Scientists from Western Australia's Curtin University of Technology are using acoustic sensors developed to support the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to listen for the sound of icebergs breaking away from the giant ice sheets of the south … [Read more...] about Can You Hear the Ice Break?
Climate & Climate Change
Fielding the Hard Questions on Climate Change (Part 2)
IN the Australian Parliament, or more particularly the Australian Senate, the vote of one senator may be important for the passage of the government’s cap and trade legislation, also known as the emission trading scheme. Senator Steve Fielding … [Read more...] about Fielding the Hard Questions on Climate Change (Part 2)
Wheat Crops and Sunspots
"IT is now more than 200 years since the great astronomer William Herschel observed a correlation between wheat prices and sunspots. When the latter were few in number, he noted, the climate turned colder and drier, crop yields fell and wheat prices … [Read more...] about Wheat Crops and Sunspots
Masses Protest for More Government
Hundreds of environmental activists took to the streets of Australia's main cities on Saturday, saying the Labor government was not doing enough on climate change. The protests came ahead of a vote in the upper house Senate next week on the … [Read more...] about Masses Protest for More Government
Hot City or Global Warming?
An analysis of the historical temperature data for the state of Victoria in Australia, including the city of Melbourne, suggests an Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect but no general warming trend. Urban Heat Island versus Global Warming – A Study of … [Read more...] about Hot City or Global Warming?
In Defence of ‘Heaven and Earth’
IN the following open letter to the President of the Australian Academy of Science, William Kininmonth explains that the science of climate change is 'not settled' and if the scientific community is to get to a position where it can confidently … [Read more...] about In Defence of ‘Heaven and Earth’
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
