When the Sun comes up on a cloudless day, everything is so clearly illuminated. I know this to be a consequence of incoming solar radiation. And when I sit in this sunlight, I know that it will warm me. Physicists who study heat transfer can … [Read more...] about Explaining the Physics of Carbon Dioxide – Will Happer’s Tour Down Under
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Hot as Ice in the Antarctic, Global Temperatures this June – July
A fellow phoned me yesterday, he had just returned home from a holiday in Greece. He has holidayed there off and on for the last 20 years. It had never been so cold, he told me. There were one or two days when it was hot, he said. But … [Read more...] about Hot as Ice in the Antarctic, Global Temperatures this June – July
Wind Turbines are not Windmills, and John Howard is not an Environmentalist
Everyone wants to claim credit when something is a success. My guess is that the real architect of the emerging energy crisis will eventually, be remembered as the absolute worse Prime Minister Australia ever had. Of course, he couldn’t have … [Read more...] about Wind Turbines are not Windmills, and John Howard is not an Environmentalist
June Update. Kidding Ourselves, Temperatures, Corals, and Kings
It has been a cold start to winter here in Yeppoon, just across from Great Keppel Island that is part of the southern Great Barrier Reef. And it has also been very cold in Sydney if you believe the readings from the automatic weather stations – and … [Read more...] about June Update. Kidding Ourselves, Temperatures, Corals, and Kings
Invitation to Visit Mass Coral Bleaching, and see the Fishes
I don’t think he has ever been there – not once. But he has an opinion about the Great Barrier Reef. Last time I looked more than 111K of his followers (after just a few hours of it being being posted) were regurgitating the nonsense message that, … [Read more...] about Invitation to Visit Mass Coral Bleaching, and see the Fishes
Temperatures Plummet while Turbines Scar Local Environment
I attended a conference over the weekend in Gympie in the once beautiful Mary Valley. Many of those attending were concerned about ridgelines being excavated for wind turbines, and thousands of hectares of once wooded valley being covered in solar … [Read more...] about Temperatures Plummet while Turbines Scar Local Environment
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
