An official fighting fund for climate scientists battling freedom of information requests from well-funded climate denier think tanks has been established in the United States, writes Amber Jamieson.
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Durban might just keep the Kyoto protocol alive
This two weeks at the Durban climate talks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes academic Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough.
Climategate II: 5000+ new emails released sparking climate conspiracy despite evidence
Reminiscent of the ridiculous “Climategate” scandal, over 5000 hacked emails from climate scientists have been leaked just weeks before the crucial UN climate negotiations in Durban, writes Amber Jamieson.
New IPCC report: all you need to know
Brace yourself for more extreme weather, warns the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It makes for concerning reading, says Amber Jamieson.
Climate scientists slam George Pell’s ‘utter rubbish’ claims
Leading climate change researchers have launched a scathing attack on a speech delivered this week by Cardinal George Pell, describing it as “dreadful”, “utter rubbish” and “flawed”., writes Graham Readfearn.
Climate change a ‘grave threat’ to health and security
Over in the UK, researchers examining the health and security implications of climate change are finding some worrying results. Think mass migration and humanitarian crisis, reports Melissa Sweet.
David Karoly: our planet has a fever — is geoengineering a safe treatment?
Geoengineering involves the deliberate manipulation of physical, chemical, or biological aspects of the Earth system to reduce human-caused climate change. Should we do it? Climate scientist David Karoly explains the issues.
Video of the Day: The science isn’t in on thermodynamics
Stephen Colbert agrees with Rush Limbaugh on the global warming agenda being pushed by SpongeBob SquarePants.
Crikey Says: Perspective
Lots of talk about carbon this week. Not much about global warming, though.
Respect the science (and the scientists)
A new website that updates the amount of greenhouse gases in Australia monthly was launched yesterday, as over in Canberra 200 scientists descended on parliament to call for the public to ‘respect the science’, reports Amber Jamieson.
The climate change conference no one is talking about
Another UN climate change conference was held in Bangkok last week, but very little global media focused on it. Laura Griffin searches for the latest news being covered on climate change.
The Bishop’s Gambit: cutting and pasting denialist errors
A group of bloggers has again sprung Julie Bishop using material from other sources - including some howling errors.
Ask a climate scientist How do you prove climate change is man-made?
If scientists can only claim to be 90% sure of man-made climate change, does this make it a judgment call rather than fact? Amber Jamieson asks the climate scientists.
Australian Academy of Science: climate change to continue well after 2100
It is expected that, if greenhouse gas emissions continue at business-as-usual rates, global temperatures will further increase significantly over the coming century and beyond.
Crikey Says: Crikey says: a word from the experts
Today Crikey runs the final extract from the The Science of Climate Change — Questions and Answers, a report published by the Australian Academy of Science.
The Long View: earth climate in unchartered territory
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass at an accelerating pace much sooner than model forecasts have predicted, writes Dr Andrew Glikson.
Academy of Science: how to deal with the uncertainty in the science
A balanced assessment of the available evidence and prior knowledge allows us to attach levels of confidence to the findings of climate science.
Academy of Science: what are the consequences of climate change?
By around 2030, Australian temperatures are likely to be a half degree or more higher than 1990 and the frequency of hot days and nights will have increased.
Academy of Science: how do we expect climate to evolve in the future?
Continued “business as usual” reliance on fossil fuels is expected to lead to a doubling of pre-industrial CO2 levels by about 2050, and possibly a tripling by about 2100, explains the Academy of Science.
Academy of Science: are human activities causing climate change?
The increase in greenhouse gas concentration happened about the same time as industrialisation, when the global human population began growing rapidly and farming also increased.
Academy of Science: how has climate changed during the recent past?
Measurements from many hundreds of thermometers around the globe, on land and over the ocean, show that the average near-surface air temperature increased over the 100 years to 2009 by more than 0.7°C.
Academy of Science: how has our climate changed in the distant past?
During the past million years, the average temperature of the Earth’s surface has risen and fallen by about 5°C, through 10 major ice age cycles. An extract from the Australian Academy of Science shows a varied climate throughout history.
The long view: re-assessing the IPCC science
In a recent speech, Professor Ross Garnaut warned that the latest scientific trends suggested increases in temperatures and sea-level rises were worse than predicted by the IPCC in 2007. Dr Andrew Glikson explains why.
Crikey Says: The climate’s changing
The climate’s changing rapidly. And we’re not talking about cO2 levels.
climate change The Australian Academy of Science: what is climate change?
The period for estimating climate is usually 30 years or more, long enough to sample a full range of weather.
