With the passing of Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, much will be heard from the conservative side of politics about all the good that she did. But for the sack of truth, something she cared much about [1], let us also … [Read more...] about Thatcherism and the Climate Catastrophe
Climate & Climate Change
The Apple on the Banana Again: Marcott Admits Temperature Spike Not Robust
IT is terribly unfashionable to admit it, but I’ve just never been able to believe that the late 20th Century was particularly warm. This admission despite ‘the hockey stick’ graph that featured so prominently in the United Nation’s third IPCC … [Read more...] about The Apple on the Banana Again: Marcott Admits Temperature Spike Not Robust
Global Temperature Update to February 2013
"On average, global air temperatures were somewhat below the 1998-2006 average, although with large regional differences... "The global oceanic heat content has been rather stable since 2003/2004... The above quotes and charts are … [Read more...] about Global Temperature Update to February 2013
FOIA, Government-funded Climate science and Hole-digging
FOIA is a recognised shorthand for Freedom of Information Act. Legislation by this name has existed in the USA since 1966, Australia since 1982 and the UK legislation was introduced in 2000. It was climate scientists at the Climatic Research Unit, … [Read more...] about FOIA, Government-funded Climate science and Hole-digging
Climategate 3: Thank you Mr FOIA
SOMEONE hacked into the Climatic Research Unit, CRU, at the University of East Anglia and published thousands of confidential emails between leading climate scientists online in November 2009 [1]. Many of the emails showed that leading proponents of … [Read more...] about Climategate 3: Thank you Mr FOIA
Cooking Books for Hot Summers
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has “confirmed” that it is been the hottest summer on record in Australia. But I’m sceptical. The “record breaking hot summer” is apparently a statistical fact derived from simply averaging across 104 or 112 … [Read more...] about Cooking Books for Hot Summers
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
