tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post4556663738378677924..comments2024-03-11T04:54:26.827-07:00Comments on THE HOCKEY SCHTICK: New paper predicts an increase of US thunderstorms; Reality check: US thunderstorms peaked in the mid-20th century when CO2 was 'safe'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-52861918242309554972013-09-23T18:26:13.920-07:002013-09-23T18:26:13.920-07:00Yeah, most of the papers published in PNAS do not ...Yeah, most of the papers published in PNAS do not go through any peer-review or even pal-review, but what they call "direct submissions" from NAS members. Any NAS member that signs on as a co-author can use that trick to publish whatever crap they want.MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-80396818908696714352013-09-23T18:21:42.859-07:002013-09-23T18:21:42.859-07:00Another PNAS piece of crap. Another PNAS piece of crap. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-77729085236045717032013-09-23T17:32:27.068-07:002013-09-23T17:32:27.068-07:00Oh brother USA Today reports Trenberth thinks &quo...Oh brother USA Today reports Trenberth thinks "this study is fairly robust"<br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/09/23/climate-change-global-warming-thunderstorms-tornadoes/2854979/MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-70692182058310282472013-09-23T16:45:47.834-07:002013-09-23T16:45:47.834-07:00I added another chart above showing global tropica...I added another chart above showing global tropical storm frequency has declined since 1970, the opposite of the trend in CO2.<br /><br />Let me know if you have a global dataset on storm activity that goes back before 1970, but these would be suspect before the satellite era.MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714540297202434542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142988674703954802.post-83704975433660908352013-09-23T16:03:34.048-07:002013-09-23T16:03:34.048-07:00I think it may have been a mistake to use US condi...I think it may have been a mistake to use US conditions. There could be an effect in the West Pacific "Hot Spot" that is real. However, the ceiling temperature is about 31 degrees C, the Pacific hasn't warmed for 20 years ...Martin Clarkhttp://people.aapt.net.au/jclark19/noreply@blogger.com