Author: cne4h
Part 1 of this blog covered the basics of how low pressure south to southeast of Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja affects the Sea of Cortez winter monsoon. In this blog, this diagram shows how low pressure can produce wind even when large wind turbines, NPH, and 4-corner high pressure are not present. The second blog is more technical and discusses the causes of low pressure troughs. The low pressure area south of Cabo in winter is affected by a variety of atmospheric and oceanic factors: 1. terrain effects The surrounding mountainous areas (the Sierra Madre Occidental…
The Biden administration’s last-minute move to withdraw 264,000 acres of federal land from oil, gas and geothermal development in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains can hardly be seen as an act of obstructionism. This is not about protecting the environment, but about tying the hands of the incoming administration to reverse disastrous climate policies. In the final days of the Biden presidency — or, more accurately, the final days of an administration led largely by a climate-obsessed staff — the White House has ensured that its progressive priorities will remain legally sticky, Even if the control of power is transferred to energy…
Nearly 200 years have passed since a global cold snap caused widespread crop failures and devastating famine. [emphasis, links added] Now, a new study from scientists at the University of St. Andrews has finally figured out why. Experts have revealed that the Zavaritsky volcano, located on the remote and uninhabited Russian island of Simushir (part of the Kuril Islands), erupted in 1831. This dramatic event injected volcanic ash into the atmosphere, blocking enough sunlight to cause a brief global cooling. The resulting weather changes include reduced rainfall, lower crop yields and severe famine from Africa to India to Japan. Dr…
The greening of Earth's vegetated areas “is due to carbon dioxide fertilization, climate change and land use changes”. [emphasis, links added] New remote sensing research (Gutiérrez-Hernández and García, 2025) uses powerful statistical methods to eliminate false positives and spurious correlations in establishing vegetation trends in the satellite era. Scientists found that over the past 42 years (1982 to 2023), 38% of the Earth's land surface has experienced a statistically significant greening or browning trend. Traditional method (i.e. Mann-Kendall test) Previously found that 51% of the Earth's surface experienced statistically significant vegetation trends in the satellite era Key factors that produce…
https://x.com/ChrisMartzWX/status/1873752918353936578 Do you like math? Do you like making climate activists cry? If so, then this article is for you. They promote utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind as “green” energy technologies because they emit less carbon dioxide over their life cycle. Emissions are something all “greenies” love. But when you point out to them how land-intensive their “green” energy technology is, they squirm, trying to prove their strong opposition to nuclear fission—a near-infinite, carbon-free, energy-dense source of electricity— —and try to justify your position. Let's run the numbers, shall we? 𝐍𝐔𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 A standard nuclear reactor is rated at 1,000…
With thunderstorms likely Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore residents will ring in the New Year with a midnight fireworks display and drone display in the Inner Harbor.However, colder weather is expected over the weekend, with temperatures likely to drop below freezing in Maryland as an arctic blast of air hits the region. Snow is possible Sunday night into Monday.New Year's Eve and New Year's Eve are likely to be rainy and cloudy in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service. Showers and thunderstorms are possible in the area after 4 p.m., with a high near 58 degrees.Rain, and possibly thunderstorms,…
Transcript: Every winter, as January approaches, Eric Laine of Binghamton, N.Y., sits down with his wife and children to make New Year's resolutions… New Year's Day spirit resolution. Lane: “It's one way we talk about the importance of doing our part… We're led to believe that we actually have little impact on what a person or a family does. But actually, we can do Many things. One year they committed to switching to renewable energy and added a community solar farm. Another year as they work to electrify transportation. Now both Lane and his wife drive electric vehicles. A year…
not many people know Paul Homewood h/t Ian Magness Apparently the Bank of England are now climate experts! According to The Telegraph: Bank of England warns climate change could destroy property values for hundreds of thousands of homeowners due to extreme weather increased flood risk. Some 300,000 homes, or 1% of the country's properties, are at risk of losing a fifth of their value, according to Threadneedle Street's projections of the impact of the most severe climate scenario. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/12/30/climate-change-devastate-value-homes-warns-bank-of-england Back in the real world, according to EA figures, only around 5,000 properties in England were affected by flooding in the…
A short note by Kip Hansen — December 30, 2024 — 650 words To end the year, I would like to mention an article from Shipping News. Five years at sea: “Argonaut” oil spill drift card appears on Scottish island “Plastic drift cards from one of America's worst oil spills [the wreck of the Argo Merchant off of Nantucket Island in 1976] After nearly five years at sea, it appeared on a Scottish beach. “While clearing debris on her property on the Scottish Isle of Coll after the October 2024 storm, Barbara Payne discovered a red plastic object the size…
Sometimes you stumble upon a “study” that is so self-serving, filled with assumptions, and so blatantly designed to push a particular agenda that you almost have to admire its audacity. Lancet Planetary Health A recent article was published titled “Climate Sentiments, Ideas, and Plans among U.S. Teens and Young Adults.” On the surface, it purports to be a large-scale survey analyzing the impact of climate change on the mental health of young Americans. Yet beneath the veneer of academic rigor lies little more than a thinly veiled manifesto of radical climate policy, with its roots in the overventilated world of…