Recent conversations on the recent slowdown in warming has inspired an animation on how models simulate this phenomenon, and what it means for the evolution of global temperatures over the next few decades. Continue reading What will the simulations do next?
Category Archives: temperature
Months since below average temperatures
NOAA have recently been promoting that November 2012 was the 333rd month in a row with above average global temperatures, and this has been widely picked up by the media (e.g. here). But, how useful is this statistic? Continue reading Months since below average temperatures
Predictions of the past & the future
What will happen to the climate over the next decade? Two new analyses consider real climate predictions made in the past and of the future decade. Continue reading Predictions of the past & the future
Temperatures in Mongolia
I was alerted to an article on climate change in Mongolia which claims that temperatures there have already risen by more than 2C since the 1940s. A few minutes on Climate Explorer allowed me to check. Continue reading Temperatures in Mongolia
Visualising the role of natural variability
A new analysis by Clara Deser and colleagues (accepted for Nature Climate Change), provides some fantastic visualisations of the crucial role of natural variability in how we will experience climate. Continue reading Visualising the role of natural variability
Global temperatures over the past decade
It is well known that the past decade or so has seen less global warming than might have been expected – but what is the cause? This is more of a discussion post, rather than any new analysis. Continue reading Global temperatures over the past decade
Projections of maize yields in France
A rather specific question today – what will happen to maize yields in France in 2016-2035? Continue reading Projections of maize yields in France
A 150 year temperature history from Berkshire
At a recent weather festival, Roger Brugge presented a reconstruction of temperatures from 1863 to 2011 for a small patch of the UK, namely Berkshire, which I found interesting. Continue reading A 150 year temperature history from Berkshire