Two years after the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, the Indonesian supervolcano, Robert Leslie published a note in the journal Nature describing wispy blue filaments in the night sky. He is now credited with the discovery of noctilucent clouds … [Read more...] about Clouds at the Edge of Space
Archives for August 2008
No Reliable Data on Historical Polar Bear Numbers – A Note from Nichole Hoskin
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have become a symbol of global warming, and their predicted decline a sign of worst to come, but until very recently population estimates were really just educated guesses. Current polar bear numbers are estimated to … [Read more...] about No Reliable Data on Historical Polar Bear Numbers – A Note from Nichole Hoskin
Barack Obama’s Running Mate is Very Green
Joe Biden is Barack Obama's running mate and perhaps the next vice president of the USA. Popular website Grist has examined his environmental record and found it to be very 'green'. The Senator: 1. was a cosponsor of the Boxer-Sanders Global … [Read more...] about Barack Obama’s Running Mate is Very Green
David Dilley Predicts Global Cooling Now
"IN a new e-book 'Global Warming—Global Cooling, Natural Cause Found', meteorologist and climate researcher David Dilley utilizes nearly a half million years of data linking long term gravitational cycles of the moon explain the recent global … [Read more...] about David Dilley Predicts Global Cooling Now
A Recent Visit to Alexandria Bay, Noosa National Park
I visited Alexandria Bay at Noosa National Park last Thursday. It's a beautiful place about 160 kms north of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. Pandanas palm with view to Pacific Ocean. There is a sandy track that winds through woodland and … [Read more...] about A Recent Visit to Alexandria Bay, Noosa National Park
100 Years of Science: Lecture in Sydney, September 6, 2008
Professor Jak Kelly will present 'Science then and now: What will 100 years have done for science?' as it was delivered 100 years ago to a meeting of the Royal Society of NSW, in the now heritage-listed Science House in the Rocks (Sydney) on Saturday … [Read more...] about 100 Years of Science: Lecture in Sydney, September 6, 2008
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.