The supposedly already-degraded state of coral reef ecosystems is sometimes claimed to be a reason why anthropogenic global warming will have a major impact on the reefs, i.e. they are already close to extinction and can easily be tipped over the … [Read more...] about On the Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems: A New Paper by Peter Ridd
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2007 Hurricane Season Begins with a Category 5
The 2006 hurricane season ended on 30th November with the number of hurricanes that qualified as "major" - category 3 or above - 50 percent below NOAA forecasts and not a single hurricane made landfall. Hurricane Dean is the first for this 2007 … [Read more...] about 2007 Hurricane Season Begins with a Category 5
Rhodes Fairbridge and the Idea that the Solar System Regulates the Earth’s Climate: A New Paper by Richard Mackey
Hello Jennifer, My paper, “Rhodes Fairbridge and the idea that the solar system regulates the earth’s climate”** has now been published. Here is the link: http://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/ics2007/pdf/ICS176.pdf I would be most grateful if … [Read more...] about Rhodes Fairbridge and the Idea that the Solar System Regulates the Earth’s Climate: A New Paper by Richard Mackey
Waste Not, Want Not: A Note from Tom Quirk on Nuclear Waste Disposal
The mining of uranium and the disposal of spent fuel are the largest components of the costs in the uranium fuel cycle. The disposal of long-lived radioactive waste within Australia could be one of the single biggest contributions we can make to … [Read more...] about Waste Not, Want Not: A Note from Tom Quirk on Nuclear Waste Disposal
The politics of environmentalism
The environmental movement has achieved much over the last few decades. Much of this can be dated from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, and the formation of Greenpeace in 1971 marks the effective birth of organised, high … [Read more...] about The politics of environmentalism
More Stern criticism – a new paper by Roger Pielke Jr.
From Benny Pieser's CCNet: Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change Abstract The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change has focused debate on the costs and … [Read more...] about More Stern criticism – a new paper by Roger Pielke Jr.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
