I’ve just been reading some news articles about Copenhagen. The latest is a (confidential) UN report that states that even with the best offers on the table, the world will warm an average of 3 degrees Celsius. I actually think this is being optimistic. The trouble is that the Earth is not a ball of [...]
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Three degrees
Posted in Climate Change on December 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A tribute to Copenhagen
Posted in Climate Change on December 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Following is a my tribute to the Copenhagen conference which as it stands isn’t going too well. This limerick was inspired by Radio National’s “Wonderful Copenhagen” competition (Fran Kelly did say she liked limericks!) Wonderful Copenhagen There once was a planet called Earth, Then, 4.5 billion years after birth, It evolved a new species, From [...]
Climate change denial
Posted in Climate Change on December 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Denial is the last stage before acceptance
Hot Weather
Posted in Climate Change on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just heard this morning on the radio that the new fire-warning level (Catastrophic) is to be issued for the first time in parts of Adelaide. Scary stuff. The weather here in Canberra has been pretty hot for November, but nothing like what those poor unfortunates are experiencing. Perhaps the realisation that we needed a [...]
