EARLY last year a professor of physics at James Cook University was sacked – after a successful career spanning some forty years. Peter Ridd had won many university awards, including the inaugural ‘Supervisor of the Year’, presumably nominated by one … [Read more...] about Fake Photographs at Heart of Peter Ridd’s Sacking
Archives for March 2019
Two Truths at the Heart of Peter Ridd’s Sacking
FORMER James Cook University Professor Peter Ridd will be in the Brisbane Federal Court next week attempting to get his job back. The case may be fought on legal interpretations of his obligation as a university employee to be collegial and discrete … [Read more...] about Two Truths at the Heart of Peter Ridd’s Sacking
Hottest Summer in Australia was 1938/1939
THIS last summer has been hot in Australia. But was it the hottest ever? Summer 80 years ago was arguably as hot, if not hotter. Back then more ferocious bushfires burnt larger areas. Yet Australia’s Environment Minister, Melissa Price, recently … [Read more...] about Hottest Summer in Australia was 1938/1939
Jones at Rutherglen – More Cooling Generates Global Warming
COOLING the past relative to the present has the general effect of making the present appear hotter – it is a way of generating more global warming for the same weather. The Bureau of Meteorology has rewritten Australia’s temperature in this way … [Read more...] about Jones at Rutherglen – More Cooling Generates Global Warming
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.