Curry exits, calls climate wars boring

“Most of climate science has become BORING . . . too much mega-modellingand politicking, and not enough thinking. In any event, I no longer have an interest in writing for the public on these topics,” writes one of the most respected climate scientist/authors, Judith Curry, publisher of Climate Etc, as she quits the public square.

“After publishing my book Climate Uncertainty and Risk, and co-authoring the

DOE Climate Report (I have prepared revisions to my sections, who knows

when this will ever be published), I frankly don’t have much more to say on the

topic of the climate wars. I have no interest in battling with the likes of Michael

Mann, Andrew Dessler, et al. (does anybody still care what they have to say?)

Personally, after a big downsize and moving into a much smaller and simpler

place, Peter and I are focused on our new dog Lucy, after our previous dogs

Bruno and Rosie succumbed to old age. And establishing the garden at our new

place.

“A peaceful life with family and friends, exploring the world and its new

developments from my laptop, and having a blast with AI.

An experiment that started in 2010 in the wake of ClimateGate, Climate Etc.

has exceeded my wildest expectations. It has been one of the highlights of my

career, and I am endlessly grateful to all of you who have participated here

(especially guest bloggers) and to the new friends and colleagues that I have

found from the blog.

“My book Climate Uncertainty and Risk is a culmination

of the topics that we have explored on the blog, and is the legacy of this blog.

“The leaders of the climate alarmism movement have not conceded defeat but

have done much whining, notably over President Trump and the RCP8.5

scenario. They are still trying to discredit the authors of the DOE Report.

“Triggered by the DOE Report, they have mostly stopped flogging the

warming/extreme weather link, although there is a hardcore group that is

committed to extreme event attribution as a mechanism to support litigation

against fossil fuel companies. With the demise of the extreme weather link, the

climate alarmists are now focused on climate “tipping points,” which simply

doesn’t resonate with the public (extreme weather events were much more

alarming).

“But most importantly, the whole issue has lost its political relevance. It’s time to declare victory against climate stupidity and move on.”

Goodbye, Judith, we’ll miss you and your integrity, your expertise and your generous contributions to the subject.