NZ Climate change
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder The following is an update on the subject from pages 173 to 184 of my book. The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times, milder temperatures since
Face of the Day
The next 10 days may see a historic shift in climate policy in Aotearoa. […] It comes as data shows there is half as much time as previously thought to mitigate or retreat from sea level rise in some parts of the country. […] Minister James Shaw talked up the government’s
Prophecies of Doom Come at a Cost
Visiting Wonderland 1967 A “time of famines” is predicted, and by 1975 the world will not have enough food to feed its growing population. 1969 By the year 1989 everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue smoke due to population growth and contamination of the planet. 1970 We are
Govt on Track to Achieve ‘Net Zero’ by 2023
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Warning Satire At a carefully stage-managed event today catering for ‘selected’ media, a government spokes-polar bear announced that the government is set to achieve ‘net-zero’ by the end of its term in 2023. “Building on the net-zero achievements of successive three-term Clark and Key governments,
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum’ is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots – ‘storms’ on the sun – became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928), who was working at The Royal Observatory at Greenwich when
Face of the Day
He wants to kill our dairy cows but he doesn’t want us to eat meat. Today’s face of the day Green co-leader James Shaw won’t rest until we are all eating mung beans and chowing down on insects while living in caves. The Climate Change Minister is
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder New Zealand’s NIWA has an informative review of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) written by Jim Renwick and David Thompson. The Southern Annular Mode (or SAM) is a ring of climate variability that encircles the South Pole and extends out to the latitudes of New Zealand. (Its
Government to Burn Money in Fight against Climate Change
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Information Satire Leaked 2022 Budget documents have revealed that the LAbour/Green/Racist (LAGR) government is preparing to unleash yet another ground-breaking initiative in its struggle against Climate Change. Realising that the importation of millions of tons of coal to fuel the Huntly power station
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct Professor of Physical Geography at the University Centre in Svalbard. The website climate4you.com which
Bernard Hickey, Now a Climate Commie
Arthur Information Opinion On the MSN news yesterday there is an article about the cost of living crisis. Of course, like everything from the MSM these days, it is hyped with panic-inducing language. The road toll is carnage, a storm is a ‘weather bomb’ etc., and of course, the latest
A Methane Metaphor to Help You Understand
Owen Jennings Former National President of Federated Farmers I like asking people to estimate how much methane is being produced by our farmers because they are regularly told that half the greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand come from down on the farm. Most have not got a clue. Some
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum’ is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots – ‘storms’ on the sun – became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928), who was working at The Royal Observatory at Greenwich when
Things That Make Me Go Hmm…
After 40+ years of doomcasting and fear-mongering about Global Warming, we find that, compared to the 1979-2000 average, the temperature of the Southern Hemisphere has increased by a frightening 0.0°C as at 17 February 2022. Run for the hills!
The Truth about Ruminant Methane
Robin Grieve Chairman FARM Farmers are being consulted on options proposed by He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) – a government-appointed body seeking to devise alternative options to the ETS. FARM (Facts About Ruminant Methane ) proposes media commentators take into account various terms, facts about methane and context when covering the HWEN
Weather Eye with John Maunder
John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times, milder temperatures since about 1999, but with three significant warm periods associated with the El Nino events in 1998,