Drivel: A simple demonstration of chaos and unreliability of computer models

From WUWT: A simple demonstration of chaos and unreliability of computer models. As you'd expect from WUWT it is drivel. Nick Stokes points out why, and another commentator does so in more detail later. Everyone else appears to be totally and embarassingly clueless.

For a moral argument about adaptation that mirrors what Eli was saying, ask Thilmeeza Hussain from the Maldives?

For a moral argument about adaptation that mirrors what Eli was saying, ask Thilmeeza Hussain from the Maldives, says Brian at Eli's. I however was unimpressed, to the extent that I'll blog about it chez moi if Brian comes up to the scratch; for the moment, I've just commented:

That's not a moral argument, that's propaganda. Do you really think otherwise?

El Niño in the Lower Troposphere - watch this space

El Niño in the Lower Troposphere - watch this space sayeth Sou. But she also says

Some people wonder when El Niño will show up in the lower troposphere. It takes some months before the temperature of the lower troposphere peaks - up to three months later than the peak in surface temperatures. That means that it will still be a couple of months before the El Niño shows up strongly in lower troposphere temperatures.

Which I found surprising:

I find that surprising. The atmosphere has precious little heat capacity. Why would the lag be so large? What's you source?