Category Archives: Climate change

Recently on an email list, Hiazar Hiazarus stated this: “It was hotter in the 30s and much hotter during the medieval warming period. Long term it’s been cooling for the last 13 thousand years after a sharp warming that ended … Continue reading →

The sun is not a homogenous ball of energy, but has surface variations, called sunspots. There is an 11-year cycle during which sunspot activity goes up and down. At the moment, we are at a low spot. This is more … Continue reading →

Updates Comments A revision After extensive email exchanges with Pieter Oosterhoff, I have decided to make a change in my predictions. Rather than withdraw this essay, or scribble within it, I have posted the new material below it. However, the … Continue reading →

Here it is from Greenpeace: ARCTIC DRILLING STOPPED! Dear Bob, I can’t quite believe I’m writing this, but omg we did it! After a “disappointing” first round of drilling, and in the face of “challenging” regulation, Shell’s Arctic drilling fleet … Continue reading →

Shell would like to be seen as environmentally responsible. Its PR machine makes all the right noises. However, actions speak louder. This company is right now drilling in the Arctic, with a high probability of disaster. Apart from the risk … Continue reading →

Dan Dorritie has a free book, available on the web that amounts to a scientific thesis about the end of the great Permian extinction event, some 250 million years ago. While is it scientific and rigorous, it is very readable. … Continue reading →

This post by Sven very efficiently summarises all the symptoms of our crazy global culture. It sets out the problem with a huge number of references. Anyone doubting that we need to change direction should have a read. You “don’t … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Damn the Matrix:
Mark Cochrane Well, by NOAA’s measure at least, 2014 is officially the warmest year on record for the globe.This is primarily notable because it was not an El Nino year, when new highs are…