We have been warned repeatedly that rising sea levels will wipe small Pacific Island nations from the map of the world thanks to climate change; that they are particularly vulnerable to human-caused emission of carbon dioxide. Not so the island of … [Read more...] about The Tongan Island that Didn’t Slip Below the Waves
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Cyclone Jasper & BOM Forecasting – Getting to the Truth
A lie will travel halfway around the world while the truth is lacing her boots, so the adage goes. And so, the showmen will continue to misrepresent natural disasters that befalls northern Australia while finding something popular to say at the … [Read more...] about Cyclone Jasper & BOM Forecasting – Getting to the Truth
Reconciling with Nature – God and Qantas (Part 1, Arriving London)
There is a tendency, that must be resisted, for 21st century Western scientists to claim every discovery of mass death as a catastrophe and unprecedented – to imagine that the entire Earth is convulsing, when it is not. I am thinking of coral reef … [Read more...] about Reconciling with Nature – God and Qantas (Part 1, Arriving London)
Fear, Flooding, Forecasting & Australia’s 2022 Official Rainfall Statistics
This year the Australian Bureau of Meteorology waited until after close of business on Friday 6th January 2023 to release the official climate statistics for 2022. After claims of unprecedented extreme rainfall all year, the statistics must be … [Read more...] about Fear, Flooding, Forecasting & Australia’s 2022 Official Rainfall Statistics
More 24-Hour Rainfall Totals, Volcanoes, YouTube & Me
Missing from the news stories about recent ‘unprecedented’ rainfall along the East Coast of Australia is any assessment of the actual rainfall data. The impression is that the volume of rain falling over any one 24-hour period has been increasing, … [Read more...] about More 24-Hour Rainfall Totals, Volcanoes, YouTube & Me
The Disaster at Lismore, Some Rainfall Statistics
Key Statistics Torrential rains along the east coast of Australia have caused terrible flooding. I’ve previously provided some statistics and context for southeast Queensland, but the focus has since shifted to the town of Lismore in northern New … [Read more...] about The Disaster at Lismore, Some Rainfall Statistics