Great Michigan Flood of 2026 In April of 2026 there was a historical flood in Michigan and Wisconsin affecting large portions of the states. This article in the Conversation was written as the floods were going on and describe the role of [...]
This is a set of plots to analyze the great floods in Michigan (and Wisconsin and Minnesota) in April of 2026. The analysis is in context of a warming climate. Since much of the news of 2026 was just how cold the [...]
When Anomaly Correlations Are on Social Media. Update 20250626: This is an update on June 26, 2025. The previous posts are below. Please note all of this information is from public websites. I do my best to construct a robust story. At [...]
If the Earth is warming, why does it still get so cold? When winter comes in the northern hemisphere, the Sun goes down over the Arctic and the North Pole. That region cools. It might take a little longer to cool than [...]
Starting in the mid-1990s I became involved in management and analysis of U.S. government efforts in climate and weather modeling. This became a unique aspect of my career, and here at the end of my career, I am still asked to be [...]
Summary This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing Science with Models 1.7: I [...]
The Free Market and the Climate Model: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. [...]
Looking Under the Cloak of Complexity: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing [...]
Point of View: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. Doing Science with Models [...]
Balancing the Budget: This is a series of articles on models. In this series, I am trying to develop a way to build a foundation for non-scientists to feel comfortable about models and their use in scientific investigation. First, I want to [...]