Hi Jennifer, I've only just noticed this week's Jakarta floods. Most of the reportage has concentrated on the immediate disaster and the associated political recriminations, but I see in the Sydney Morning Herald that, "meteorologists have claimed … [Read more...] about Jakarta Floods: A Note from Mitchell Porter
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Fraser Institute Publishes Independent Review of UN Climate Change Report
Canadian think-tank The Fraser Institute has just released a 64 page-summary of the the latest United Nation's report on climate change concluding that: • Data collected by weather satellites since 1979 continue to exhibit little evidence of … [Read more...] about Fraser Institute Publishes Independent Review of UN Climate Change Report
Blog Being Archived in Canberra
Dear Dr Marohasy, Thank you for granting the National Library of Australia a copyright licence to include your website in the PANDORA Archive. As agreed this licence permits the Library to copy your publication into the Archive and to retain that … [Read more...] about Blog Being Archived in Canberra
Nyoongars, Noolbengers and No Fires: A Note From David Ward
Hello Jen, I attach a couple of pictures of an unplanned recent fire at Scott River, Western Australia. I don't know the exact fuel ages before the fire, but obviously one area was much older (possibly 15 year old), and heavier littered, than the … [Read more...] about Nyoongars, Noolbengers and No Fires: A Note From David Ward
How Much Hot Air?
ALMOST every day some report or event is claimed as evidence of global warming. Al Gore's recent movie An Inconvenient Truth went so far as to claim that we have a "climate crisis" right now. Do we? It can be hard finding the real facts on climate … [Read more...] about How Much Hot Air?
Whooping Cranes Killed In Florida Storm
"A small flock of year-old whooping cranes led south by an ultralight aircraft has been wiped out by violent storms that swept over their habitat in the Florida salt marshes. The 18 birds were raised in a Wisconsin sanctuary and left last fall on a … [Read more...] about Whooping Cranes Killed In Florida Storm