Jacques Bopp

349 posts

Surprise! Ice is rebounding at BOTH poles — climate is more complex than we know

#Global Warming #Science

Two new studies show that the Earth’s climate is far more complex than often acknowledged, reminding us of the importance of pragmatic energy and climate policies.…

Jacques Bopp

Nicht Trump ist das grösste Problem von Harvard, sondern einige der Professoren

#Education #Islam #Racism

Eine Universität mit Professoren, die ihren Lehrauftrag so gründlich missverstehen, hat ein Problem. Und dieses heisst nicht Donald Trump.…

Jacques Bopp

Harvard Is an Islamist Outpost

#Islam #Israel #Racism

I taught at Harvard from 1993 through 2014, and I don’t think the federal government’s threats will be effective at changing the university’s culture. Harvard’s leaders don’t yet understand the danger that culture poses to the country or why it required intervention.…

Jacques Bopp

Forscher erklären 100'000-Jahre-Zyklus der Eiszeiten

#Global Warming #Science

Warum es alle hunderttausend Jahre zu einer Eiszeit kommt, konnte bisher nicht komplett erklärt werden. Nun hat ein internationales Forscherteam mit Schweizer Beteiligung die Faktoren identifiziert: Neben der Sonne spielt die Wechselwirkung von Klima und Gletschern eine Rolle.…

Jacques Bopp

The Underappreciated Importance of Climate Variability

#Global Warming #Science

One of the most pervasive misunderstandings of climate is the belief that any long-term trend in a measured climate variable indicates a change in climate, as defined by the IPCC. In practice, “long-term” is often defined to be only a few decades worth of observations.…

Jacques Bopp

Oceans Giving Back a Little C02

#Global Warming #Science

Carbon dioxide is indeed the ‘stuff of life’, underpinning photosynthesis, boosting plant growth, enhancing agricultural yields, and enabling practical applications in industry.…

Jacques Bopp

Constructing Climate Catastrophism

#Global Warming #Science #UNO

Climate scenarios are ridiculously opaque, as if they are designed not to be understood by intelligent people outside the small community of scholars who invent these scenarios. More people should understand how the sausage is made.…

Jacques Bopp

Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent

#China #U.S.A. #Economy

But, like most tycoons, O’Leary takes issue with Trump’s 145 percent tariffs on most Chinese imports. The twist: O’Leary doesn’t think they’re too high. He thinks they aren’t high enough, arguing that China has been ignoring the trade rules that other developed countries abide by.…

Jacques Bopp

Biden’s Dark Climate Money

#U.S.A. #Politics #Global Warming

Imagine if Republicans gave the Trump Administration tens of billions of dollars to dole out to right-wing groups to sprinkle around to favored businesses. That’s what Democrats did in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).…

Jacques Bopp

Some History, Including About Cyclones

#Global Warming #Science

When it comes to extreme weather, cyclones are top of my list.   The most extreme cyclone to hit Queensland, Tropical Cyclone Mahina, was arguably the world’s most intense with a central pressure recorded at 880 hectopascals, a 12-metre storm surge, and 300 kilometre per hour winds.…

Jacques Bopp