At question time in the House of Representatives yesterday there was something of a novelty.
Antarctic ice sheet
Political snippets: Richard Farmer’s Chunky Bits: NSW Labor melting at the polls
The meaningful polls. With minds at last as concentrated on voting as they are ever likely to be, this is the time to start taking the opinion polls seriously. And unless the people of New South Wales have been party to one of the greatest ever deceptions in the history of political polling, Labor is […]
A flotilla of icebergs descending on New Zealand
Yet another flotilla of icebergs is making good speed toward the south-eastern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. It may make for an incredible spectacle, but it also poses a significant hazard to shipping in the area.
Antarctic ice sheet melting at slower rate
Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet is not expected to rise sea levels as much as previously thought, a new study shows.
State of the planet
Melting glaciers and ice cap will drive sea level rise … California’s attack of the jumbo squid … Southeast Europe sizzles, north hit by storms, tornado … Most slaughtered whales ‘pregnant’
