Climate & Climate Change

"How can anyone living through today's bizarre and mutable weather not be concerned about global warming?" wrote David Kirkpatrick in a recent issue of CNN Money. Kirkpatrick then goes on to tell us that he heard the best speech from former US Vice … [Read more...] about Al Gore, and Another Air Conditioner in the Wall

Meterologists from around the world gathered in Cape Town, South Africa, this week. At the World Meterological Conference a report was tabled summarizing information on the impact of global warming on cyclones including hurricanes and … [Read more...] about More Intense Tropical Cyclones: Likely Impact of Global Warming

I reckon it is nearly impossible to keep up with the climate change literature particularly the latest climate change scare story. Working out whether a particular piece of information is invented, real, real but exaggerated, etcetera, certainly … [Read more...] about Greenland Melting Faster Than, When it was Cooling?

A paper published in Nature (Frank Keppler et.al., Vol 439, pgs. 187-191) some weeks ago indicating that tree emit methane, generated lots of media for a couple of days, and then nothing. I wrote my last two columns for The Land on the issue, … [Read more...] about More on Methane & Forests

The following comment from Ian Castles was made at the thread on yesterday's blog post Greenhouse Mafia Gagging Scientists?: "I hold the directly contrary view to that presented in the [4-Corners] program: CSIRO scientists have had exceptional … [Read more...] about Greenhouse Mafia (Part 2): Ian Castles’ View

The ABC television program Four Corners promotes itself as "investigative TV journalism at its best". It certainly has a reputation, and an ability to get its programs talked about even before they have been shown. I have already received several … [Read more...] about Greenhouse Mafia Gagging Scientists? (Part 1)