The first United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report had a Chapter headed "Validation of Climate Models". A similar Chapter occurred in the first draft of the Second Report. I commented that since no climate model has … [Read more...] about Validation, Evaluation and Exaggeration from the IPCC: A Note from Vincent Gray
Why are so Many TV Meteorologists and Weathercasters Climate Skeptics?
All three staff meteorologists at [American] KLTV, the ABC affiliate broadcasting to the Tyler-Longview-Jacksonville area of Northeast Texas, joined forces last November to deliver an on-air rebuttal of the idea that humans are changing the earth's … [Read more...] about Why are so Many TV Meteorologists and Weathercasters Climate Skeptics?
A Note on Temperature Anomalies by Tom Quirk (Part 2)
One of the most vexing things about climate change is the endless debate about temperatures. Did they rise, did they fall or were they pushed? At times it seems like a Monty Python sketch following either the Dead Parrot or the 5 or 10 Minute … [Read more...] about A Note on Temperature Anomalies by Tom Quirk (Part 2)
Shooting Roos to Save Rangelands? by Nichole Hoskin
There are claims that the presence of too many sheep, cattle and kangaroos are damaging Australia’s rangelands and that commercial shooting of kangaroos will reduce overall grazing pressure. In an article published today at On Line Opinion … [Read more...] about Shooting Roos to Save Rangelands? by Nichole Hoskin
What is Wilderness (Part 12)
The chief executive of the National Parks Association of New South Wales, Andrew Cox, was reported in today's The Sydney Morning Herald saying that he would "die in a ditch" protecting national parks from commercialisation by the tourism … [Read more...] about What is Wilderness (Part 12)
Misbehaving Models and Missing Mammals by Jennifer Marohasy
Following is my review of 'Science and Public Policy: The Virtuous Corruption of Virtual Environmental Science' by Aynsley Kellow (Edward Elgar, 2007, 218 pages) as published in The IPA Review, May 2008 (Vol 59/4): In 2000 the International Union … [Read more...] about Misbehaving Models and Missing Mammals by Jennifer Marohasy
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
