Like most birds that I see at night, this Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) was roosting strategically on the distal end of isolated vegetation, to forecast the vibrations of predators. In this instance, the climbing bamboo (Bambusa moreheadiana) … [Read more...] about The Azure Kingfisher
Archives for January 23, 2008
Loehle Temperature Reconstruction Corrected
In response to criticisms from Gavin Schmidt, Craig Loehle and J Huston McCulloch have published a correction to Loehle's temperature reconstruction that uses 18 non-tree ring proxies. The pdf of original paper and the correction can be found … [Read more...] about Loehle Temperature Reconstruction Corrected
New Paper: Warm Seas May Mean Fewer Hurricanes
A new paper has been published in GRL by Wang, C., and S. Lee, entitled: 'Global warming and United States landfalling hurricanes.' The South Florida Sun-Sentinel has an article about the new study here: Scientists: Warm seas may mean fewer … [Read more...] about New Paper: Warm Seas May Mean Fewer Hurricanes
Western Antarctic Peninsula Snow Accumulation Since 1850
A new paper has been published in GRL showing that the Antarctic is accumulating snow. The paper by Thomas, E. R., G. J. Marshall, and J. R. McConnell is entitled: 'A doubling in snow accumulation in the western Antarctic Peninsula since 1850.' This … [Read more...] about Western Antarctic Peninsula Snow Accumulation Since 1850
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.