IF the case for global warming is so open and shut, why the need for a report as disingenuous as Mr Kofi Annan’s… warning that climate change-induced disasters, such as droughts and floods, kill 315,000 each year and cost $125 billion, numbers it says will rise to 500,000 dead and $340 billion by 2030. Read […]
Archive | June 7, 2009
How Many Lights to Turn Off in Tokyo?
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and five Cabinet ministers failed to reach a consensus Friday on a national midterm emissions reduction target… Read more here.
Aerosols Mask Global Warming?
“MOST people are under the impression global warming has risen by about 0.8 degrees C since the dawn of the industrial age. Unfortunately, mean temperatures have risen much further when account is taken of the short-term masking effect of aerosols emitted from coal and oil, mainly sulphur dioxide and its oxidized products… “Thus, according to […]
Defining the Greens (Part 13)
THE Greens consider themselves morally and intellectually superior. **************** Earlier posts in this series can be found here. The word ‘Greens’ refers to a group with unique characteristics as one might use the word ‘fishermen’ or ‘Moslem’.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.