There has been a lot of rain in central Queensland over the last month. Water has been flowing over the Fairbairn dam spillway and the Nogoa River has flooded the town of Emerald with over 2,000 residents seeking emergency accommodation. The Nogoa … [Read more...] about Would Nathan Dam have Stopped Reef Flooding?
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Instability in Sustainability: Paraphrasing Aynsley Kellow
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recently released a statement on climate change which began, ''The Earth's climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming." Implicit in this sentence, and implicit in the concept of 'sustainability', is the … [Read more...] about Instability in Sustainability: Paraphrasing Aynsley Kellow
What If The Climatologist’s Have Got it Wrong?
"Just suppose, if you are able, that significant man-made climate change is false; further, that it cannot happen, and that all changes to the climate system are due to external forcings, such as those caused by changes in solar output. Just suppose … [Read more...] about What If The Climatologist’s Have Got it Wrong?
US President Promises New Fund for Secure and Clean Energy
"To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology. (Applause.) "Our security, our prosperity, and our … [Read more...] about US President Promises New Fund for Secure and Clean Energy
Australia’s Largest Lepidopterans
The Bleeding Heart (Homalanthus novoguineensis) is the preferred food plant of the caterpillar (above), which attains a length of 12 cm and produces Australia's largest moth: The Hercules (Coscinocera hercules). The female moth has a slightly paler … [Read more...] about Australia’s Largest Lepidopterans
Different Measures of Global Temperature: A Note from James Cripwell
Physicist F. James Cripwell, a former scientist with the UK’s Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and now a member of the notorious list of 400 skeptical scientists, is of the opinion that we need an independent study to compare and contrast the four … [Read more...] about Different Measures of Global Temperature: A Note from James Cripwell
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
