The UK's first Energy Saving Day has ended with no noticeable reduction in the country's electricity usage. E-Day asked people to switch off electrical devices they did not need over a period of 24 hours, with the National Grid monitoring … [Read more...] about No Impact from the UK’s First Energy Saving ‘E-Day’
Archives for February 2008
New Paper from the Virtual World: Stabilizing Climate Requires Near-Zero Emissions
A new GRL paper by Matthews and Caldeira suggests that, in order to stabilise the computer modelled future climate, CO2 emissions need to be reduced to near-zero. The abstract of the paper is below: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 35, L04705, … [Read more...] about New Paper from the Virtual World: Stabilizing Climate Requires Near-Zero Emissions
Peer Reviewed US Study Finds More Informed People ‘Show Less Concern for Global Warming’
Mass media efforts to raise American public concern about climate change, such as Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and the "scientific consensus" media drumbeat, ironically may be having just the opposite effect, according to a new study appearing … [Read more...] about Peer Reviewed US Study Finds More Informed People ‘Show Less Concern for Global Warming’
‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
OVERSEAS trips may become a once-in-lifetime experience and car travel needed to be cut by 80 per cent if we have any hope of avoiding "dangerous" climate change, experts say. Energy experts from Monash University said the carbon emission standards … [Read more...] about ‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
Dr Joanne Simpson was the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in meteorology. She has devoted her entire professional life to studying clouds and violent storms, and at 75, she's still at it. Formerly of the NASA Goddard Space Flight … [Read more...] about First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
England Hit by an Earth Tremor
Just before 1.00 am this morning I was woken up by the house shaking. It transpires that an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude took place and the epicentre was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, the worst quake for nearly 25 years. The BBC report is here: … [Read more...] about England Hit by an Earth Tremor
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.