There has been a sudden flurry of articles on climate today, which I dutifully round up for you now.
Concerned scientists writing to protest at the various attempts to get hold of Michael Mann's emails is a story we have heard before, but another missive has been made public today, with the AGU and others telling the university of Virginia that they are worried that personal letters may be disclosed unnecessarily. UVa is due to respond to the American Tradition Institute's FOI request on 20 August.
Fans of the use and abuse of statistical significance in the temperature records will want to read the latest paper by Mahlstein et al, (co-authors include the IPCC's own Susan Solomon). It is claimed that significant warming of the Earth will be seen first in the tropics.
The Grantham Institute has published a paper on uncertainty in science, with the focus on climate.
Renewables are booming according to the TPM website. In England glazing businesses are doing well too.
Ars Technica takes a pop at Roy Spencer and his recent, much-discussed paper.
A new paper examines what might happen if aerosols are pumped into clouds. The conclusion is that they will reflect more light apparently.
And lastly, Jeremy Grantham says we're in trouble. Big trouble. Surprising, eh?