A friend suggested to me recently that all the concern about global warming is driving increasing acceptance of uranium as an energy source. So is this a case of one scary campaign trumping another? Of course many who campaigned against uranium are … [Read more...] about Anti-GW Campaign Trumps Anti-Uranium Campaign
Climate & Climate Change
Adapting to Climate Change
The question that I asked last Thursday (18th August) - might it get wetter as it gets warmer - was not answered. There was comment made that this question can't be answered. There was comment made that the question is irrelevant. Phil Done has … [Read more...] about Adapting to Climate Change
Wollemi Elephants
Where would you plant a Wollemi pine? According to The Australian, fewer than 300 saplings of the relic giant tree which can live for 1,000 years are to be auctioned by Sotheby's soon. But why stop at a 90 million year old pine for the farm or acre … [Read more...] about Wollemi Elephants
Could it Get Wetter, as It Gets Warmer?
CSIRO climate change modeling has generally concluded that as it gets warmer, it is going to get drier. I will give two examples: 1. CSIRO News Flash on Monday 15 August 2005 titled 'Natural change, greenhouse effect influence WA rainfall' with the … [Read more...] about Could it Get Wetter, as It Gets Warmer?
The Troposphere is Warming
Three new research papers debunk earlier research that showed the planet was not warming up, according to ABC Online. The news report states: In 1990, study of data collected by the University of Alabama satellite found that the atmosphere's … [Read more...] about The Troposphere is Warming
ABC TV Got it Half Right on Rangeland Management
ABC Television program Catalyst ran a story last night featuring the work of botanist Rod Fensham. Fensham has done some great research work on Queensland's rangelands. But the program, by putting a popularist spin on it all, did our rangelands and … [Read more...] about ABC TV Got it Half Right on Rangeland Management
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
