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
Archives for July 2007
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
Dirty Snow – a note from Helen Mahar
Check it out. It could be an interesting discussion piece. Helen "Dirty snow may warm Arctic as much as greenhouse gases" Helen is referring to Black Carbon, covered by Pielke Sr recently: A New Paper That Highlights the First-Order Radiative … [Read more...] about Dirty Snow – a note from Helen Mahar
Lewis crofters fight wind farm
Scotland's Hebridean Isle of Lewis is a beautiful place, noted for its wetland habitats and Golden Eagles. The Standing Stones of Callanish are an ancient monument erected around 3000 years ago, hewn from billion year old rock. By 1857 peat had grown … [Read more...] about Lewis crofters fight wind farm
Government Misrepresents Extent of Land Clearing: A Note from Ian Mott
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 … [Read more...] about Government Misrepresents Extent of Land Clearing: A Note from Ian Mott
Radiative forcing due to land use change in southwest Australia
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, … [Read more...] about Radiative forcing due to land use change in southwest Australia
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
