SOMEONE hacked into the Climatic Research Unit, CRU, at the University of East Anglia and published thousands of confidential emails between leading climate scientists online in November 2009 [1]. Many of the emails showed that leading proponents of … [Read more...] about Climategate 3: Thank you Mr FOIA
National Parks Fueled Summer Bushfires in the Pilliga
IN January 2013, from the comfort of their lounge rooms, many Australians watched the forests of the Pilliga burn. The word Pilliga wasn’t mentioned in the sensational reportage as such. The stories were primarily about the devastation and drama of … [Read more...] about National Parks Fueled Summer Bushfires in the Pilliga
Cooking Books for Hot Summers
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has “confirmed” that it is been the hottest summer on record in Australia. But I’m sceptical. The “record breaking hot summer” is apparently a statistical fact derived from simply averaging across 104 or 112 … [Read more...] about Cooking Books for Hot Summers
King Tide Not So High
Jen, Here is a photograph of the King Tide yesterday, 12th January 2013, at Cleveland Point, Moreton Bay. The King Tides here, where I used to live from 1946 until the early 1950s, used to cover the lawn on this land by about an inch (25mm) or … [Read more...] about King Tide Not So High
Still Fishing
Best wishes for the New Year. Jen … [Read more...] about Still Fishing
Gone Fishing
I am going to take some time out from this blog to try and complete a couple of projects that I’ve started, but am having trouble finishing. So there may be no new posts here for a while. In the meantime you can subscribe for my irregular email … [Read more...] about Gone Fishing
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
