BEFORE the 20th Century there was no age for retirement. There existed a leisured class who through birth or industry could choose what work they did – if and when. But, even they didn’t retire. Retirement, like unemployment, can potentially … [Read more...] about Don’t Retire: Start a PhD in Paradise
Temperatures
Tangled Temperature Trends
ON 10th June 2014 I sent the Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment, an email suggesting that a cooling temperature trend was establishing across northeastern Australia. I recently received a reply from the Bureau with a covering letter … [Read more...] about Tangled Temperature Trends
Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
MORE people died in Australia from extreme heat events in 1896 than in any other year, with 450 dead nationally. The second worst year was 2009 with 432 dead, followed by 1939 with 420. Considering these numbers in terms of total population, then … [Read more...] about Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
“ALL five global temperature estimates presently show an overall stagnation, at least since 2002. There has been no increase in global air temperature since 1998, which however was affected by the oceanographic El Niño event. This stagnation does not … [Read more...] about Climate4You Update June 2014: Ole Humlum
Cooling Temperature Trend Establishing Across Northeastern Australia
The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for the Environment. Dear Minister Hunt, I wrote to you on 4th March 2014 with concerns that the claims made by the Bureau of Meteorology that 2013 was Australia’s hottest year on record, are somewhat deceptive. … [Read more...] about Cooling Temperature Trend Establishing Across Northeastern Australia
Corrupting Australia’s Temperature Record
Following is the text of a letter that I just this morning sent to Australia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel... Dear Dr Finkel, For some years I have been asking for an open, honest and independent inquiry into the operations of the Australian … [Read more...] about Corrupting Australia’s Temperature Record
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
