Green tree ants Oecophylla smaragdina farm aphids for their honeydew. They are occasionally referred to as weaver ants because they form large leafy nests bound with silk. Through amazing co-operative strength, they form strings of hundreds of ants … [Read more...] about Green Tree Ants
Archives for May 2008
Cyclone: Mangrove Loss Left Burma Exposed, but Gore Blames Global Warming
Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the devastating force of the weekend's cyclone, a top politician suggests. ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said coastal developments had resulted in mangroves, which act … [Read more...] about Cyclone: Mangrove Loss Left Burma Exposed, but Gore Blames Global Warming
Measuring the Surface Air Temperature (Part 1)
The orthodoxy has been that as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions global temperatures will continue to increase. But what is really meant by global temperatures? According to James Hansen from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies … [Read more...] about Measuring the Surface Air Temperature (Part 1)
Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 2)
The New South Wales Government is proposing to mandate that all standard unleaded petrol will contain 10% of ethanol. This ethanol will mostly be sourced from grain. The main reasons we must oppose this legislation are the humanitarian effects of … [Read more...] about Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 2)
Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 1)
Grain prices have suddenly doubled worldwide and are expected to remain at these levels. For the billions of people who spend a large percentage of their income on food, mostly the urban poor in developing countries, this is and will be a disaster. … [Read more...] about Don’t Grind Grain for Ethanol – by Geoff Ward (Part 1)
Sea Ice Update: Unprecedented SH High, Rapid NH Recovery
There won't be much, if any, coverage in the media about the unprecedented high in the Southern Hemisphere sea ice anomaly, so a self-explanatory graphic is posted below of the 1979 to present anomaly from the 1979 to 2000 mean: We will, of … [Read more...] about Sea Ice Update: Unprecedented SH High, Rapid NH Recovery
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
