THE warmaholics are fond of using the phrase "official records going back to 1850", but the simple facts are that prior to the 1970s, surface-based temperatures from a few indiscriminate, mostly backyard locations in Europe and the US are fatally … [Read more...] about Surface-based Temperature Records
Climate & Climate Change
29 Years of Global Temperatures Based on Satellite Data
I have previously written that in not so many years time weather station data will perhaps be collected more for fun, a sense of history and for site-specific information, than for serious regional and global climate statistics. In the future it … [Read more...] about 29 Years of Global Temperatures Based on Satellite Data
Annual Australian Climate Statement 2008
IT came out on Monday. But I have only just seen it – the climate summary for Australia for 2008. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology could have concluded that last year was the third coolest this century, but instead opted for 14th warmest on … [Read more...] about Annual Australian Climate Statement 2008
Crazy Claims from Climate Scientist
This is absured, but true: Australia's use of coal and carbon emissions policies are guaranteeing the “destruction of much of the life on the planet”, a leading NASA scientist has written in a letter to Barack Obama. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Crazy Claims from Climate Scientist
Learning by Candlelight
As I waited night after night for the electricity to return, candlelight kept teaching me about moving air’s talent for removing heat, hampering any effort to keep warmth “down here” by constantly sending it up and away. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Learning by Candlelight
Sea-surface Temperatures along the Great Barrier Reef
We're often told that the sea temperature along the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is increasing and that soon the coral will be bleached and the reef be destroyed. But what's the real story according to the data? The USA's National Oceanographic and … [Read more...] about Sea-surface Temperatures along the Great Barrier Reef
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
