Archive for July 22nd, 2007
Government Misrepresents Extent of Land Clearing: A Note from Ian Mott
Posted by Ian Mott, July 22nd, 2007 - under Opinion.
Tags: Rangelands, Weeds & Ferals
Comments: 5
The latest satellite (SLATS) data on Queensland clearing is now available and it provides an interesting insight into how data can be presented in a way that is quite remote from the truth on the ground. The report, Landcover Change in Queensland 2004-2005 can be seen at www.nrw.qld.gov.au/slats
The annual average area cleared in the [...]
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Radiative forcing due to land use change in southwest Australia
Posted by Paul, July 22nd, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 133
Having seen Ian Mott’s note on land change, I though I would post this paper suggesting that climate models and therefore the IPCC underestimate the effects of land use change on climate:
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 112, D09117, doi:10.1029/2006JD007505, 2007
Observational estimates of radiative forcing due to land use change in southwest Australia
Abstract
Radiative forcing associated with [...]
The Little Ice Age in Australia
Posted by Paul, July 22nd, 2007 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 32
I have previously posted comments about this paper, published in the Journal of Quaternary Science that provides evidence for the generally cooler period known as the Little Ice Age being a global phenomenon rather than being limited to the Northern Hemisphere:
Five centuries of climate change in Australia: the view from underground
Henry N. Pollack 1 *, [...]