One Page Summaries (OPS) – Climate

- CO2 and Sea Level – 1807 to 2010OPS-74 This slide totally contradicts the alarmist narrative. CO2 is obviously not driving sea level (a very important climate indicator). The ≈140 ppm CO2 increase since the pre-industrial era is … Read more
- Can the IPCC Computers Model the Holocene?OPS-73 The answer is obviously NO! The models are currently programmed to reflect the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist “narrative” (i.e.: the warming since the pre-industrial era is due … Read more
- Where Are Greenland’s Temperatures Headed?OPS-72 Well, the answer is lower, despite all the hype to the contrary. Greenland is in the North Atlantic. So, not surprisingly, Greenland’s temperatures are affected more profoundly by the … Read more
- Catastrophic Global Warming Proofs?OPS-71 Climate Change is Complicated! Unless you believe the Catastrophic Anthropogenic “Global Warming” (CAGW) alarmist narrative (i.e.: “Climate Change” is controlled by trace gases in our atmosphere (primarily CO2)). Full … Read more
- How Bad Are the Canadian Climate Models?OPS-70 Real bad, close to the worst of a whole lot of bad models. All those models were reviewed in my CSS-30 – CMIP6 Climate Models post. The Canadian models … Read more
- Polar Temperatures/CO2 ExtrapolationsOPS-69 – Polar Temperature/CO2 Extrapolations When can we expect the ice in Greenland, the Arctic and/or Antarctica to disappear? The alarmist community would have you believe that the polar ice is … Read more
- Climate Change – Quick HitsOPS-68 One of the biggest problems climate realists face is the complexity of the Climate Change issue. You simply cannot present all the relevant data and economic/scientific analysis in formats … Read more
- US-Canada – 2022 Forest FiresOPS-67 Here is the yearly fire statistics update. As usual, there is little change in the North American trends. The number of fires in both the US and Canada are … Read more
- Alberta’s Average Annual TemperatureOPS-66 Just a short one pager today. After watching one of Tony Heller’s videos, I noticed that he had built in an annual average temperature function option into his Real … Read more
- CO2-Temperature ExtrapolationsOPS-65 The never-ending diatribe coming from the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd says our planet is burning up and we (through our emissions (primarily CO2)) are the evil … Read more
- The Oceans Are Boiling – Ocean Heat Content (OHC)OPS-64 – Ocean Heat Content (OHC) is often used as an indication that our planet is warming us into oblivion. Yes, the OHC is rising but what do those numbers … Read more
- Hurricane Update – 2022 SeasonOPS-63 Wishing You All a Happy New Year!! Another year has gone by, and the latest hurricane season has once again confirmed that any who are professing that hurricane activity … Read more
- Weakening Electromagnetic Field/Solar WindsOPS-62 The Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd has been known to occasionally ignore some data or take liberties with interpretation. I am not going to litigate those indiscretions … Read more
- Were the Hottest Temperatures in Calgary pre-1950 or post-1950?OPS-61 Spoiler Alert for the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd (that includes the majority of our Calgary City Council). There were substantially more and more sustained hot days … Read more
- Cenozoic Temperature – Where’s the Emergency?OPS-60 This post puts the current 1.07 °C temperature rise since the pre-Industrial period (as per the IPCC AR6 report) in perspective. The original 2015 Paris Accord target was 2.0 … Read more
- Cenozoic – CO2-TemperaturesOPS-59 This post is a little add-on to my CSS-10 – A Ride Through the Cenozoic post. When I put the CSS-10 post together, I had not converted the carbon … Read more
- US Temperatures – Tony HellerOPS-58 Something simple but interesting. This post is highlighting a recent video by Tony Heller that points out the absurd situation currently playing out in the US Historical Climatology Network … Read more
- Hurricane Update – 2021 SeasonOPS-57 Another hurricane season has passed us by (in the North Atlantic). The 2021 season itself was quiet and so was, predictably, the media. Gratefully, we were not constantly bombarded … Read more
- The PAUSEOPS-56 This post has a quick look at the UAH satellite temperature data and the relationships between average global temperature and the atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The correlation is shaky at … Read more
- The State of Climate ScienceOPS-55 2021 has been a very interesting year in climate science (from both the IPCC’s simplistic, unscientific CO2 approach and from the perspective of the real-world science community that recognizes … Read more
- CO2-Temperature – Properly ScaledOPS-54 The Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd likes to maximize the visual impact of the rising atmospheric CO2 levels (as shown in the upper two plots on the … Read more
- Cherry Picking Data – CAGW StyleOPS-53 I always get a kick out of our favorite CAGW alarmist trolls claiming that I am “cherry picking” data. If you go back and review the last IPCC report … Read more
- Solar Activity – NOAA ForecastOPS-52 The last Climate Short Story (CSS-12 – Cosmic Ray Discussion) included a simple plot that deserves to be highlighted on its own merit. NOAA (definitely not a climate skeptic … Read more
- Late Holocene – CAGW CO2/TemperatureOPS-51 – Holocene – CAGW CO2/Temperature This post is an extension of my Holocene Logic Series. The large plot focuses on the last 4,000 years of the Holocene. The planet’s … Read more
