Dear Jennifer, A couple of weeks ago I became quite agitated after reading an article in The Australian’s Higher Education section by Roger Jones of CSIRO. Jones questioned the sceptics drawing attention to flaws in the computer models and then went … [Read more...] about Global Warming and Some Maths: A Note from William Kininmonth
Humpback Whales Off Endangered List
"FORTY years ago conservationists feared that humpback whales were being hunted to extinction. Now numbers have returned to such a level that they have been taken off the danger list." At least that is one of the good news stories in yesterday's … [Read more...] about Humpback Whales Off Endangered List
The Story of the Caspar Amman Affair and the IPCC AR4 Paleoclimate Chapter
Bishop Hill blog has put together the story of the Amman and Wahl paper that purported to support the 'hockey stick' reconstruction of paleoclimate, cited in IPCC AR4: There has been the most extraordinary series of postings at Climate Audit over … [Read more...] about The Story of the Caspar Amman Affair and the IPCC AR4 Paleoclimate Chapter
Two New Papers Examining the Hurricane-Climate Link
Two new papers examining the link between Hurricanes and climate have been published in the Journal of Climate. In the July edition, Gabriel A. Vecchi and Thomas R. Knutson have a paper entitled: 'On Estimates of Historical North Atlantic Tropical … [Read more...] about Two New Papers Examining the Hurricane-Climate Link
Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 3): Causal Criteria Still Wanting
The Australian government is planning to introduce an emission’s trading scheme, also described as a carbon pollution reduction scheme, on the basis that that carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is contributing to dangerous global … [Read more...] about Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 3): Causal Criteria Still Wanting
Conflict of Interest for Chairman of UK Environment Committee
Tim Yeo used his casting vote as chairman of the all-party Environmental Audit Select Committee to push through a report, published last week, which backed the decision by Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, that new, higher rates of vehicle excise … [Read more...] about Conflict of Interest for Chairman of UK Environment Committee
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
