ON Tuesday, I suggested at this blog that I was not convinced by a story from Josh Willis, a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explaining why and how he corrected data showing global ocean cooling. The title of my blog post suggested … [Read more...] about Apologies to Josh Willis: Correcting Global Cooling (Part 3)
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Thanks David Jones for Easier Access to Rainfall Data
WHILE searching the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s website, looking for data on rainfall for Melbourne, it became apparent that this site only contained links to data in pdf format with rainfall averages for various and different periods. … [Read more...] about Thanks David Jones for Easier Access to Rainfall Data
Likely Sources of Energy to 2030
Coal, the dirtiest source of fuel, will remain the world's main source of power until 2030 and nuclear will lose market share, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Likely Sources of Energy to 2030
How to Cap and Trade
California's blueprint to address global warming won't include details of an emissions-trading program as regulators try to build consensus on how best to organize the market-based system. Read more here. … [Read more...] about How to Cap and Trade
Correcting Global Cooling (Part 2)
THERE has been some anecdotal evidence suggesting that last month, October 2008, was unusually cold. The sophisticated weather-watcher, of course, waits for some official global temperature data to be published before concluding very much. Al … [Read more...] about Correcting Global Cooling (Part 2)
More Problems with Temperature Recording
"September was the hottest October ever recorded. Wait! September?" Read more here and also here. … [Read more...] about More Problems with Temperature Recording
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
