Just last week, the war on climate science showed its grip on the U.S. House of Representatives as it voted to eliminate U.S. funding for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
READ MOREFebruary, 2011
Ask a climate scientist: rainfall and water vapor
With the huge amounts of extreme weather and rainfall in Australian this year, it seemed appropriate to ask questions about rainfall and water vapor in relation to climate science. What areas of the plan will receive more rainfall as climate change continues and will this offset the desertification in other areas? Do water vapor emissions need to [...]
READ MOREIt’s getting hot in here
A baby Koel bird sat in my garden yesterday afternoon screaming in distress at the extreme heat wave. It sat there in the 41-degree weather, confused and making repetitive loud noises. All I could do was put water in the garden and hope it would cool it down, but I knew its chances of survival [...]
READ MOREWill Australia become the next Gasland?
Crikey intern Sophie Cousins writes: Drilling for coal seam gas (CSG) is thriving along Australia’s east coast amid community backlash over the risks involved with the industry. The Greens have called for a moratorium on mining activities throughout NSW until an independent investigation is conducted, but Greens MP David Shoebridge told Crikey that the closure of [...]
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