The heavy rain which has fallen across southern Australia in the past few days and caused flooding in parts of Victoria, has hardly made a dent in the record low storage levels of the Murray-Darling system. ABC News: 'Murray-Darling still in trouble … [Read more...] about Rain Misses Murray-Darling Catchment
Archives for November 2007
Climate News Reporting Round Up from Marc Morano
New Climate Bill (Lieberman-Warner) Gets Critiques from Unexpected Sources Excerpt: Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards: "Worst of all, [Lieberman-Warner] gives away pollution permits to industry for free - a massive corporate … [Read more...] about Climate News Reporting Round Up from Marc Morano
Conservation Values in the Daintree
The Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) has recently distributed an explanation of its position and the work it has been tasked to do, particularly where it applies to the rainforest areas between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. Much of … [Read more...] about Conservation Values in the Daintree
Global Warming is Supposed to be about Science, Yet Projections Now Stand as Fact
Sen. Barbara Boxer of California delivered a speech in the Senate last week in which she linked global warming to the San Diego wildfires, Darfur, the imminent loss of the world's polar bears and even a poor 14-year-old boy who died from "an … [Read more...] about Global Warming is Supposed to be about Science, Yet Projections Now Stand as Fact
Climate Change Opinion Surveys
LONDON - Warnings about the effects of climate change have made most Britons aware of the crisis, but few are willing to make major changes to the way they live, a survey showed on Friday. Planet Ark: 'Most Britons Aware But Unwilling on Climate … [Read more...] about Climate Change Opinion Surveys
Carl Wunsch not Duped by Trenberth and Hoar (1997)
"Consider Fig. 1 showing the negative of the anomaly of atmospheric pressure in Darwin, Australia and used by Trenberth and Hoar (1997) as a measure of the strength of the Walker circulation. Fig. 2 displays the sea surface temperature (SST) Niño3.4 … [Read more...] about Carl Wunsch not Duped by Trenberth and Hoar (1997)