- CO2-Temperature – CenozoicOPS-50 Hope everyone had a Great Canada Day or just a Great Thursday. I just recently posted a detailed Climate Short Story (CSS-10 – A Ride Through The Cenozoic). That … Read more
- What Does 80+ Trillion Dollars Get You?OPS-48 This is a simple question to ask, but finding the answer is exceedingly difficult. The cost estimates are all over the board, with the only common ground being they … Read more
- Temperature ManipulationOPS-49 The subject of temperature manipulation (on its own) is a very complex subject (a bit difficult to confine to one page but I am giving it a try). To … Read more
- Fact Checks – Scientific MethodOPS-47 The fact checking phenomena currently employed by social and mainstream media is a joke. To start with, the fact checkers routinely interject their biases into their responses. If you … Read more
- Hurricane Update – 2020 SeasonOPS-46 The 2020 North Atlantic Hurricane season was busier than normal but was not statistically significant. Especially since the North Atlantic does not represent the global situation. Funny how the … Read more
- CO2 Emissions and the IPCCOPS-45 How effective are CO2 emission reduction schemes? A look at the data shows that despite the trillions of dollars spent to date, the efforts to date have been almost … Read more
- Temperature Averaging EffectsOPS-44 This post does not present any new data. The primary purpose is to show the general effect of averaging the data and the potential issues on simply plotting data … Read more
- Glaciers and Sea LevelOPS-43 I have seen these plots or similar ones go by lately and thought it would be worthwhile to show them together (i.e.: synced). A quick hat tip to Gregory … Read more
- CO2 Climate SensitivityOPS-42 This post takes another look at CO2’s Climate Sensitivity (CCS), condensing the discussion down to one page. A more detailed look was previously posted in CSS-3 – CO2 Sensitivity. … Read more
- CO2, Life and Temperature Fluctuations Over 600 Million YearsOPS-41 This post combines a recently circulating life representation over the last 600 million years with their corresponding atmospheric CO2 and Global temperatures. The post is somewhat self-explanatory, but essentially … Read more
- University of Alabama – Huntsville – January 2021 UpdateOPS-40 I had updated the UAH Temperature Anomaly (TA) as of November 2020. The UAH update is now using a new Baseline (1991 – 2020). The change from (1981 – … Read more
- Consolidated Ocean Cycle IndexesOPS-39 This post is an extension of OPS-38 (Central England Temperature (CET)) post. In that post I focussed on solar activity and the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation’s (AMO) influence on the … Read more
- Central England TemperatureOPS-38 Most measured temperature records only go back to the mid-1800’s. The Central England measured Temperature (CET) extends back to 1669 in the middle of the Maunder Minimum. And before … Read more
- UAH – Temperature Anomaly – November 2020 UpdateOPS-37 To start, I hope everyone has a Happy New Year (2021 has to be better than 2020, right?). As the 2021 year begins, I want to get back to … Read more
- Holocene Logic – Simplified – 2OPS-36 This post is an important rehash of earlier posts (just laid out in a different format). The Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd is fixated on CO2 (to … Read more
- CO2 Will Kill The PlanetOPS-35 Merriam-Webster Definition: Gaia – “the hypothesis that the living and nonliving components of earth function as a single system in such a way that the living component regulates and … Read more
- The Climate Change PuzzleOPS-34 This OPS is more philosophical, and opinion related than most of the posts I put out. I have left it in the OPS section because there are plenty of … Read more
- California Fires – September 2020OPS-33 California Fires – September 2020 To start with, I would like to wish everyone a Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving! So, was California’s 2020 Fire Season a bad one? Absolutely, but … Read more
- Hurricane Update – August 2020OPS-32 The 2019 Hurricane season did little to change the long-term downward trend of both the Number of Tropical Storms and the Hurricanes. We will have to wait and see … Read more
- US Drought SituationOPS-31 Drought is one of those extreme weather events that the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmists consistently warn us about. But, as with hurricanes, forest fires, tornados, etc. the … Read more
- Green ApocalypseOPS-30 There are several avenues of discussion that can be applied to “Climate Change”. Primarily Science and Economics (with the environment and politics intertwined within the two). #showusthedata #globalwarming #climatechange … Read more
- Forest Fire Discussion IIOPS-29 This OPS focuses in on California specifically and touches on the Australian Bush Fire Season. The Australian data was not readily available, so I have not included my own … Read more
- Forest Fire DiscussionOPS-28 We are getting close to the northern hemisphere fire season again and you can be almost certain that the Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmist crowd will be back … Read more
- Holocene – Temperature Logic (Simplified)OPS-27 Condensing this small subject within the Climate Change Discussion down to one page has been challenging. My Climate Short Stories (CSS-1 and CSS-2) and my original One Page Summaries … Read more
- Holocene – Temperature-CO2 LogicOPS-26 The AGW alarmist viewpoint is very simple. Continued CO2 concentration increases will lead to catastrophic temperature increases and mankind is responsible for those CO2 increases. The problem with their … Read more
