{"id":385,"date":"2006-12-27T08:26:09","date_gmt":"2006-12-27T13:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=385"},"modified":"2007-01-26T08:34:48","modified_gmt":"2007-01-26T13:34:48","slug":"2006-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2006\/12\/2006-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2006 Year in review Revue de l’ann\u00e9e 2006<\/lang_fr>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A lighthearted look at the climate science goings-on over the last year:<\/p>\n

Best highlight of the gap between the ‘two cultures’:<\/b>
\nJustice Scalia: ‘Troposphere, whatever. I told you before I’m not a scientist. That’s why I don’t want to have to deal with global warming’ . <\/p>\n

Least effective muzzling of government climate scientist by a junior public affairs political appointee:<\/b>
\nGeorge Deutsch met his match in Jim Hansen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most puzzling finding that has yet to be replicated:<\/b>
\nMethane from plants<\/a><\/p>\n

Worst reported story and least effectual follow-up press release:<\/b>
\nMethane from plants<\/a><\/p>\n

Best (err… only) climate science documentary on public release:<\/b>
\nAn Inconvenient Truth. <\/p>\n

Most worn out contrarian cliche:<\/b>
\nMedieval English vineyards<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Previously prominent contrarian cliche curiously not being used any more:<\/b>
\n“The satellites show cooling”<\/p>\n

Most bizarre new contrarian claim:<\/b>
\n“Global warming stopped in 1998”.
\nBy the same logic<\/a>, it also stopped in 1973, 1983, and 1990 (only it didn’t).<\/p>\n

Most ironic complaint about ‘un-balanced’ climate coverage on CNN:<\/b>
\nPat Michaels (the most interviewed commentator by a factor of two) complaining<\/a> that he doesn’t get enough exposure.<\/p>\n

Most dizzying turn-around of a climate skeptic:<\/b>
\nFred Singer “global warming is not happening” (1998<\/a>,2000<\/a>, 2002<\/a>, 2005<\/a>) to global warming is “unstoppable” (2006<\/a>) <\/p>\n

Best popular book on the climate change:<\/b>
\nElizabeth Kolbert’s “Field Notes from a Catastrophe<\/a>”<\/p>\n

Least unexpected observations:<\/b>
\n(Joint winners) 2006 near-record minima in Arctic sea ice extent, near-record maxima in Northern Hemisphere temperatures, resumed increase in ocean heat content<\/a>, record increases in CO2 emissions<\/p>\n

Best resource for future climate model analyses:<\/b>
\nPCMDI database of IPCC AR4 simulations.<\/a> The gift that will keep on giving.<\/p>\n

Best actual good news:<\/b>
\nMethane concentrations appear to have stabilised. Maybe they can even be coaxed downward….<\/p>\n

Biggest increase in uncertainty as a function of more research:<\/b>
\nAnything to do with aerosols.<\/p>\n

Least apologetic excuse for getting a climate story wrong:<\/b>
\nNewsweek explains<\/a> its 1975 ‘The Cooling World’ story.<\/p>\n

Most promising newcomer on the contrarian comedy circuit:<\/b>
\nViscount Monckton of Brenchley<\/a><\/p>\n

Least accurate attempted insinuation about RealClimate by a congressional staffer:<\/b>
\n‘There’s so much money’<\/a>: Marc Morano (Senate EPW outgoing majority committee staff, 5:30 into the mp3 file)<\/p>\n

Boldest impractical policy idea:<\/b>
\nGeo-engineering<\/a><\/p>\n

Boldest practical policy idea:<\/b>
\nCreation of a National Climate Service<\/a>, which could more effecitvely provide useful climate information to policymakers. <\/p>\n

Most revealing insight into the disinformation industry (fiction):<\/b>
\nThank you for smoking<\/a><\/p>\n

Most revealing insight into the disinformation industry (non-fiction) and year’s best self-parody:<\/b>
\n‘CO2 is life’ <\/a><\/p>\n

Feel free to suggest your own categories and winners…<\/p>\n


\nTraduit par Etienne Pesnelle<\/small><\/p>\n

Un regard humoristique sur les \u00e9v\u00e9nements de la climatologie de l’ann\u00e9e pass\u00e9e :<\/p>\n

La meilleure illustration de la fracture entre les “deux cultures” : <\/b>
\nJustice Scalia : “La troposph\u00e8re ou que sais-je encore. Je vous ai d\u00e9j\u00e0 dit que je n’\u00e9tais pas une scientifique. C’est pourquoi je ne veux pas m’occuper du r\u00e9chauffement plan\u00e9taire.”<\/p>\n

Le mus\u00e8lement de climatologiste gouvernemental par haut fonctionnaire
\nnovice le moins efficace :<\/b>
\nGeorge Deutsch a trouv\u00e9 quelqu’un \u00e0 sa hauteur en la personne de Jim Hansen<\/a><\/p>\n

