The Flawed Conversion of James Delingpole from Climate Skeptic to now Alarmist? PART ONE

Robert W. Endlich

Author’s Note: This is Part ONE of a multi-part post.

INTRODUCTION
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James Delingpole is an English writer who has written extensively about the allegedly human-caused, CO2-fueled global warming alarm. Wikipedia calls his writing “climate change denial.” But, Delingpole’s recent Substack post, “Valencia: Man Made Climate Change is REAL  Or: Why I No Longer Talk to Climate Sceptics” seems to me, at least, enough of a change in Delingpole’s thought and writing process that I call it his “flawed conversion.”

One of Delingpole’s books is ”Watermelons, The Green Movement’s True Colors,” in which he correctly characterizes the Global Warming Alarmist movement as allegedly Green (conservation-aligned) on the outside, but (Communist) Red on the inside.

So Delingpole’s 5 November 2024 Substack post changes that. James now says that aircraft-generated contrails, which he (and other ignorant and/or deluded individuals) now calls Continue reading “The Flawed Conversion of James Delingpole from Climate Skeptic to now Alarmist? PART ONE”

The Flawed Conversion of James Delingpole from Climate Skeptic to now Alarmist? PART TWO

Robert W. Endlich

Author’s Note:  This is Part TWO of a Two-Part post.

James Delingpole’s new belief, as he writes on Substack, concerning his book WATERMELONS is

“In the original version, I claimed that man-made climate change wasn’t real. Of course it is, though.  Look at Valencia…Or, indeed, look at North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Or Florida after Hurricane Milton.”

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And

“…This is what chemtrails look like, you morons!”

And

“…What I find particularly interesting, as a veteran combatant of the climate wars, is the reluctance of my old, climate skeptical comrades to acknowledge the role of chemtrails, the use of Directed Energy Weapons and such like in generating extreme weather events.”

STRENGTH OF HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON, AGAIN

Let’s delve into James Delingpole’s notion that the power of 2024’s Continue reading “The Flawed Conversion of James Delingpole from Climate Skeptic to now Alarmist? PART TWO”

Death Valley World Record 134 deg. F is Biased ~10 deg. Too High

Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.

[This blog by Dr. Roy W. Spencer was originally published on his blog site on 8 November 2024.  It is reproduced here under the fair use doctrine and with standing permission from the author. Ed]

Key Points:

      • Over the years, a few commentators have have argued that the world record highest temperature of 134 deg. F at Death Valley, CA recorded on July 10, 1913 is physically implausible.
      • Here I show quantitatively that the 134 deg F temperature is biased high, by about 10 deg. F.
      • Extensive historical research by William T . Reid has suggested the person making the temperature observations at Greenland Ranch likely replaced the official measurements from a thermometer in a Stevenson screen shelter with other measurements made next to the adobe living quarters.

Update #1 (11/8/2024): Fixed a few typos.

Update #2 (11/8/2024): For those messaging me about Furnace Creek temperatures reaching 130 deg. F in recent years, see Bill Reid’s summary of side-by-side measurements made there [and reported at an AMS meeting] showing the non-aspirated “official” equipment produces temperatures 2-3 deg. too high during light wind conditions.

Update #3 (11/9/2024): Bill Reid corrected my use of the term “mountain” stations to describe those not in Death Valley. Many of those stations are at desert plateau sites, so I have changed the term to “higher elevation” stations. I have also asked Bill to provide additional thoughts on this issue, which will be the next blog post here.

BACKGROUND

The “official” world record highest near-surface air temperature is 134 deg. F, recorded in Death Valley, California on July, 10, 1913 at Greenland Ranch, California an isolated location with no similarly sited stations with which to compare (say, within 10 miles and below sea level). Greenland Ranch was a man-made oasis created by the Borax people around the turn of the 20th Century, with water piped in from a nearby mountain. It has a rich history, but always against a backdrop of oppressive summer heat that few visitors (and even workers) could endure.

Continue reading “Death Valley World Record 134 deg. F is Biased ~10 deg. Too High”

2024’s Hurricanes Helene & Milton

 and claims their power was juiced by “Human-Caused Climate Change”  

Robert W. Endlich

Author’s note: This post is based upon the presentation graphics, on-line here, for the 19 October 2024 meeting.

PRELUDE: THE 2024 HURRICANE SEASON BEFORE HELENE

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season got off to a late start; Tropical Storm Alberto did not form until 19 June, the latest named storm since 2014. Then, Hurricane Beryl was a long-lasting (around 14 days) system; she began in the Cape Verde Islands region, tracked past Jamaica, crossed Yucatan, entered Texas near Matagorda and weakened, with her remnants getting to the eastern Great Lakes region, before dissipating, 11 Jul 2024.

From Wikipedia,

“Activity then quieted down across the basin for most of July after Beryl dissipated, with no new tropical cyclones forming due to the presence of the Saharan air layer (SAL) across much of the Atlantic.” Continue reading “2024’s Hurricanes Helene & Milton”

“Climate Change Making Days Longer,” studies say, Part ONE

Robert W. Endlich
INTRODUCTION

Author’s Note: This is Part ONE of a multiple post topic.  Figure numbers remain consecutive across the four parts of the post.

Part TWO is here.
Part THREE is here.
Part FOUR is here.
Presentation is here.

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This story, “Climate Change Making Days Longer,” and the variations on it, were published Summer, 2024 by mainstream media outlets.  I mention some of their Alarmist views, as well as some Contrarian views by Heartland, and some views from our skeptical friends in the blogosphere.

I explore this subject, using a wide series of facts, measurements, observations and data, easily looked up, and typically ignored by the Alarmist press.

I cite some of both sides of this story.  I widen the discussion by including Continue reading ““Climate Change Making Days Longer,” studies say, Part ONE”