FEAR of global warming is a preoccupation of western societies at the beginning of this 21st century. This fear is usually explained in terms of changes in the surface temperature of the earth as averaged from varying numbers of thermometers from around but the world. But given the many disputes concerning how this data is collected, compiled, adjusted and averaged (see notes and links below), it would perhaps be better if there was some agreement to focus on the temperature as measured from one or just a few sites.
Tim Curtin has suggested that as carbon dioxide concentrations are reported for Mauna Loa, Hawaii, why not also focus primarily on this site when discussing global warming? [Read more…] about Let’s Stop Averaging Global Temperatures (Part 1)
Archives for August 27, 2009
Hippos Roaming Free in Colombia
BOGOTA – African zoologists are in Colombia to advise local authorities on what to do with dozens of hippos roaming around the abandoned zoo of late drug lord Pablo Escobar in the north of the country. Read more here.
Join the Climate Sceptics: A Note from Michael Rowley
THE Climate Sceptics Party of Australia have been actively generating enough members to be able to register as a political party to contest elections in Australia. With the considerable efforts of President Leon Ashby, Anthony Cox and others we are fast approaching the required 500 members. As of today we need 26 more. [Read more…] about Join the Climate Sceptics: A Note from Michael Rowley
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.