Mass media efforts to raise American public concern about climate change, such as Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and the "scientific consensus" media drumbeat, ironically may be having just the opposite effect, according to a new study appearing … [Read more...] about Peer Reviewed US Study Finds More Informed People ‘Show Less Concern for Global Warming’
‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
OVERSEAS trips may become a once-in-lifetime experience and car travel needed to be cut by 80 per cent if we have any hope of avoiding "dangerous" climate change, experts say. Energy experts from Monash University said the carbon emission standards … [Read more...] about ‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
Dr Joanne Simpson was the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in meteorology. She has devoted her entire professional life to studying clouds and violent storms, and at 75, she's still at it. Formerly of the NASA Goddard Space Flight … [Read more...] about First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
England Hit by an Earth Tremor
Just before 1.00 am this morning I was woken up by the house shaking. It transpires that an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude took place and the epicentre was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, the worst quake for nearly 25 years. The BBC report is here: … [Read more...] about England Hit by an Earth Tremor
New Paper Reviews the Evidence for a Cosmic Ray-Climate Connection
A new paper is currently in press in the journal Comptes Rendus Geoscience, which reviews the evidence for a connection between Cosmic Rays and Climate. The invited review authored by Ilya G. Usoskin and Gennady A. Kovaltsov is entitled: 'Cosmic … [Read more...] about New Paper Reviews the Evidence for a Cosmic Ray-Climate Connection
Beyond Media Headlines: The Key Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
Media reports yesterday** correctly drew attention to the fact that there are levy banks within the Macquarie Marshes and that they are depriving key wetland areas of water. But the stories went on to lump upstream legal and planned irrigation … [Read more...] about Beyond Media Headlines: The Key Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
