Daily Archives: January 17, 2011

the not-so-exceptional rainfall will continue, probably until the end of March. Professor Neville Nicholls, president of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, believes that “the Queensland floods are caused by what is one of the strongest (if not the strongest) … Continue reading →

http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/166690/1/

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr and the reality of climate change are both victims of western culture’s remarkable capacity to accommodate and neutralise that which is most critical of it. http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2011/01/17/3114379.htm  

Lizards hate warm weather. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/17/3114349.htm

The Queensland floods are a disaster that demands our sympathy and earnest attempts to prevent similar damage in future.  But to do this properly we need to see the floods in the perspective of time, and see the history of … Continue reading →

“Global warming creates volatility. I feel it when I’m flying. The storms are more volatile. We are paying the price in more hurricanes and tornadoes.” It has now been 855 days since any hurricane struck the US, and strong tornadoes … Continue reading →

DB: And what about you, what animals are you worried about becoming extinct due to global warming? ML: Well it isn’t so much global warming that’s an issue. It’s all the other things we do as well. For example, the … Continue reading →

Empirical evidence does not lend much support to the notion that climate is headed precipitately toward more extreme heat and drought. The drought of 1999 covered a smaller area than the 1988 drought, when the Mississippi almost dried up. And … Continue reading →

Now that we have a firm grasp on how to reduce CO2 (simply let the EPA destroy the economy) what target should we aim for to stabilize the climate? How about 307 ppm? That is far below Hansen’s safe level … Continue reading →

http://www.salon.com The heat is almost unbearable. Record low temperatures, heavy snowfall observed across Japan TOKYO (Kyodo) — A cold air mass caused heavy snowfall across Japan on Sunday, with temperatures dropping to record lows in some parts of the country, … Continue reading →