Having seen Ian Mott's note on land change, I though I would post this paper suggesting that climate models and therefore the IPCC underestimate the effects of land use change on climate: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 112, D09117, … [Read more...] about Radiative forcing due to land use change in southwest Australia
The Little Ice Age in Australia
I have previously posted comments about this paper, published in the Journal of Quaternary Science that provides evidence for the generally cooler period known as the Little Ice Age being a global phenomenon rather than being limited to the Northern … [Read more...] about The Little Ice Age in Australia
18,000 year temperature reconstruction for New Zealand
I came accross this paper in the latest edition of the Journal of Quaternary Science entitled: 'A pre-deforestation pollen-climate calibration model for New Zealand and quantitative temperature reconstructions for the past 18 000 years BP.' JQS … [Read more...] about 18,000 year temperature reconstruction for New Zealand
Truth or Swindle?
Apologies to those of an alarmist disposition, but I have an opinion piece published here on TGGWS, copied below. It is based on what I have written and posted here and elsewhere: Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth (AIT) and Martin Durkin’s The Great … [Read more...] about Truth or Swindle?
Some Weekend Reading from Marc Morano (Part 5)
1. Coldest Temperature Stations shut down in old Soviet Union caused artificial rise in global average temp Excerpt: With data provided by Ross McKitrick the number of temperature stations around the world dropped by about 7000 in the 1989-1990 time … [Read more...] about Some Weekend Reading from Marc Morano (Part 5)
The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd
Those of you who watched the ABC’s presentation of The Great Global Warming Swindle might not have been convinced by the arguments challenging the conventional wisdom that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. However, it should be … [Read more...] about The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd