During the past month there has been a tributary flood event in the Macquarie Valley resulting in a moderate but valuable volume of water (approximately 26,000 megalitres) making its way down to the drought ravaged Macquarie Marshes. Over 30% of … [Read more...] about Stealing Water from the Macquarie Marshes: A Note and More Pictures from Chris Hogendyk
Archives for July 26, 2007
CO2 Record in Ice Cores Unreliable: A Note from Paul Williams
The Intergovernmental Panel on Cllimate Change (IPCC) estimates pre-industrial levels of CO2 based largely on information derived from ice cores. These are kilometres long cylinders of ice drilled (in short sections) from the Greenland and Antarctic … [Read more...] about CO2 Record in Ice Cores Unreliable: A Note from Paul Williams
Humane Society and Japanese Whalers Argue Over Pregnant Minke Whales
"Humane Society International (HSI) has reviewed the Japanese reports from their most recent 2006/07 whale hunt in Antarctic waters and found that over half those killed were pregnant. Of the 505 Antarctic minke whales killed in Antarctic waters … [Read more...] about Humane Society and Japanese Whalers Argue Over Pregnant Minke Whales