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It turned out that supernovae had been exploding in every single place, we simply could not see them
When the poet Horace said, "We are only dust and shadow," he probably did not think that dust itself could create a shadow. But it can, and this shadow can even obscure some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. At least…
Tipping Factors, Attenboroughesque Tales of Local weather Change and Dying Polar Bears – Watts…
From polar bear science
The weird “tipping point” rhetoric will be repressed with the announcement of the latest IPCC report due today. Tipping points are those theoretical climate thresholds that, if breached, cause widespread…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Astronomical Unit
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! It’s easy to measure your interest in today’s topic: the astronomical unit!
Measuring distances on Earth is pretty easy using units like kilometers or…
Eem sea stage adjusted downwards – watts with that?
Guest "For once, it's not worse than previously thought" by David Middleton
But it's still disastrous ... Because models ...
Some past sea levels may not have been as high as thought, says a study of rising and falling land…
Boeing Starliner takeoff being scrubbed. I do not know when it’d fly
With all the news lately about relatively young rocket companies that have successfully tossed their founders and some real astronauts into space, it may come as a surprise that the most experienced rocket company has not yet launched its…
Europe’s ‘Unprecedented Artifical Floods’ – Watts Up With That?
Separating myth from reality about extreme weather events, today and over the centuries
Paul Driessen
Deadly floods in Germany and Belgium have put climate change back in the news in time for the COP-26 climate gabfest in Glasgow.…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Parallax – Universe Right this moment
In this series, we explore the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You probably don't know how close you are to today's topic: parallax!
How do you measure the distance to a star? The question has frustrated astronomers for…
Cenozoic Ice Age Brought on by Drop in CO2… As a result of Fashions – Watts Up With That?
Guest “I couldn’t make this sort of schist up if I was trying” by David Middleton
H/T to Robert Bissett…
Drop in Greenhouse Gas Caused Global Cooling 34 Million Years Ago, Study FindsAugust 6th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Abigail…
Ganymede in infrared, captured throughout Juno’s final flyby
On July 20, 2021, NASA's Juno spacecraft performed a flyby of Jupiter's (and solar system's) largest moon, Ganymede. This narrow pass was conducted as part of the gas giant's thirty-fourth orbit (Perijove 34), during which the probe…
“This report should ring a dying sentence for coal and fossil fuels earlier than they destroy…
Guest contribution by Eric Worrall
In 2019, WUWT celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 10 years in 1989 to save the world UN climate emergency declaration. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shows genuine determination to keep…