When paleoclimatologists met in 1972 to discuss how and when the present warm climate would end, termination seemed imminent and it was expected that rapid cooling would lead to the coming ice age. These ideas were based on the 1M year analogue for … [Read more...] about Signals for a Coming Ice Age: A Note from Peter Harris
Archives for April 2008
Carbon dioxide and Methane Levels rise in 2007
THE amount of two key greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere rose sharply in 2007, and carbon dioxide levels this year are literally off the chart, the US government reported today. In its annual index of greenhouse gas emissions, the US National … [Read more...] about Carbon dioxide and Methane Levels rise in 2007
Adelaide Professor: Scientists Must Confront Climate Sceptics
AN Adelaide professor says scientists must do more to stand up to "anti-intellectual" climate change deniers, by explaining the difference between good science and spin. University of Adelaide Professor Barry Brook, director of the Research … [Read more...] about Adelaide Professor: Scientists Must Confront Climate Sceptics
Wildlife Accidents Part 2 – A Note From Ann Novek
1) In Sweden there’s an old pagan custom with big bonfires on April 30, called the Walpurgis Night. Unfortunately, many hedgehogs have been hiding out in the stacks /piles of old trees and branches that will be lit during the night and many fatal … [Read more...] about Wildlife Accidents Part 2 – A Note From Ann Novek
EU Renewables Plan to Cost £160 per Household
EU plans call for the UK to increase its use of renewables in the energy mix from the current 5% to 15% by 2020. An independent British government commissioned report for BERR, the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, shows that … [Read more...] about EU Renewables Plan to Cost £160 per Household
Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
THE Rudd Government's planned carbon trading system will cost business between $14billion and $22billion a year and will have to be considered in a review of the taxation system. Taxation Institute director Michael Dirkis yesterday said that the … [Read more...] about Australia’s Emissions Trading System to Cost Business $22 Billion
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
