"We have no alternative to the enhanced greenhouse effect, we have no alternative theory of atmospheric radiation, we have no explanation of the warming based on physically credible models, and we have no basis to believe the greenhouse effect … [Read more...] about C02 Drives Climate: Svante Arrhenius
Cooling, Not Warming by 2030: Bob Foster
Bob Foster, member of the Lavoisier Group and reader of this blog, claims the sun drives climate and the next little ice age will be in 2030. Following is an edited and illustrated extract from a longer piece at Warwick Hughes' blog, click … [Read more...] about Cooling, Not Warming by 2030: Bob Foster
20 Years Since Chernobyl
Twenty years ago, on 26th April 1986, there was a disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, which was then part of the Soviet Union. There was no containment building and a plume of radioactive fallout drifted over parts of … [Read more...] about 20 Years Since Chernobyl
Anzac Day & the Man from Snowy River
It was a public holiday here in Australia today, because of ANZAC day. Across the country we remembered the men and women who went to war, particularly the men who fought at Gallipoli during World War 1. Noeline Franklin (from Brindabella and the … [Read more...] about Anzac Day & the Man from Snowy River
Political Reform Driven by Pollution in China
I am fascinated by China's growth and wonder about the impact of all this development on the local and global environment. The '2006 Index of Leading Environmental Indicators: The Nature and Sources of Ecological Progress in the US and the World' … [Read more...] about Political Reform Driven by Pollution in China
Darwin Braces for Cyclone Monica
"Darwin is preparing to weather the most intense storm ever seen in Australia's northern waters, with winds of 350 kilometres an hour at the core of cyclone Monica. The category 5 storm is less than 400 kilometres from the Northern Territory capital, … [Read more...] about Darwin Braces for Cyclone Monica