Dear Jennifer, You recently posted an article about a paper, entitled: ‘Oceanic Influences on Recent Continental Warming’, suggesting that it is warming of the oceans that has driven warming of the land since the 1970s. You commented, “But it … [Read more...] about What Warms the Oceans?
Opinion
Great Barrier Reef Looking Good.
The Greens reckon the Great Barrier Reef is a casualty of Labor's lower-than-expected emissions reduction target, but for those who work among the corals, forecasts aren't so bleak. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef Looking Good.
Climate Modellers Acknowledge Important Role of Oceans
IT is not a new paper, it was being discussed back in July by Roger Pielke Sr, but the paper by Compo and Sardeshmukhj was only recently brought to my attention and as an example of the use of the IPCC’s computer models to explain warming without … [Read more...] about Climate Modellers Acknowledge Important Role of Oceans
More Scepticism in the Mainstream Media
Folks, As you might expect, Australia's Canberra Times is a conformist newspaper that mostly goes along with the capital's political fashions, and has long run the alarmist AGW line. Over the weekend there has been a turn-around. Their economics … [Read more...] about More Scepticism in the Mainstream Media
Australian Government Commits to an Emissions Reduction Target
THE big news in Australia at the moment is yesterday’s Prime Ministerial announcement that Australia will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 5 per cent of 2000 levels by 2020, but could cut up to 15 percent if other countries also sign up to … [Read more...] about Australian Government Commits to an Emissions Reduction Target
Climate Conference Ends, Time to Consider Alternatives
THE big climate change conference in Poznan, Poland, ended yesterday with a recognition that the United Nations was “softening its tone” and acknowledging that the meeting would not come to final decisions on any major issues on “fighting climate … [Read more...] about Climate Conference Ends, Time to Consider Alternatives