Why have we been in an out of drought for the last 15 years? Why has the distribution of rainfall over Australia changed? Perhaps we have a combination of natural variability combined with stratospheric ozone depletion, tropospheric greenhouse … [Read more...] about Why More Drought: A Note From Luke
Norwegian Whaling Boat: Picture & Note from George
Here's a typical Norwegian coastal whaling boat leaving harbour. The boat is 25m long. A typical quota for a boat this size would be 15-20 minkie whales. For photographs: www.whalephoto.com. … [Read more...] about Norwegian Whaling Boat: Picture & Note from George
What Will Limit Food Supplies?
The ability of farmers to feed the world is being eroded by three different factors: meat, heat and biofuels. At least that's according to Gwynne Dyer in an interesting piece entitled 'How long can the world feed itself?'. He may be right on meat … [Read more...] about What Will Limit Food Supplies?
Build Dykes To Beat Global Warming: A Note from Paul Williams
To what extent can technology protect communities from climate extremes through early warning and disaster response strategies and by having appropriate building plans, codes and drainage infrastructure? Here's a comment from Paul Williams who's … [Read more...] about Build Dykes To Beat Global Warming: A Note from Paul Williams
Is there a Cosmic Ray – Global Warming Link?
I understand that the global warming models produced by the IPCC don’t take into account the possible influence of cosmic rays on climate? New research out of the Danish National Space Centre provides evidence to support the theory that cosmic rays … [Read more...] about Is there a Cosmic Ray – Global Warming Link?
It Matters That Journalists Keep Getting It Wrong
There has been some suggestion that in my recent blog post on a dead possum I was too hard on the ABC. Gavin and others have suggested there are bigger issues and that it doesn't matter that sometimes some journalists get it wrong. I … [Read more...] about It Matters That Journalists Keep Getting It Wrong
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
