The Australian newspaper published a contentious article titled ‘How the reef became blue again‘ last weekend, discussing the ‘resilience’ of the Great Barrier Reef to climate change. On a whole the article did a pretty good job in getting the scientific facts correct, but the debate and [...]
The issue of climate change in Australian politics is often akin to beating your head against a brick wall (see here, here and here for prime examples). Having said that, nothing beats the American political system when it comes to sheer willful ignorance. Prime example? Sarah Palin’s
We have blogged a bit about the techniques and precision of atmospheric CO2 measurements (see here). Now a new space-based instrument, the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), is enhancing our ability to measure CO2 concentration and to forecast it’s implications, including the feedback associated with increasing water vapor.
TEXAS A&M—Researchers [...]
Coastal erosion is a growing problem related to AGW you don’t hear much about. Erosion, and habitat and property loss, is related to sea level rise, but can be compounded by other things such as changes in storm intensity and frequency and by fetch and exposure duration, which in the Arctic is increasing due to [...]
During the last interglacial period ~ 125,000 years ago, sea level was roughly 6 m higher than today. Evidence of this can be seen throughout the Caribbean, where 125,000 year old fossil coral reefs form much of the shoreline (see this image below). This was presumably because temp. was higher during that period. When they [...]
This week I travelled to Europe for an extended break (and offset my travel). From a climate change perspective what met me was such a breath of fresh-air. I’ve temporarily left Australia, a nation whose politics are torn apart by an inward looking, big business dominated, unrepresentative, and non-scientific political system whose rejection of the [...]
After years of preparation and two weeks of intense negotiators among thousands, the text of the Copenhagen Accord could be perceived as a little underwhelming. Five pages with nothing strictly binding. After reading it carefully, however, there are some tracks in the sand as far as the future superhighway to a low [...]
My favourite, from The Guardian newspaper:
“Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure”
Ban Ki-moon (UN Secretary General)
“It may not be everything we hoped for, but this decision of the Conference of Parties is an essential beginning.”
John Sauven (Executive Director, Greenpeace UK):
“It is now evident [...]
The Monbiot vs Plimer debate is getting a little beyond common sense (see here for our previous coverage). Below is an excerpt from Lateline featuring both ‘contestants’ - Plimer simply can’t answer a very, very simple question put to him. If anyone want’s to jump to Plimer’s aid and support his case, please [...]
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