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
A spoonful of enviro-sugar helps the atmospheric medicine go down
In her 16th July 2008 media release, GREEN PAPER ON CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME RELEASED, Senator, the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, stated that: “Climate change threatens … icons like the Great Barrier Reef, the … [Read more...] about A spoonful of enviro-sugar helps the atmospheric medicine go down
Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 2): Still Searching for Evidence
On Sunday a colleague and I discussed the general issue of correlation versus causation in science. He suggested that 1. There must be a body of work establishing a causal link between anthropogenic carbon dioxide and warming, and also 2. Some work … [Read more...] about Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 2): Still Searching for Evidence
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
