Climate & Climate Change

Hi Jennifer, The draft 'Summary for Policymakers' of the Fourth Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been widely leaked to the Press. Its crucial conclusion is as follows: “It is very likely that anthropogenic greenhouse gas … [Read more...] about Negligible Temperature Increase Incompatible with Climate Models: A Note from Vincent Gray

Has the drought across southern Australia finally broken? According to ABC Rural Weather: "cloud is crossing western Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania with a trough, generating widespread rain. Low cloud is driven across southern … [Read more...] about Has the Drought Across Southern Australia Finally Broken?

"Almost every summer, there is a heat wave somewhere in the US that garners popular media attention. During such hot spells, daily record high temperatures for various cities are routinely reported in local news reports. A natural question arises: … [Read more...] about Global Warming and the Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures: S. Redner and Mark R. Petersen

Some months ago I suggested that media coverage of The Stern Report -- an assessment of the economics of climate change by a British economist for the British government -- was completely over the top. I also commented that from a quick scan there … [Read more...] about A Critique of The Stern Report: Part 1, The Science

Sydney will turn off its lights for one hour at 7.30pm on Saturday March 31, 2007. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) this will be: “a major step towards reducing the city's greenhouse gas pollution”. The WWF, with the support of The City … [Read more...] about Let’s Not Cancel Games to Save on Greenhouse Gases