"People such as former American vice-president Al Gore say that millions of us will die because of global warming, which I think is a pretty stupid thing to say if you've got no proof. And my opinion is that there is absolutely no proof that CO2 has … [Read more...] about David Bellamy on Being a Global Warming Sceptic
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Indonesia’s Climate Follows the Sun
CARBON dioxide is not an air pollutant. It is plant food. All life on Earth depends on it. It is natural. It forms the bubbles in bread, champagne, and Coca-Cola. You breathe it out, and plants breathe it in. The Earth contains a lot of CO2, but … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s Climate Follows the Sun
Earliest Temperature Records from Near the North Pole (Subarctic Temperatures Part 1)
IT is generally agreed that there has been some global warming over the last 100 or so years and that this has been most pronounced in the Arctic – at the North Pole. There is temperature data for Hudson Bay in central Canada – not at the North … [Read more...] about Earliest Temperature Records from Near the North Pole (Subarctic Temperatures Part 1)
The Absurdity of a Reliable Average Global Surface Temperature
ACCURATELY recording the temperature of a body that is not in equilibrium can be complicated. Recording the average surface temperature of the earth reliably, and with such accuracy that one can know with certainty that there has been a less than … [Read more...] about The Absurdity of a Reliable Average Global Surface Temperature
Global Warming: Sweden to Gain Economically
SWEDEN is, like Australia, experiencing the effects of an upward trend in temperatures that by some has been attributed to the recorded increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. However, Sweden unlike Australia is likely to gain … [Read more...] about Global Warming: Sweden to Gain Economically
Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies
REMEMBER the stories about how the Murray Darling Basin, the food bowl of Australia, was going to be lost to salt? Headline after media headline told of imminent ruin from rising water tables bring salt. The Riverina, a once rich farming area … [Read more...] about Aussie Farmers: Not Beaten by Salt, But Drought and Government Policies