IF you know Bourke, you know Australia, wrote the famous Australian poet Henry Lawson. There is something quintessentially Australian about the place, the harshness of the western landscape, a tenacious spirit, the notion of ‘a fair go’. So … [Read more...] about Fiddling Temperatures for Bourke: Part 1, Hot Days
Call for Independent Audit of Bureau of Meteorology by Dennis Jensen in Australian Parliament
LATE yesterday Dennis Jensen, the Member for Tangney, spoke in the Australian Parliament about how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology plays "fast and loose" with critical temperature data. At the end of this important speech, Dr Jensen … [Read more...] about Call for Independent Audit of Bureau of Meteorology by Dennis Jensen in Australian Parliament
Extending the Official Temperature Record Back in Time (Part 1: Bourke)
I HAVE repeatedly argued that it is important for Australians to have a better understanding of natural historical temperature variability. I have also stressed that this can not be achieved by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reporting on a … [Read more...] about Extending the Official Temperature Record Back in Time (Part 1: Bourke)
Part 2 of IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) is being released in four parts with Working Group II due to officially release their contribution on “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” in Yokohama, Japan, on Monday … [Read more...] about Part 2 of IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Mega-Drought for Murray Darling, Predicted by Kevin Long
I began my most recent newsletter to those subscribed at ‘MythandtheMurray.org’ with reference to the Michael Crichton quote: ‘If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” I … [Read more...] about Mega-Drought for Murray Darling, Predicted by Kevin Long
March Against Democracy
JULIA Gillard promised, if she was elected, that there would be no carbon tax. Tony Abbot promised, if he was elected, that he would scrap the carbon tax. But the learned ignorant promote mass action to get their way, all the while claiming … [Read more...] about March Against Democracy
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
