesy NERC Satellite Receiving Station, Dundee University, Scotland" http://www.sat.dundee.ac.uk/

Could you explain that personnel comment regarding my obsession with finding things to denigrate apart from your pathetic attempts at scientific discussion. And what justification do you have for, "The Met Office seems to have a strange attraction to those of a left wing persuasion". I didn't know you were privy to this information. The anti-capitalist rants do appear to be the main refuge of the deniers given they have no credible science to fall back on.

Arctic Ocean glacial history ( open Access) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379113002989

The latest paper by Hansen, et, al. Assessing ‘‘Dangerous Climate Change’’: RequiredReduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People,Future Generations and Naturehttp://www.plos.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/pone-8-12-hansen.pdfI've just got to post this comment from one of the WUWT deluded. This is the most scientific rebuttal that most of the WUWTers can come up with! The list refers to the list of authors. You really couldn't make it up. DesertYote says: December 3, 2013 at 5:46 pm One can not assume good intentions that have been misdirected by stupidity. Ever single person in this list is a Marxist. The destruction of capitalism is the goal. Peoples lives are unimportant

The temp in Denver, CO has fallen 19F in the past hour, from 56F to 37F! Thanks for the explanation of the "cold chinook" pattern. No need to add to the post above by RJS but this is cold. Makes one appreciate Cornwall. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/12/03/winter-rocking-the-u-s-a-from-northwest-to-southeast-eventually/

For First Time in 20 Years, Cold Records May Beat Warm http://www.climatecentral.org/news/for-first-time-in-20-years-cold-records-may-beat-warm-in-u.s-16790

For the life of me I can't remember if this has been posted already. I have a feeling I posted it. Still never mind Anthony might have missed it. The IPCC has produced a video on its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The first part on the Working Group I contribution to AR5 is now available. The other parts will be released with the successive approvals of the other two Working Group contributions and the Synthesis Report in the course of 2014. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yiTZm0y1YA&feature=youtu.be

This one GW.

Using the powerful­ eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, two teams of scientists have found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets. The presence of atmospheric water was reported previously on a few exoplanets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, but this is the first study to conclusively measure and compare the profiles and intensities of these signatures on multiple worlds http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-traces-subtle-signals-of-water-on-hazy-worlds/#.Up4e-yf_yVJ

Dam building has become a contentious issue in recent years. None more so than the Three Gorges, mainly for environmental, social and geological reasons. And a further complication is the truly astounding rate that the Chinese are planning and building new dams. http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/8/4/041006/pdf/1748-9326_8_4_041006.pdf

One or two but some not suitable for young eyes. Still when you experience nature in the raw it helps not to have a skipper who is completely insane. Once during a F12 I was quietly sitting in my cabin aft having a guinness or ten with my boss when the captain in his wisdom decided to turn the ship around and run with the sea. Something anyone in their right mind would never do. Sure enough we shipped a huge sea, if the water tight doors hadn't held I wouldn't be here, but even then there was water shooting through the vents and pouring through the keyhole in the door and was about knee high in the cabin which was also plunged into darkness as obviously the power had failed. There was a moment of silence and then my boss said, "any guinness left". You have to think quickly and prioritise in these situations.. That wasn't the storm where the pressure dropped 22MB in three hours. The skipper never sailed again and was duly retired to his narrow boat in Lancashire.

The usual Sc cover here about 4,000ft. Temp 8C with a light SE. Can't see anything drastic for the rest of the week. Might get a bit nippy Wednesday night with temps around 3C but rising to 9 or 10C during Thursday with a fresh westerly.

In New Jersey Pines, Trouble Arrives on Six Legs http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/science/earth/in-new-jersey-pines-trouble-arrives-on-six-legs.html

Airborne Radar Looking Through Thick Ice During NASA Polar Campaigns The bedrock hidden beneath the thick ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica has intrigued researchers for years. Scientists are interested in how the shape of this hidden terrain affects how ice moves -- a key factor in making predictions about the future of these massive ice reservoirs and their contribution to sea level rise in a changing climate. NASA has been monitoring Antarctic and Arctic ice since 2009 with the Operation IceBridge airborne mission. Although the primary objective is to continue the data record of ice sheet surface elevation changes from NASA's Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite, or ICESat, which stopped functioning in 2009, IceBridge is also gathering data on other aspects of polar ice from snow on top to the bedrock below. One radar instrument on these flights that is currently headed to Antarctica for another year of observations is revealing insights about the bedrock hidden beneath the ice sheet. http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/airborne-radar-looking-through-thick-ice-during-nasa-polar-campaigns/#.Upz5c-KFdnk

Maybe following on from the above. Last Hours http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRGVTK-AAvw

I quite agree. I spent twenty years out there.

A talk by Stephen Schneider PhD shortly before his death. Worth another look I feel. He reviews the scientific process and systems science, and speaks to the issues of educating the public, risk assessment and value judgements. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_eJdX6y4hM#t=371

Sounds like a normal trip on an Ocean weather Ship.

I was going to post this press release but WUWT and HotWhopper have beat me to it. Probably a good thing as it's more interesting. A very good video and well worth watching. Which is more than I can say about the camp followers. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Anyway: The sound of ice doesn't register at WUWT

Sea level variations at tropical Pacic islands since 1950 http://www.legos.obs-mip.fr/delcroix/Becker_etal_GPC12.pdf