THE director of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies, James Hansen, was awarded the 2009 Carl-Gustaf Rossby Medal in Phoenix yesterday. This is the highest honour bestowed by the American Meteorological Society and was awarded for Dr Hansen’s … [Read more...] about Valuing Passion Over Wisdom: Hansen Awarded Highest Honour by American Meteorologists
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Still Raining in Fiji
Fiji has again been put on flood alert as another low depression hit yesterday, bringing more torrential rains. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Still Raining in Fiji
Claims of Data ‘Massaging’ at NASA
DATA on global temperatures is compiled by several organisation including NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) headed by James Hansen. This data set tends to show more warming than, for example, data compiled by the UK Meteorology … [Read more...] about Claims of Data ‘Massaging’ at NASA
Maintaining a Monopoly on Climate Science
LEVELS of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been steadily rising, but since about 1998 global warming has stalled. Some climate scientists claim the reason has everything to do with the sun. A little over a month ago a planning meeting was called … [Read more...] about Maintaining a Monopoly on Climate Science
The Drought Breaks in Australia
Australia is a land of “drought and flooding rains”. Last week parts of north-eastern Australia received a “year's rain within a week” and many inland areas are now sea. There is a photo gallery at the CourierMail website entitled "Queensland … [Read more...] about The Drought Breaks in Australia
The IPCC Can’t Count – Author and Reviewer Numbers are Wrong
HOW many times have you heard or read words to the effect that 4000 scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) supported the claims about a significant human influence on climate? I think I've seen it on television, radio … [Read more...] about The IPCC Can’t Count – Author and Reviewer Numbers are Wrong
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
