Radiative equilibrium is one of the foundation stones of radiative forcing theory. But it is not a law of physics, only a rather archaic and untested supposition found in climatology textbooks alone. "For the Earth to neither warm or cool, the … [Read more...] about Alan Siddons on Radiative Equilibrium
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food Safety
Dear Jennifer, I have been spending a pleasant Saturday morning doing gardening at the GMO Pundit safety paper list. It's now a bit neater at the start. I've added a few more papers to bring it over 200. Most importantly, I've added a button at … [Read more...] about Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food Safety
Saving the Coorong By Restoring its Native State
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is in Adelaide today for a community cabinet meeting. Various media reports suggest there will be pressure on the government to "save" the lower lakes with a special water allocation from upstream. As part of the … [Read more...] about Saving the Coorong By Restoring its Native State
Global Warming and Some Maths: A Note from William Kininmonth
Dear Jennifer, A couple of weeks ago I became quite agitated after reading an article in The Australian’s Higher Education section by Roger Jones of CSIRO. Jones questioned the sceptics drawing attention to flaws in the computer models and then went … [Read more...] about Global Warming and Some Maths: A Note from William Kininmonth
Humpback Whales Off Endangered List
"FORTY years ago conservationists feared that humpback whales were being hunted to extinction. Now numbers have returned to such a level that they have been taken off the danger list." At least that is one of the good news stories in yesterday's … [Read more...] about Humpback Whales Off Endangered List
The Story of the Caspar Amman Affair and the IPCC AR4 Paleoclimate Chapter
Bishop Hill blog has put together the story of the Amman and Wahl paper that purported to support the 'hockey stick' reconstruction of paleoclimate, cited in IPCC AR4: There has been the most extraordinary series of postings at Climate Audit over … [Read more...] about The Story of the Caspar Amman Affair and the IPCC AR4 Paleoclimate Chapter
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
