How far can the average, white, male, polar bear swim? PS This is an open thread, as requested by El Gordo. … [Read more...] about First Open Thread
Much Water Flowing to SA
The director of Murray-Darling Basin operations for SA's Water Department, Andrew Beal, says "This is certainly the best year we've had in a decade in terms of flows into South Australia". Read more here. … [Read more...] about Much Water Flowing to SA
SA Government Cancels Wellington Weir
The Greens have welcomed a South Australian Government decision to cancel any plans for a weir at Wellington on the lower Murray, saying the idea was always ill-conceived... the Premier said "What we now need to do is make sure that the new … [Read more...] about SA Government Cancels Wellington Weir
Oh No! More Prescribed Climate Alarmism for Queensland
LATE last week, the Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence released its second report**, which was tabled in parliament by Minister for Climate Change, Kate Jones. The Centre receives substantial funding through the state-funded Office of … [Read more...] about Oh No! More Prescribed Climate Alarmism for Queensland
The Need for a New Theory of Climate (Part 2)
ACCORDING to the philosopher Thomas Kuhn, a scientific theory, for example, Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) is likely to be based on a particular set of experimental and theoretical techniques for matching it with what is observed in the physical … [Read more...] about The Need for a New Theory of Climate (Part 2)
Volcanic Eruptions and Global Temperature
VOLCANIC eruptions have long been known to influence global climate, besides their obvious local effects. They emit large clouds of aerosols and sulphur-containing gases into the lower and upper atmospheres, affecting albedo, cloud formation and … [Read more...] about Volcanic Eruptions and Global Temperature