- Greenland Surface Mass BalanceOPS-25 I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year/Decade. A cold start here in Calgary, but currently enjoying the warm weather break (and before Leo D. (and the AGW alarmists) … Read more
- Northern Hemisphere Snow – December 2019OPS-24 The impending doom forecasted for snow on this planet appears to be premature. Above average, early and late snowfalls are becoming commonplace. Maybe, just maybe Al Gore and many … Read more
- Sea LevelsOPS-23 The topic of sea levels is being totally blown out of proportion by the media and their alarmist cabal. The tide gauges from around the world can be easily … Read more
- Computer Models – Real SimpleOPS-22 This post focuses in on the basic premise of the IPCC computer models. The models are programmed to literally respond to only “Greenhouse Gases” (primarily CO2). Yet, historical data … Read more
- Solar Cycles – Coming GSMOPS-21 This is a very important post. The “Global Warming” alarmist crowd has deliberately downplayed the radiative forcings associated with solar activity (direct and indirect (ocean cycles, cosmic ray intensification, … Read more
- Computer Models – SimplifiedOPS-20 A continuation of the discussion laid out in OPS-19. Bottomline, there is no atmospheric CO2/Global Temperature data set that shows CO2 driving the climate on any statistically significant time … Read more
- Computer ModelsOPS-19 The whole “Global Warming” Alarmist story is based strictly on computer model projections. That is not science. Computer modelling is a tool but not a proof. The computer models … Read more
- CO2 and Scientific ProofOPS-18 In reviewing “Climate Change” over these many years, there is one outstanding “BASIC” principle of science that is completely ignored by the “Global Warming” alarmist crowd and the “climate … Read more
- Paris Accord 2015OPS-17 I (being an engineer) have focused on the science first. But the economic analysis (which you won’t get from our ideological political and media sources) is just as important. … Read more
- CO2 SensitivityOPS-16 The following OPS summary appears dramatic at first glance. However, the atmospheric CO2 concentration extrapolations shown here (based solely on mathematics not technical science) are neither technically or economically … Read more
- Northern Hemisphere SnowOPS-15 Just a quick summary to show the Northern Hemisphere snow trends and add to the discussion in OPS-13. Despite the doomsday predictions of no snow for our grandchildren, they … Read more
- ConsensusOPS-14 Consensus is unfortunately a very dangerous word in the field of science. As Einstein has famously said (paraphrased), it only takes one person to prove him wrong. There have … Read more
- IPCC – Settled ScienceOPS-13a A discussion I had recently steered me back to the IPCC website. After reviewing some of the reports (link included on the OPS), I realized again why I went … Read more
- CO2 – Temperature CorrelationsOPS-12 The deepest problem that the “Global Warming” alarmist crowd has with defending their position is the lack of empirical (real life, historical) data. This OPS puts forward a variety … Read more
- Annual Revenues – Canadian BasedOPS-11 This is a focused version of OPS-10. The smaller scale is included to get a better picture of FOS annual budget fluctuations. FOS operates as David in this David … Read more
- Annual RevenuesOPS-10 I apologize for taking some time off between posts. I’ve been busy with family life (children’s weddings, grandchildren birthday parties, etc.). You know those people in my life I … Read more
- Skeptical ScientistsOPS-9 A common response by the “Global Warming” crowd is that 97% of scientists have endorsed the consensus that the “Global Warming” over the last century and a half is … Read more
- Basic Climate ModelOPS-8 The attached simple model (but by no means a definitive model) shows how easy it is to model modern temperatures without incorporating any CO2 forcing. This model uses only … Read more
- Climate Change in 2 QuestionsOPS-7 The “Global Warming” alarmists tell us that Climate Change is simple. More CO2 will increase the global temperature (and without proof (computer models aren’t proof) they say it will … Read more
- Temperature Data Sets – Settled Science?OPS-6 Another way to look at the surface temperature data over the last century and a half. Refer back to OPS-5. And “YES” the surface temperature data is manipulated. And … Read more
- Temperature Data SetsOPS-5 Here’s a quick look at a few of the available Temperature data sets that cover the last century and a half. Obviously the science is not settled. There isn’t … Read more
- GISS-GISP SuperimposedOPS-4 A quick look at the temperature rises over the last 150 years in comparison to the temperature changes that have occurred over the Holocene Interglacial warm period that we’re … Read more
- Top LiesOPS-3 These are some of the top lies, misrepresentations or ignorance of the facts that commonly appearin the “Climate Change” Discussion. The data is readily available (links below). 1. https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/ … Read more
- North American ExportOPS-2 Another Repost. One small correction since the last time the image was posted. Differentials have narrowed but they’re still significant and the problems (access to tidewater and over-regulation) have … Read more
- H2O – CO2OPS-1 Original Post – Food for thought.I’ve already posted this image before. I’m reposting to begin the OPS sequence in order.
- Climate Change – PrologueOPS-0 Climate Change is an extremely important issue. But CO2 and Global Warming are not actually the problem. The following image (a general discussion) is the first of many that … Read more