La d\u00e9couverte la plus curieuse qui reste \u00e0 reproduire :<\/b>
\nL’\u00e9mission de
\nm\u00e9thane par les plantes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Le sujet le plus mal rapport\u00e9 et le communiqu\u00e9 de presse le moins efficace : <\/b>
\nL’\u00e9mission de m\u00e9thane par les plantes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Le meilleur (erreur… le seul) documentaire grand public sur la climatologie :<\/b>
\nUne v\u00e9rit\u00e9 qui d\u00e9range.<\/a><\/p>\n

Le clich\u00e9 n\u00e9gateur le plus \u00e9cul\u00e9 :<\/b>
\nles vignerons anglais du Moyen-Age.<\/a><\/p>\n

Le clich\u00e9 n\u00e9gateur auparavant tr\u00e8s r\u00e9pandu et curieusement plus du tout utilis\u00e9 : <\/b>
\n“Les satellites montrent un refroidissement.”<\/p>\n

Le nouvel argument n\u00e9gateur le plus bizarre :<\/b>
\n“Le r\u00e9chauffement plan\u00e9taire s’est interrompu en 1998.” Avec le m\u00eame raisonnement<\/a>, il s’est \u00e9galement interrompu en 1973, 1983 et 1990 (mais en fait il ne s’est pas arr\u00eat\u00e9)<\/p>\n

Le reproche le plus ironique \u00e0 propos de la couverture “d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibr\u00e9e” de la question climatique sur CNN : <\/b>
\nPat Michaels (un commentateur qui intervient deux fois plus que les autres) se plaignant<\/a> que sa pr\u00e9sence m\u00e9diatique est insuffisante.<\/p>\n

Le revirement de sceptique climatique le plus vertigineux : <\/b>
\nFred Singer, passant de : “le r\u00e9chauffement plan\u00e9taire ne se produit pas” (1998<\/a>,2000<\/a>, 2002<\/a>, 2005<\/a>) \u00e0 un r\u00e9chauffement “qu’on ne peut plus arr\u00eater” (2006<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Le livre sur le changement climatique le plus populaire: <\/b>
\n“Notes prises sur le terrain d’une catastrophe”<\/a>, d’Elizabeth Kolbert<\/p>\n

Les observations les moins inattendues<\/b>
\n(ex-aequo) l’\u00e9tendue de la glace de mer arctique en 2006, proche des minimums record, les temp\u00e9ratures dans l’h\u00e9misph\u00e8re Nord proches des maximums record, lareprise
\nde l’augmentation de la chaleur contenue dans l’oc\u00e9an<\/a>, les augmentations record des \u00e9missions de CO2.<\/p>\n

La meilleure source d’information pour les futures analyses des mod\u00e8les climatiques: <\/b>
\nLa base de donn\u00e9es PCMDI issues des simulations IPCC AR4<\/a>. Le cadeau qui continuera \u00e0 s’offrir.<\/p>\n

La meilleure bonne nouvelle: <\/b>
\nLes concentrations en m\u00e9thane semblent s’\u00eatre stabilis\u00e9es. Peut-\u00eatre peut-on m\u00eame les persuader gentiment de redescendre…<\/p>\n

L’incertitude qui augmente le plus avec les recherches scientifiques :<\/b>
\nTout ce qui a \u00e0 voir avec les a\u00e9rosols.<\/p>\n

L’excuse la moins contrite pour avoir publi\u00e9 une fausse nouvelle :<\/b>
\nNewsweek<\/a>, expliquant son article de 1975 “Le monde se refroidit”.<\/p>\n

Le nouvel espoir de la tourn\u00e9e de la com\u00e9die des n\u00e9gateurs :<\/b>
\nLe vicomte Monckton of Brenchley<\/a><\/p>\n

La tentative d’insinuation envers RealClimate par assistant parlementaire la moins pertinente : <\/b>
\n“Il y a tant d’argent”<\/a>, Marc Morano, assistant parlementaire de la majorit\u00e9 sortante \u00e0 la Commission du S\u00e9nat sur l’Environnement et les Travaux Publics (\u00e0 5 minutes 30 apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but du fichier MP3).<\/p>\n

L’id\u00e9e politique peu r\u00e9alisable la plus t\u00e9m\u00e9raire :<\/b>
\nLa g\u00e9o-ing\u00e9ni\u00e9rie.<\/a><\/p>\n

L’id\u00e9e politique r\u00e9alisable la plus t\u00e9m\u00e9raire : <\/b>
\nLa cr\u00e9ation d’un ServiceNational
\ndu Climat<\/a>, qui pourrait fournir plus efficacement de l’information climatique utile aux d\u00e9cideurs.<\/p>\n

L’aper\u00e7u le plus r\u00e9v\u00e9lateur sur l’industrie de la d\u00e9sinformation (fiction) : <\/b>
\n“Thank you for smoking”<\/a><\/p>\n

L’aper\u00e7u le plus r\u00e9v\u00e9lateur sur l’industrie de la d\u00e9sinformation (nonfiction) et la meilleure auto-parodie de l’ann\u00e9e : <\/b>
\n“CO2: We Call It Life”<\/a> (NdT: spots publicitaires de 60 secondes diffus\u00e9s sur les cha\u00eenes TV \u00e9tats-uniennes en mai 2006)<\/p>\n

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