Yesterday, on the same day long time anti-nuclear campaigner Peter Garrett was given the job of Shadow Environment and Climage Change Minister, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, announced the establishment of a joint government businesss … [Read more...] about John Howard: Trying for Balance on Climate Change
Climate & Climate Change
How was the 2006 Hurricane Season?
Following Hurricane Katrina and Al Gore’s movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ many have come to expect an increase in the number and intensity of hurricanes hitting the US coast each year as the so-called "climate crisis" intensifies. According to the US … [Read more...] about How was the 2006 Hurricane Season?
New Coal Mine Not Given Go Ahead As It Will Produce GHG Emissions
On Monday I read in The Australian that the NSW Land and Environment Court ruled Centennial Coal had failed to adequately consider the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from its proposed Anvil Hill coal mine in the Upper Hunter and so the approval … [Read more...] about New Coal Mine Not Given Go Ahead As It Will Produce GHG Emissions
Wrong ‘Shot’ at Atlantic Conveyor Belt Speed?
Last year Harry Bryden published a paper* in the journal Nature which indicated that there had been a 30 percent decline in the northward flow of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean. This was interpreted by many as another sign of climate change with … [Read more...] about Wrong ‘Shot’ at Atlantic Conveyor Belt Speed?
An Iceberg Off New Zealand: A Note from Paul Biggs
Hi Jennifer, An interesting news article appeared in Sci-Tech-Today on November 17, 2006 entitled 'Iceberg Spotted from New Zealand Shore'. The article reads in part: "An iceberg has been spotted from the New Zealand shore for the first time in 75 … [Read more...] about An Iceberg Off New Zealand: A Note from Paul Biggs
It was Cold & Wet Yesterday in Western Victoria, Australia
I flew to Melbourne and drove out to Halls Gap (western Victoria) yesterday morning, past Ballarat where it was snowing! There was no mention of global warming on the local radio stations, just mention of the unusually cold weather. Anyway, today, … [Read more...] about It was Cold & Wet Yesterday in Western Victoria, Australia