FANCY an article on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website suggesting that, “the rangelands are overall, in remarkably good health”. Not only that, but the recent article suggested there is a role for landholder in the management of … [Read more...] about Acknowledgement of the Need for Management of Australia’s Rangelands
Archives for July 2014
Open Thread
This cartoon has been purchased for your enjoyment. In return I would appreciate a thoughtful comment and/or a link to something newsworthy. … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Three Facts Most Sceptics Don’t Seem to Understand
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC9) in Las Vegas. If you ever doubted scepticism towards man-made global warming as a growing social movement, well, you couldn’t after … [Read more...] about Three Facts Most Sceptics Don’t Seem to Understand
Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
MORE people died in Australia from extreme heat events in 1896 than in any other year, with 450 dead nationally. The second worst year was 2009 with 432 dead, followed by 1939 with 420. Considering these numbers in terms of total population, then … [Read more...] about Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
Ray the Moderator
THIS blog now has a moderator. In time we might even have some rules. Ray grew up on a farm along the Tweed River in New South Wales. He started, but never completed, a degree in earth and biological sciences at the University of New England, … [Read more...] about Ray the Moderator
Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
“ALL five global temperature estimates presently show an overall stagnation, at least since 2002. There has been no increase in global air temperature since 1998, which however was affected by the oceanographic El Niño event. This stagnation does not … [Read more...] about Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
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.