“Really new trails are rarely blazed in the great academies. The confining walls of conformist dogma are too dominating. To think originally, you must go forth into the wilderness.” S. Warren Carey (Australian geologist) via Fred Singer.
2008 Likely to be Coolest of Decade
Global average for 2008 should come in close to 14.3C, but cooler temperature is not evidence that global warming is slowing, say climate scientists. Read more here.
Hard Going at Climate Conference
There are some grim faces at the UN international climate meeting taking place now in Poland. Read more here.
Andrew Bolt on Robyn Williams on Nuance
ABC [Australia’s] Science Show host Robyn Williams says those who contradict him when he makes absurdly alarmist – and false – claims about global warming just don’t understand “nuance”. Read more here.
China Prepares for More Cold
A cold weather emergency response plan to tackle disasters after record cold and snow brought down power lines and paralyzed much of the usually mild south earlier this year… was activated in China on Wednesday. Read more here.
Australian Commodity Statistics 2008
ABARE released today, Thursday 4 December 2008, Australian Commodity Statistics 2008.
This report is an invaluable reference book with Australia’s agricultural and resources industries. It is a comprehensive publication, containing overview and macroeconomic information as well as key statistics on the supply of and demand for more than forty commodities.
It covers current and historical data on price, production and export information, with some historical series extending over forty years.
Download your free electronic copy or purchase a hardcopy from www.abare.gov.au
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.