ALMOST exactly three years ago Michael Hammer showed that the official temperature rise profile for the 20th century in the United States is largely, if not entirely, an artifact of adjustments applied after the raw data is collected from the weather … [Read more...] about Your Temperatures Diddled
Archives for July 2012
Beach Stone Curlew at Sandy Straits
Jen, The Beach Stone Curlews (Esacus giganteus) are more common up north but are getting rare at the southern end of their range. It should be the other way round if AGW was real. We travel and camp in these sorts of small … [Read more...] about Beach Stone Curlew at Sandy Straits
How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 2)
MICHAEL Crichton wrote the Oscar-winning science fiction adventure Jurassic Park. But screen writing was not his first career, he studied medicine at Harvard, and later in life became very concerned about environmentalism and science, and the … [Read more...] about How Scientific Ideas Become Fashionable (Part 2)
At the Top of Noosa Hill
THIS afternoon I walked up to the top of Noosa Hill, in Noosa National Park. I thought all the koalas had disappeared from the park, but there is at least one still there. And the native Iris, Patersonia sp.glabrata , were flowering. But … [Read more...] about At the Top of Noosa Hill
Why to Avoid Asbestos at All Costs: Faith Franz
LATE last year, Jennifer Marohasy posted an article offering her opinion on why asbestos use has a place in modern society [1]. We recently reached out to her about offering another perspective, and she graciously opened the floor up for us at The … [Read more...] about Why to Avoid Asbestos at All Costs: Faith Franz
Metres of Sea-Level Rise: Climate Commissioner
WILL Steffen is the executive director of the Australian National University Climate Change Institute and also a member of the Australian Climate Commission. This is the Climate Commission established to provide all Australians with an independent … [Read more...] about Metres of Sea-Level Rise: Climate Commissioner
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
