Archive for February 5th, 2008
Robber Flies
Posted by neil, February 5th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 6
Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder … so behold, the beautiful Robber Fly. These predatory insects launch into attack from an established perch and catch their prey on the wing. Strong, heavily barbed legs grasp the prey, which is lanced with modified mouthparts in the form of a [...]
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New Paper Puts Modern Arctic Temperatures into Perspective
Posted by Paul, February 5th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 69
A new paper published in Climate Dynamics claims a temperature trend of -0.3°C over the last 1,500 years in an Arctic location. The paper by Håkan Grudd is entitled: ‘Torneträsk tree-ring width and density ad 500–2004: a test of climatic sensitivity and a new 1500-year reconstruction of north Fennoscandian summers’
The Abstract states:
This paper presents updated [...]
MoD Objects to Offshore Wind Farms as ‘A Threat to National Security’
Posted by Paul, February 5th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Energy & Nuclear
Comments: 19
Following on from the rumour that the plans for the siting 181 wind turbines on the Isle of Lewis are to be rejected due to environmental concerns, offshore wind farms have come under attack for the UK’s Ministry of Defence on the grounds that turbines interfere with its radar.
The story was reported in The Times [...]
Sea Ice Update
Posted by Paul, February 5th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 7
I have previously blogged about the record low (since satellite measurements began) for Arctic sea ice in 2007, and some of the contributory factors, here, here and here. The record high for sea ice coverage in the Antarctic received little or no media attention.
So what is the current situation? NASA’s earth observatory has an [...]

