I live in Brisbane in an old Queenslander. These are wooden houses traditionally with high ceilings and on stilts to allow for air circulation and beat the heat of the tropics. They tend to be difficult to insulate and my home is particularly cold … [Read more...] about Wooden Floors Fail Enery-Efficiency Test
Walk Against Warming, But Could it be Cooling?
The latest much discussed paper in science journal Nature on global warming is predicting it may get cooler as it gets warmer! At least that's my reading of the paper by Harry Bryden et. al. (Vol 438, Dec 1, 2005, pg 655-657) which explains that … [Read more...] about Walk Against Warming, But Could it be Cooling?
Talking Up Chuck Benbrook To Talk Down GM
Imagine meeting a person who was once a top advisor to American Presidents Jimmy Carter, George Bush Senior and also Bill Clinton! He would have to have been rather special to have survived both sides of politics for that long as a top … [Read more...] about Talking Up Chuck Benbrook To Talk Down GM
Mud Map
Can someone tell me where this photo was taken: View image? … [Read more...] about Mud Map
Are Australian Cities Getting Hotter?
The biggest global warming conference since Kyoto, opened today in Montreal, Canada. The 10,000 experts from 180 nations are to spend the best part of the next 10 days deliberating about how best to "slow the alarming effects of greenhouses gases … [Read more...] about Are Australian Cities Getting Hotter?
C02 Follows Temperature In Bubble Record
Three fascinating papers were published in Science (Vol 310, 25th November 2005) last week on climate change and the relationship between carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide levels and temperature over the last 650,000 years. They report on … [Read more...] about C02 Follows Temperature In Bubble Record
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
