Climate & Climate Change

Two new papers examining the link between Hurricanes and climate have been published in the Journal of Climate. In the July edition, Gabriel A. Vecchi and Thomas R. Knutson have a paper entitled: 'On Estimates of Historical North Atlantic Tropical … [Read more...] about Two New Papers Examining the Hurricane-Climate Link

The Australian government is planning to introduce an emission’s trading scheme, also described as a carbon pollution reduction scheme, on the basis that that carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is contributing to dangerous global … [Read more...] about Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 3): Causal Criteria Still Wanting

On Sunday a colleague and I discussed the general issue of correlation versus causation in science. He suggested that 1. There must be a body of work establishing a causal link between anthropogenic carbon dioxide and warming, and also 2. Some work … [Read more...] about Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming (Part 2): Still Searching for Evidence

The following chart is largely self-explanatory: Red: The actual rise of atmospheric CO2 from 1966 to 2006 Pink: The actual rise of human emissions within that 40 year timeframe (starting point at 321 ppm for comparison) Blue: Human emissions … [Read more...] about We Aren’t Responsible for Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: A Note from Alan Siddons

I've been having some discussions with a colleague who has never thought too hard about anthropogenic global warming. Anyway, he says there must be some work/some research results that have been published in reputable scientific journals that: 1. … [Read more...] about Causal Linkage between Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming

Cameron Stewart writing in today's The Australian makes reference to the influence of internet bloggers in succeeding in highlighting that measuring climate change is an evolving science. But, goes on to suggest that "their success has been at the … [Read more...] about Bloggers Fail to Negate Broader Global Warming Argument: Cameron Stewart