It could be that the last 26-years of temperature recordings by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be found not fit for purpose and will eventually need to be discarded. This would make for a rather large hole in the calculation of global … [Read more...] about Australia’s Broken Temperature Record (Part 1)
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The Tongan Island that Didn’t Slip Below the Waves
We have been warned repeatedly that rising sea levels will wipe small Pacific Island nations from the map of the world thanks to climate change; that they are particularly vulnerable to human-caused emission of carbon dioxide. Not so the island of … [Read more...] about The Tongan Island that Didn’t Slip Below the Waves
Maori Science Beats Woke Myths
Every community has those who are designated wise — sometimes able to anticipate imminent catastrophe. For example, back in the 1500s, some in rural England and France would suspend dead birds — specifically kingfishers — from silken threads that … [Read more...] about Maori Science Beats Woke Myths
Vax-ed as Sick as Unvax-ed, Amongst My Friends
I live in a seaside town with a surf culture, attracting many seeking an alternative lifestyle, with probably an unusually high percentage of Covid-19 unvaccinated – at least amongst my friends. We have lived free of Covid until recently, until New … [Read more...] about Vax-ed as Sick as Unvax-ed, Amongst My Friends
Incarceration Nation: Frightened of Ivermectin, and Dihydrogen monoxide
When plain old water is called ‘dihydrogen monoxide’ – an accurate description of its chemical composition – people tend to be frightened of it. Particularly so when some of its potentialities are listed including causing suffocation (drowning). … [Read more...] about Incarceration Nation: Frightened of Ivermectin, and Dihydrogen monoxide
Not Washed Away, On the Highest Tide
It has been an exciting start to the year where I live, because the highest astronomical tide was forecast for 3rd January and there was a cyclone tracking towards us. On the highest tide each year, I wonder if the waves will reach to the wave cut … [Read more...] about Not Washed Away, On the Highest Tide
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
