In December I mentioned that global warming may not be the only thing melting Greenland. Scientists have found at least one natural magma hotspot under the Arctic island that could be pitching in. Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic may also contain active … [Read more...] about Volcanic Poles and Glacier Melting
Archives for January 2008
Ignoring the slaughter of dugongs in Northern Australia
There are two criteria which should be applied to the harvest of an animal species: 1. Are the numbers taken sustainable, and 2. Is the method of killing humane? At least that’s what I said on ABC Radio National last Friday morning when Steve … [Read more...] about Ignoring the slaughter of dugongs in Northern Australia
‘Climate Change Refugees’ Not Refugees: A Note from Nichole Hoskin
In the movie The Day After Tomorrow changes in ocean current circulation from global warming result in the northern hemisphere freezeing over and US citizens fleeing to Mexico in search of a warmer environment. In An Inconvenient Truth we are told … [Read more...] about ‘Climate Change Refugees’ Not Refugees: A Note from Nichole Hoskin
List of Climate Change Skeptics Continues to Grow (Part 4)
Hi Jennifer, Five more scientists have been added to the over 400 scientists in the Minority Senate Report who dispute man-made global warming claims: 1. Physics professor Dr. Frederick Wolf of Keene State College in New Hampshire has taught … [Read more...] about List of Climate Change Skeptics Continues to Grow (Part 4)
An Inconvenient Democracy
Recently I have encountered a couple of prominent believers in a carbon dioxide driven climate catastrophe, who see democracy as an obstacle to reducing emissions. Mayer Hillman is 76 years old and he is still senior fellow emeritus at the … [Read more...] about An Inconvenient Democracy
Affairs of the Scutigeromorph Heart
These voracious, venomous predators of the night are seldom seen and even more infrequently in pairs, but what can be said of the affairs of the Scutigeromorph heart? Well first of all, they have a series of trachea originating at dorsal openings … [Read more...] about Affairs of the Scutigeromorph Heart
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
