Author Archives: Clive Best

About Clive Best

PhD High Energy Physics Worked at CERN, Rutherford Lab, JET, JRC, OSVision

2021 finishes as 4th Warmest year

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Clive Best

The Average temperature anomaly for 2021 was O.80 C above the 1961-1990 average. This is cooler than recent years probably due to La Nina. The warmest year overall was 2020 reaching 0.90 C. These calculations (spherical triangulation) are now based … Continue reading →

Posted in climate science, Hadley, NOAA | Tagged | 8 Comments

Omicron heads for Herd Immunity ?

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Clive Best

ONS announced today that an incredible 1 in 15 people in England would have tested positive on New Year’s eve for Omicron. They estimated this figure by randomly testing a sample of the population. That equates to 3.7 million people. … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19 | 2 Comments

Net Zero Renewable Energy

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Clive Best

This December much  of Europe experienced a week long period of “net zero” energy produced by Wind and Solar. Power black outs were only avoided because these grids still maintain large reserves of traditional power generation – Gas, Coal and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, nuclear, renewables, wind farms | 2 Comments