The supposedly already-degraded state of coral reef ecosystems is sometimes claimed to be a reason why anthropogenic global warming will have a major impact on the reefs, i.e. they are already close to extinction and can easily be tipped over the … [Read more...] about On the Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems: A New Paper by Peter Ridd
Coral Reefs
The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd
Those of you who watched the ABC’s presentation of The Great Global Warming Swindle might not have been convinced by the arguments challenging the conventional wisdom that carbon dioxide is responsible for global warming. However, it should be … [Read more...] about The Great Great Barrier Reef Swindle: A Note from Peter Ridd
Latest IPCC Climate Change Report
It was all over ABC news yesterday that Australia’s magnificent Great Barrier Reef is in "real danger of disappearing in 20 years" The journalist, Elizabeth Jackson, was extrapolating from a new United Nation’s 23-page summary of a report on … [Read more...] about Latest IPCC Climate Change Report
Pacific Island Rises Up Out of the Ocean
There has been widespread concern that rising sea levels from global warming will swamp Pacific Islands. (Remember the blog post by Ian Mott lambasting the ABC for confusing sinking islands with rising sealevels?) Then along comes a seismic jolt … [Read more...] about Pacific Island Rises Up Out of the Ocean
Rising Sea Levels or Just Sinking Islands: A Note from Ian Mott
Hello Jen, Our national broadcaster, the ABC, has struck again with a new low in responsible journalism. In 'PNG - That Sinking Feeling', broadcast last night as part of the 'Foreign Correspondent' program, reporter Steve Marshall has trashed … [Read more...] about Rising Sea Levels or Just Sinking Islands: A Note from Ian Mott
Coral Reefs May Benefit From Global Warming
ON Friday in Paris the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will launch a new report, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, with an up-to-date assessment of likely temperature rises because of global warming. Three related … [Read more...] about Coral Reefs May Benefit From Global Warming
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
