Climate & Climate Change

Once again, the press is in a tizzy over the Bush Administration’s “censoring of science.” The case against the Bush Administration this time is that it edited testimony presented to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) by Julie … [Read more...] about Did the Bush Administration Really Censor Science?

A revised Holocene sea-level curve for the southeast coast of New South Wales, Australia, is presented based on a review of previously published geochronological results for fossil molluscs, organic-rich mud, mangrove roots and fixed biological … [Read more...] about A Review of Sea-Level Change on the Southeast Coast of Australia

Melting Arctic Ocean sea ice may have been caused by a reversal in the ocean's circulation that had been going on for about a decade, scientists from NASA and the University of Colorado said. Rocky Mountain News: 'Ocean circulation may contribute to … [Read more...] about Ocean Circulation Reversal Melts Arctic Sea Ice

A study of the world's power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies. Australians were found to be the world's worst polluters per capita, producing five times as much … [Read more...] about Australians Named World’s Number One Emitters

Two events loom on the horizon that might settle the issue once and for all; one shaped by human hands, one entirely natural. At Cern, the giant European physics facility, an experiment called Cloud is being constructed which will research the … [Read more...] about As the Sun Goes Down, it’s Solar v CO2 : Which One Will Win?

The delay in autumnal leaf coloration and leaf fall in trees is caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and not by increased global temperatures, suggests a new study by researchers at the University of Southampton. In … [Read more...] about Europe: Delay in Autumn Leaf Colour Caused by Increased CO2, not Global Warming