Dear Jennifer,
Here at ABC News Online, in an article titled ‘Study shows more severe droughts ahead for Australia’, is another example why there are so many cynics/sceptics about Anthropogenic Global Warming [1].
On the one hand the alarmists bang on about the fact that we are the cause of the increase in temperature over the last 100years, and if anyone raises questions about the role of the sun they get jumped on.
But now the academics are saying that the sun will affect our future prospects of drought or no, because they have a connection between sunspots and SOI and our weather.
Here is a delicious concept of one bunch of alarmists, with their “we are doomed because of drought caused by the sun”, actually mucking up the argument of “we are doomed because it is Co2, and BTW the sun is not involved at all”.
It would seem that the alarmists have some explaining to do.
Cheers,
Malcolm Hill
Littlehampton (where it is very cold and wet).
Australia
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[1] ABC Online: Study shows more severe droughts ahead for Australia.
New research into the sun suggests eastern Australia could face more severe droughts over the next 500 years.
Last Update: Wednesday, July 12, 2006. 1:36pm (AEST), http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1684681.htm
A study at the University of New England in New South Wales has shown a link between solar cycles and rainfall patterns, which can be used in conjunction with the southern oscillation index to more accurately predict droughts.
Associate Professor Robert Baker says …
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.