An international team of researchers was able to provide evidence of explosive volcanism in the deeps of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean for the first time. Researchers from an expedition to the Gakkel Ridge, led by the American Woods Hole Oceanographic … [Read more...] about Fire Under the Arctic Ice
Archives for June 26, 2008
The Times: New Ice Age is On The Way
'Climate: New ice age is on the way.' That was a headline from The Times newspaper on 21st October 1972. On 23rd March 1970 the headline read: 'Antarctic may be key to ice ages.' According to Dr A T Wilson of Wellington University, New Zealand, the … [Read more...] about The Times: New Ice Age is On The Way
UK’s Looming Energy Gap Suffers ‘Wind Chill’
I've often thought that maybe the Kyoto Protocol could have been more aptly named the 'Don Quixote Protocol.' Why? Because 'Kyoto' sounds like 'Quixote' and, in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Quixote fought an imaginary enemy of giants that … [Read more...] about UK’s Looming Energy Gap Suffers ‘Wind Chill’
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.