Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and Nobel Prize Winner, will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa and deliver the 2008 Wallace Wurth Memorial Lecture entitled: "Our Vulnerable … [Read more...] about Rajendra Pachauri to Speak in Sydney
Archives for October 2008
Temperature Trends and Carbon Dioxide: A Note from Cohenite
Hi Jennifer, Looking at the temperature trends from 1900-2008, it is not clear that there is a carbon dioxide signal. In a recent post I looked at how base periods can create an artificial upwards temperature … [Read more...] about Temperature Trends and Carbon Dioxide: A Note from Cohenite
Richard Lindzen on the Politicization of Science
Hi Jen, Have you read Richard Lindzen's article about the politicization of science. Did you know Realclimate.org is an astroturf set up by a left-wing PR firm? Al Gore sued Fred Singer to remove a co-author. Numerous heads of climate science … [Read more...] about Richard Lindzen on the Politicization of Science
After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
About 10 years ago the Pioneer River which runs through the North Queensland town of Mackay flooded and some mangroves died. A few years later the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched its ‘Save the Reef’ campaign focusing on claimed impacts of … [Read more...] about After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
"Canadians are deeply frustrated by the quality of politicians' discussions of climate change and global warming according to a nationally representative poll carried out for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy by COMPAS Research and completed … [Read more...] about Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases is responsible for some of the overall heating observed in Los Angeles and the rest of California. Most of the increase in heat days and length of heat waves, however, is due to a phenomenon called … [Read more...] about Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
