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Global Sea Ice Day 300 – Highest Since 1999

Published on October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

Sea Ice Extent – Day 300 – Global Sea Ice Extent is 275.000 sq km Above The Mean / Arctic is Into One Std Dev

Published on October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 299 of 2014

The Arctic was warmer in the 11th and 5th century and both are higher than the 20th century average

Published on October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

The Third Warmest Arctic Century

Wind Farms Are a Joke If You Want Reliable Electricity

Published on October 27, 2014October 27, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

A 10GW fleet of wind farms across the UK can guarantee to provide less than two per cent of its maximum output

Wind power could not deliver energy security, a new report suggests<br />

Wind power could not deliver energy security, a new report suggests Photo: ALAMY

Wind farms can never be relied upon to keep the lights on in Britain because there are long periods each winter in which they produce barely any power, according to a new report by the Adam Smith Institute.

The huge variation in wind farms’ power output means they cannot be counted on to produce energy when needed, and an equivalent amount of generation from traditional fossil fuel plants will be needed as back-up, the study finds.

http://www.thegwpf.com/wind-farms-can-never-deliver-uk-energy-security/

Sea Ice Extent – Day 299 – Global Sea Ice Extent is 157,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean

Published on October 27, 2014October 27, 2014 by sunshinehours11 Comment

A quick update for sea ice extent for day 299 of 2014

Global Sea Ice Extent is 157,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 828,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is -671,000 sq km below the 1981-2010 mean.

Sea Ice Extent – Day 298 – Arctic Within One Std Dev

Published on October 26, 2014 by sunshinehours1Leave a comment

Big Green Blob Out To Destroy UK

Published on October 25, 2014 by sunshinehours12 Comments

The Mail on Sunday today exposes how a ‘Green Blob’ financed by a shadowy group of hugely wealthy foreign donors is driving Britain towards economically ruinous eco targets.