After the Queensland floods, Stewart Franks’ research on the interaction of El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) driving cycles of drought and flood in Australia has been advanced as the rebuttal to the … [Read more...] about Looking for AGW in a Sea of Natural Variability: Drought to Flood (Part 1): A Note from Luke Walker
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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
Queensland Premier establishes Commission of Inquiry into flood disaster
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has launched a statewide independent Commission of Inquiry to forensically examine Queensland’s unprecedented flood disaster. Ms Bligh said the Commission would be headed by widely respected Queensland Justice Cate … [Read more...] about Queensland Premier establishes Commission of Inquiry into flood disaster
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
Wivenhoe Dam and Brisbane Flood Mitigation: A Note from Tony
WITH respect to what has happened in this major flood disaster in Brisbane, the role played by the huge Wivenhoe Dam in this flood will be called into question, and as the cleanup is starting now, many more questions will be asked in the wash up, if … [Read more...] about Wivenhoe Dam and Brisbane Flood Mitigation: A Note from Tony
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
