It’s 20 years since we started blogging on climate here on RealClimate (December 10, 2004). We wanted to counter disinformation about climate change that was spreading through various campaigns. In those days it was an unusual move that prompted a welcome from Nature. … Read Full Article about Twenty years of blogging in hindsight
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Operationalizing Climate Science
There is a need to make climate science more agile and more responsive, and that means moving (some of it) from research to operations. … Read Full Article about Operationalizing Climate Science
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Unforced variations: Nov 2024
This month's open thread on climate change topics. How are we in November already? And why is it still so warm... ? Anyway, please stay on topic and avoid insulting other commenters. … Read Full Article about Unforced variations: Nov 2024
Science is not value free
An interesting commentary addressing a rather odd prior commentary makes some very correct points. … Read Full Article about Science is not value free
Cold extremes do in fact decrease under global warming
The title of this post might seem like a truism, but for about a decade some people have claimed the opposite, and many people have spent much time and effort trying to understand why. Much of that effort was wasted. … Read Full Article about Cold extremes do in fact decrease under global warming
Unforced Variations: Oct 2024
This month's open thread for climate topics. Please stay vaguely on topic and do not abuse other commenters. … Read Full Article about Unforced Variations: Oct 2024
Phantastic Job!
A truly impressive paper was published this week with a new reconstruction of global temperatures over the last ~500 million years. … Read Full Article about Phantastic Job!
Unforced Variations: Sep 2024
This month's open thread on climate topics. Try to be constructive! … Read Full Article about Unforced Variations: Sep 2024
Oh My, Oh Miocene!
A recent paper suggested that 'climate sensitivity' derived from a new paleo-CO2 record is around 7.2ºC (for equilibrium climate sensitivity ECS) and ~13.9ºC (Earth System Sensitivity - ESS) for a doubling of CO2. Some press has suggested that this means that "Earth’s Temperature Could Increase by … Read Full Article about Oh My, Oh Miocene!
The need for pluralism in climate modelling
How should we allocate resources for climate modelling if the goal is to improve climate-related decisions? Higher resolution, machine learning and/or storylines? A call for a deeper discussion on how we should develop the climate modelling toolbox. Guest post by Marina Baldissera Pacchetti, … Read Full Article about The need for pluralism in climate modelling
Unforced variations: Aug 2024
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Unforced variations: July 2024
This month's open thread on climate science topics. … Read Full Article about Unforced variations: July 2024