IN the very first report from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the Medieval Warm Period was evident as a period, about as warm as the present, occurring from AD 950 to 1250. In subsequent IPCC reports there is no … [Read more...] about Accepting Regional Variability in Global Temperatures
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Satellite-based global temperatures, trending up
LEADING climate scientists were not acknowledging “the pause” in global warming, even though it was very apparent in the satellite-based temperatures of the lower troposphere. That was until last month. The February update to this satellite record … [Read more...] about Satellite-based global temperatures, trending up
Rainfall Forecasts Should be Benchmarked
ACCORDING to Bill Gates, “You can achieve incredible progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress towards that goal.” This may seem basic, but it’s not practiced enough, and certainly not when it comes to rainfall … [Read more...] about Rainfall Forecasts Should be Benchmarked
Why we should rally against homogenization, and I don’t mean of milk
I was invited to speak at the Liberal Democrats Conference in Sydney last Sunday. I began by explaining that while the delegates may have though homogenization was a term used exclusively for milk, that homogenization is also a technical term used … [Read more...] about Why we should rally against homogenization, and I don’t mean of milk
Bob Carter Warms with Eiffel Tower Descent
THE Eiffel Tower was opened in 1889, and with an observation deck at about 300 m above ground level was then the highest human-construction on planet Earth. Professor Bob Carter, former Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at James Cook … [Read more...] about Bob Carter Warms with Eiffel Tower Descent
Sceptics and Alarmists, Together, Present to Coalition Environment Committee
ON Tuesday there was a Parliamentary Information Session in Canberra sponsored by the Global Change Institute and the University of Queensland at which many government-funded climate scientists told members and senators that the end is nigh. That is … [Read more...] about Sceptics and Alarmists, Together, Present to Coalition Environment Committee
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
