Climate & Climate Change

"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

Hi Jennifer, There has been substantial discussion on the blog over the last few months as to the severity of the current drought afflicting much of Australia and its cause. A fair emphasis has been as to whether the current drought is the “absolute … [Read more...] about Severity of the Current Drought: A Note from Luke

During 2006 much was said and written about the "extraordinary drought" conditions here in Australia being a consequence of climate change. I wrote various pieces suggesting that when all the data was in, rainfall for this last year, even for the … [Read more...] about 2006, Not That Dry Here in Australia

I’ve previously described 2006 as the year of climate change hysteria , but interestingly at least in Australia it wasn’t that warm. While 2005 was the hottest on record, according to ABC Online quoting from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology last … [Read more...] about 2006, Not That Hot Here in Australia