THE last Ice Age killed off all of the coniferous trees in Finland. After the ice sheet retreated, trees from elsewhere – like the Scots Pine – gradually colonized the vacant niche. On a smaller scale, the same thing happened in many high mountains … [Read more...] about White Bark Pine Trees: A Note on Climate Change from Larry Fields
Archives for August 2009
No Hurricanes – Yet
A slow start is no guarantee of a mild hurricane season. In 1992, the first named storm did not form until late August. When it did form, though, Hurricane Andrew became a Category 5 storm that poleaxed south Florida. Read more here. … [Read more...] about No Hurricanes – Yet
Malcolm Turnbull Needs to Go
THE release of Malcolm Turnbull's "Greener, Cheaper, Smarter ETS" puts the seal on his demise. You can explain Utegate away as a bizarre, once-in-a-lifetime accident, but the idea that you fight the government's ETS by producing one of your own, is … [Read more...] about Malcolm Turnbull Needs to Go
Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 9): John Izzard
IF you are going to set up a new cult, which is what the emissions trading bill [currently before the Australian Senate] is all about, you really have to get in quickly and corner all of the best descriptive and emotive words; seize the moral high … [Read more...] about Defining the Scientific Sceptics (Part 9): John Izzard
Stunt or Not?
A beluga whale saved a drowning diver by hoisting her to the surface, carrying her leg in its mouth. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Stunt or Not?
Australian Politics and Carbon Trading
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plans for an early double dissolution election have been sunk... The Clerk of the Senate, Harry Evans, is understood to have confirmed that even if Mr Rudd were to go to a double dissolution election to get his … [Read more...] about Australian Politics and Carbon Trading
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
