# Zeke Hausfather

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Hungry...for Logic

Dr. John Robson comments on key items from the latest Climate Discussion Nexus weekly "Wednesday Wakeup" newsletter (https://climatediscussionnexus.com/ne..., from a supposed climate-driven famine where there's more food not less, Australian policy-makers eating the energy seed corn, a cool spring …

Pinker To The Rescue

Dr. John Robson comments on key items from the latest Climate Discussion Nexus weekly "Wednesday Wakeup" newsletter (https://climatediscussionnexus.com/ne...), from Steven Pinker and key climate alarmists Zeke Hausfather, Kate Marvel and Gavin Schmidt apparently joining the march toward sanity on g…

Why This El Niño Looks Like a Monster

Every few years, the Pacific Ocean’s surface waters become especially warm near the equator, a climatic phenomenon known as El Niño. El Niño is a normal part of the climate system, but even in a normal year, it can trigger extreme weather around the world. Forecasters are worried that the current E…

NN#8: Realistic Modeling

In NN#8, Chris finally invites a guest to join the podcast rather than just sharing his own views. He cordially welcomes Dr. Emily Grubert to the show to discuss their respective complaints about deficiencies in energy and climate modeling, and how they might be cured. Sources   Emily Grubert’s per…

The Prompt Is a Terrible Electricity Meter

Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather logged 1,138 Claude Code prompts that expanded into more than 14,000 model calls and 3.2 billion processed tokens. His estimated electricity range is uncertain and deeply personal; the useful finding is that a prompt no longer describes a stable amount of work. Syn…

Could this be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 Years?

Every year, climate scientists keep a close eye on data coming out of a particular area of the Pacific Ocean. They’re trying to measure the scale of a climate phenomenon - the El Niño event or effect. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon where ocean surface temperatures rise, transferring warm…

Daily A.I. Brief · August 8th

From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. Theo, August 8th. The systems update — five tech stories that bear on what's coming next. Let's get into it. First, from The Decoder. AI agents use roughly 600 times more energy than a simple chat prompt. So I was reading about this climate scientist, …

Climate Uncertainty: The Coolest Year for the Rest of Our Lives? with Zeke Hausfather

The El Niño now building in the tropical Pacific is unlike anything in the historical record, and it's arriving on top of decades of warming. Together, they could push global temperatures to roughly 1.8°C (3.2ºF) above pre-industrial levels next year, offering a preview of what may become the new n…

The Climate Cost of AI Prophecies: How Data Centers Fuel Big Fossil w/ Ketan Joshi

Tech companies keep telling us that the answer to solving climate change lies in AI. Meanwhile, the data centers required to power AI are keeping coal plants open longer, bringing in gas turbines, and driving plans for power stations bigger than anything we’ve built before. More like this: The Colo…

[Episode #285] – Covering Demand Growth

Over the summer, the IEA projected that carbon emissions from the world’s power sector are on track for a new record in 2026. Electricity demand is expected to grow 20% faster than it did a year ago, and this year’s gas shock has pushed some countries to use more coal. But we’re fresh off a new mi…