Climate & Climate Change

The debate over whether there is an observable link between global warming and hurricanes rumbles on. In this week's Nature journal there is a comment and reply arising from Nyberg et al, Nature 447, 698-701 (7 June 2007): Low Atlantic hurricane … [Read more...] about Is Recent Major Hurricane Activity Normal? Comment and Reply in Nature

Releasing his Interim Report in Adelaide [Australia] today, Professor Ross Garnaut who was appointed by the new Labor government to provide policy advice on climate change, said that Australia should promote strong global action on climate change and … [Read more...] about Garnaut Confirms Need to Cut Emissions by 60 Percent

Philosopher Karl Popper claimed in his book ‘The Logic of Scientific Discovery’ that a hypothesis, proposition or theory is scientific only if it is falsifiable: "Logically, no number of positive outcomes at the level of experimental testing can … [Read more...] about Are Climate Models Falsifiable?

A 15-year research project has revealed that changes in wind patterns are contributing to rising sea temperatures in the Southern Ocean. ABC News: 'Research shows Southern Ocean wind currents weakening' CSIRO Media release: 'Antarctic route … [Read more...] about Southern Ocean Wind Currents Weakening?

Christopher Monckton’s 2007 presentation to the Cambridge (University) Union Monckton begins by saying that he is going to present a perspective on climate change science that the audience will have not seen in the media, from politicians or in … [Read more...] about Review of the DVD Apocalypse? No! The Scientific Reasons Why ‘Global Warming’ is NOT a Global Crisis

A group of Australian and New Zealand organisations and scientists called on the governments of Australia and New Zealand to set up an Australia New Zealand Royal Commission on the Science of Global Warming (to be known as “the ANZIG Royal … [Read more...] about Call for Australian-NZ Royal Commission on Global Warming