Dear Jen Yesterday was the highest tide of the year and the highest for the last 12 months and the photo of the sea level against this old sea-wall, I took this morning at the top of the tide at slack water. We built this wall 48 years ago … [Read more...] about Nerang River and Sealevel Rise
Climate & Climate Change
National Broadcaster Willfully Ignores the Evidence
A week ago, our national broadcaster, the ABC, interviewed both Stewart Franks, Newcastle University, and David Karoly, Melbourne University, on the alleged impact of global warming on the floods. Professor Karoly blamed carbon dioxide and his … [Read more...] about National Broadcaster Willfully Ignores the Evidence
Tony Windsor Willfully Ignores the Evidence
THE ability to perceive anomaly - something that deviates from what is considered standard - is important for the progress of science and also good public policy. Until the recent widespread flooding in Australia, water planning in the Murray … [Read more...] about Tony Windsor Willfully Ignores the Evidence
Time to Reject AGW – And Bob Brown
EVER the opportunist, Bob Brown, Leader of the Australian Greens, yesterday blamed the Brisbane floods on the coal industry for causing global warming. But there is no correlation between atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and rainfall … [Read more...] about Time to Reject AGW – And Bob Brown
Flood Crisis Consistent with Accentuated Hydrological Cycle: A Note from Luke Walker
Yesterday David Karoly from Melbourne University's school of earth sciences told the Sydney Morning Herald that while individual events could not be attributed to climate change, the wild extremes being experienced on the continent were in keeping … [Read more...] about Flood Crisis Consistent with Accentuated Hydrological Cycle: A Note from Luke Walker
Forget Climate Taxes –Climate always Changes, and Man must Adapt: Viv Forbes
THE Carbon Sense Coalition today accused Western Governments of massive waste of community savings on frivolous climate "research" and alternative energy toys while neglecting the infrastructure needed to maintain sustainable societies in the face of … [Read more...] about Forget Climate Taxes –Climate always Changes, and Man must Adapt: Viv Forbes