OVER the last week a new island has formed in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga. But, no, it is not because sea levels are falling!
Rather it is the consequence of a volcanic eruption.
A volcanic eruption allows molten rock, ash, and poisonous … [Read more...] about New Larger Pacific Island
Archives for March 2009
A General Morality Model?
'It is interesting to note that the authority of climate science has come to include moral issues so that these scientists can now assert unequivocally that "climate change is the moral issue of our time". Presumably, this too is based on modelling, … [Read more...] about A General Morality Model?
The Ocean Really is Cooling
THERE are 3,000 free-drifting buoys in the world’s ocean; first deployed in the year 2000 they allow continuous monitoring of the temperature, salinity, and velocity of the upper ocean. There has though been some difficulty in interpreting the … [Read more...] about The Ocean Really is Cooling
Belief in AGW Declining
SINCE Gallup began tracking domestic sentiment on global warming in 1997, American views that climate change was being underestimated were at their highest in 2001 and 2006 (the year An Inconvenient Truth came out). The poll also saw declines from … [Read more...] about Belief in AGW Declining
West Antarctica To Collapse Again – But Not Soon
CLIMATE change has always been driven by the sun, the earth’s orbit and plate tectonics, at least that is what many so-called sceptic would argue. In a new paper in this week’s journal Nature Tim Naish and colleagues conclude that there is a … [Read more...] about West Antarctica To Collapse Again – But Not Soon
Shell To Speed Development of Next Generation Biofuels
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL has become the world’s largest distributor of biofuels. Shell is also a leader in the development of next generation biofuels, using non-food bio materials, alternative processes and high performance fuels. That's according to a … [Read more...] about Shell To Speed Development of Next Generation Biofuels
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
