Climate & Climate Change

A category 5 cyclone, more severe than Cyclone Tracy or Hurricane Katrina, lashes Far North Queensland and there is not a single fatality. It perhaps says something about Australia, modern economies and democracies and their potential capacity to … [Read more...] about Technologically Advanced, Modern Economy, Survives Category 5 Cyclone With Out Single Fatality

Last week, after reading 'Nine Lies About Global Warming' in which Ray Evans draws a comparison between the issuing of taxi licenses and carbon trading, I posted a quote from Ray and some related information at this blog. I was interested in … [Read more...] about Blair Bartholomew on Carbon Trading and Taxi Licenses

I am guessing that Neil Hewett and his family have spent the day preparing for Cyclone Larry. The cyclone is already a category 4 (225-279 km/hr winds) and expected to intensify before crossing the coast somewhere south of Cairns (and the Daintree) … [Read more...] about Cyclone Larry Intensifies

After reviewing more than 100 peer-reviewed studies, Thomas Huntington from the United States Geological Survey, has concluded that there is more water circulating as a consequence of global warming. This includes more rainfall and more evaporation, … [Read more...] about Global Warming: More Water, But Not More Floods

Scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre have just returned from a 10-week survey of the Australian Antarctic Territory where, according to Dr Nathan Bindoff, they saw … [Read more...] about Good News: Krill & Phytoplankton Thriving off Antarctica

Last month The Lavoisier Society published a document titled 'Nine Lies About Global Warming' in which Ray Evans draws a comparison between the issuing of taxi licenses and carbon trading. He writes: "A number of economists have climbed onto the … [Read more...] about Emissions Trading Just Another Tax: Ray Evans