An international team of researchers was able to provide evidence of explosive volcanism in the deeps of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean for the first time. Researchers from an expedition to the Gakkel Ridge, led by the American Woods Hole Oceanographic … [Read more...] about Fire Under the Arctic Ice
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The Times: New Ice Age is On The Way
'Climate: New ice age is on the way.' That was a headline from The Times newspaper on 21st October 1972. On 23rd March 1970 the headline read: 'Antarctic may be key to ice ages.' According to Dr A T Wilson of Wellington University, New Zealand, the … [Read more...] about The Times: New Ice Age is On The Way
UK’s Looming Energy Gap Suffers ‘Wind Chill’
I've often thought that maybe the Kyoto Protocol could have been more aptly named the 'Don Quixote Protocol.' Why? Because 'Kyoto' sounds like 'Quixote' and, in the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Quixote fought an imaginary enemy of giants that … [Read more...] about UK’s Looming Energy Gap Suffers ‘Wind Chill’
The Eerie Parallel Universe of Blogging
There has been some negative reaction in the blogosphere to a piece by David Burchell in The Australian newspaper entitled 'Huddled Lasses Yearn to be Free'. The title is presumably with reference to the young Cuban blogger, Yoani Sanchez, whom … [Read more...] about The Eerie Parallel Universe of Blogging
The Need to Balance Environmental Policies Against Economic Growth
There is an insightful short article in The Guardian by Irwin Stelzer, who is the director of the centre for economic policy studies at the Hudson Institute, and editor of the book Neoconservatism: Gordon Brown is eager to prove that red is green, … [Read more...] about The Need to Balance Environmental Policies Against Economic Growth
Real Food Shortage Will Require Real Science and Technology?
The British government is preparing to open the way for genetically modified crops on the grounds they could help combat the global food crisis. At least that's according to Andrew Grice, Policitical Editor with The Independent, reporting on a … [Read more...] about Real Food Shortage Will Require Real Science and Technology?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
