August 22, 2008
More Hurricane Reality
A new paper published in GRL gives a 1000-year perspective on Hurricane activity in Boston, USA. The paper is entitled: 'A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts,' by Besonen et al. The Abstract states: The annually-laminated (i.e.,... MorePosted by Paul at 01:31 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 21, 2008
Environmentalism Can’t Replace Religion: A Note from Ian Plimer
Despite our comfortable materialistic lives, there are many who ask: Is that all? They want a meaning for life and yearn for a spiritual life. Some follow the traditional religions, others embrace paranormal beliefs and many follow a variety of... MorePosted by jennifer at 01:41 PM | Comments (68) | TrackBack (0)
A Spot of Controversy
The current cycle of the sun is taking a long time to start, triggering different explanations, writes Mark Lawson in an article entitled: 'Scientists disagree over lack of sunspots,' published in the Australian Financial Review (subscription required). Excerpt: Despite being... MorePosted by Paul at 01:36 AM | Comments (23) | TrackBack (0)
August 20, 2008
WWF Spills 'Virtual Water'
WWF used to be the World Wildlife Fund, but these days it has a rather different agenda at the forefront of climate alarmism. In their latest 'report,' WWF have used the concepts of a 'Water Footprint' and 'Virtual Water.' The... MorePosted by Paul at 05:22 PM | Comments (33) | TrackBack (0)
Sea Surface Temperatures of the Oceans Surrounding Australia - A Note from Bob Tisdale
The extended title of the post is "Sea Surface Temperatures of the Oceans Surrounding Australia and the Magnitude of ENSO Events, " because the following illustrations of Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) of Australian waters present an interesting effect, the impact... MorePosted by Paul at 04:42 PM | Comments (20) | TrackBack (0)
7000 Year Climate Record Shows Century-Long Droughts in North America and 1500 Year Solar Cycle
A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on climate cycles in eastern North America over the past 7,000 years. The new study confirms that during periods when Earth received less solar... MorePosted by Paul at 04:24 PM | Comments (13) | TrackBack (0)
Polar Bears Can Survive where there is no Summer Sea Ice: A Note from Nichole Hoskin
There has been a dramatic reduction in the extent of summer sea ice in the Arctic since 1870, Chart 1. Drawn by Nichole Hoskin using data from Arctic Climate Research at the University of Illinois Australian television's Four Corners showed... MorePosted by jennifer at 10:53 AM | Comments (75) | TrackBack (0)
August 19, 2008
Climate Skepticism now Mainstream, But Australian PM Hides behind White Coats?
Popular Australian television current affairs program 60 Minutes ran the skeptical line on climate change on Sunday night. To be sure, there were only two skeptics on the segement Professor Richard Lindzen and Dr David Evans, but they did get... MorePosted by jennifer at 08:45 AM | Comments (178) | TrackBack (0)
August 18, 2008
Where does Earth’s Energy come from? A Note from Mark Duffett
Following on from the pondering by Gordon Robertson on extra heat generated by the earth and how this might be accounted for in global warming theory, Mark Duffett has kindly sent in a note with some links: For all of... MorePosted by jennifer at 06:03 PM | Comments (186) | TrackBack (0)
Socratic Irony
Socratic Irony: A pose of ignorance assumed in order to entice others into making statements that can then be challenged. [The Oxford Dictionary.]... MorePosted by jennifer at 09:46 AM | Comments (45) | TrackBack (0)
August 17, 2008
Gordon Robertson on a Molten Core
I have become curious about something. The core of the Earth is alleged to be molten. It's also a fact that the deeper you dig into the Earth, the warmer it gets. Where is that heat coming from... surely not... MorePosted by jennifer at 10:06 PM | Comments (89) | TrackBack (0)
William Kininmonth on the Radiation of Energy and Global Warming
Could ‘the greenhouse effect’ be one of those things that everybody claims to understand because it is apparently so important, but in reality it is not supported by a credible scientific literature? That's the view of Bill Kininmonth, meteorologist and... MorePosted by jennifer at 07:00 PM | Comments (86) | TrackBack (0)
August 16, 2008
Australian Environment Foundation Annual Conference
A highlight of the last year's conference for me was meeting Helen Mahar. I will be at the conference again this year. You can also register at www.aefweb.info... MorePosted by jennifer at 12:54 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
Arctic Sea Ice Refuses to Melt
"Just a few weeks ago, predictions of Arctic ice collapse were buzzing all over the internet. Some scientists were predicting that the 'North Pole may be ice-free for first time this summer'. Others predicted that the entire 'polar ice cap... MorePosted by jennifer at 12:40 PM | Comments (90) | TrackBack (0)
Alan Siddons on Radiative Equilibrium
Radiative equilibrium is one of the foundation stones of radiative forcing theory. But it is not a law of physics, only a rather archaic and untested supposition found in climatology textbooks alone. "For the Earth to neither warm or cool,... MorePosted by jennifer at 12:22 PM | Comments (149) | TrackBack (0)
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food Safety
Dear Jennifer, I have been spending a pleasant Saturday morning doing gardening at the GMO Pundit safety paper list. It's now a bit neater at the start. I've added a few more papers to bring it over 200. Most importantly,... MorePosted by jennifer at 12:05 PM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)