The biggest global warming conference since Kyoto, opened today in Montreal, Canada. The 10,000 experts from 180 nations are to spend the best part of the next 10 days deliberating about how best to "slow the alarming effects of greenhouses gases … [Read more...] about Are Australian Cities Getting Hotter?
Climate & Climate Change
C02 Follows Temperature In Bubble Record
Three fascinating papers were published in Science (Vol 310, 25th November 2005) last week on climate change and the relationship between carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide levels and temperature over the last 650,000 years. They report on … [Read more...] about C02 Follows Temperature In Bubble Record
Kyoto Fuels Forest Fires
I thought it was cattle and cane that was driving the destruction of rainforests in the Brazilian Amazon, but according to an article in New Scientist titled Forests paying the price for biofuels by Fred Pearce, it is soybean grown for … [Read more...] about Kyoto Fuels Forest Fires
Catholic Church Believes in Global Warming
If there was ever a good reason to be skeptical, it is surely when catholic bishops and government scientists start preaching from the same poster! Following is the announcement from the catholic climate change conference: Catholic leaders warn … [Read more...] about Catholic Church Believes in Global Warming
Forget Balance, but Consider History
The guys at Real Climate have posted a piece outlining their frustration with the media giving 'global warming skeptics' a hearing: We here at RC continue to be disappointed with the tendency for some journalistic outlets to favor so-called … [Read more...] about Forget Balance, but Consider History
An Eye on the Present
The Courier Mail published a piece by Prof Bob Carter earlier in the week titled Keep a Weather Eye Open in which Bob has a bit of fun at the expense of 'global warming believers'. Bob writes: The subject of the report [by the Queensland … [Read more...] about An Eye on the Present

Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
