Aborigines managed much of the Australian landscape with fire. This management strategy favoured fire tolerant and fire resistant species – perhaps why gum trees dominate so much of the Australian landscape. But river red gums, Eucalyptus … [Read more...] about After the ‘Top Island’ Fire in the Barmah Red Gum Forest
Archives for November 10, 2007
Glacier Dynamics and Why Greenland Not in Danger of Collapse
Dear Jennifer, Professor Ollier takes on James Hansen's claim that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are in danger of collapse due to global warming. Hansen's claims are the basis for Al Gore's suggestion, in An Inconventient Truth, that the … [Read more...] about Glacier Dynamics and Why Greenland Not in Danger of Collapse
Bias and Concealment in the IPCC Process
The climatic “hockey stick” hypothesis has systemic problems. I review how the IPCC came to adopt the “hockey stick” as scientific evidence of human interference with the climate. I report also on independent peer reviewed studies of the “hockey … [Read more...] about Bias and Concealment in the IPCC Process
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.