According to new climate modelling by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research scientist, Dr Leon Rotstayn, pollution from Asian industry is impacting on Australian rainfall: "Elevated particle emissions resulting from increased economic activity in … [Read more...] about Asian Industry Increases Rainfall in Tropical Australia?
Climate & Climate Change
John Howard: Trying for Balance on Climate Change
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
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
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
