Climate & Climate Change

To what extent can technology protect communities from climate extremes through early warning and disaster response strategies and by having appropriate building plans, codes and drainage infrastructure? Here's a comment from Paul Williams who's … [Read more...] about Build Dykes To Beat Global Warming: A Note from Paul Williams

I understand that the global warming models produced by the IPCC don’t take into account the possible influence of cosmic rays on climate? New research out of the Danish National Space Centre provides evidence to support the theory that cosmic rays … [Read more...] about Is there a Cosmic Ray – Global Warming Link?

I have been sent bits of information about particulate pollution and how this can reduce rainfall downwind of industrial areas and cities. I made some comment on this issue when I was in Hong Kong and somewhat surprised by the extent of the air … [Read more...] about Pulp Mill To Reduce Rainfall?

Aviation generates about 5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions but their warming effect is up to four times greater at high altitudes according to Jonathan Leake writing last weekend in The Sunday Times. The article entitle, 'A green … [Read more...] about R U Flying: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 4)

Luke Walker reminds us that geological history includes evidence of mass extinctions from "killer greenhouse conditions": "Readers of this blog are often witness to accusations of alarmism by those opposed to scenario projections using contemporary … [Read more...] about Killer Greenhouse Effect (or Pardon my Anoxia): A Note from Luke