Stop making sense: why it’s time to get emotional about climate change | Rebecca Huntley
It took me much longer than it should have to realise that educating people about climate change science was not enough. Due perhaps to my personality type (highly rational, don’t talk to me about horoscopes, please) and my background (the…
The environmentalist’s apology: how Michael Shellenberger unsettled some of his prominent supporters
Few things engage a particular subset of conservative media more than an environmentalist having an apparent change of heart and dumping all over the “climate scare”. Earlier this week, the Australian newspaper ran an opinion piece that fitted this narrative…
Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide
(University of New South Wales) The first comprehensive worldwide assessment of heatwaves down to regional levels has revealed that in nearly every part of the world heatwaves have been increasing in frequency and duration since the 1950’s. The research published in Nature Communications has also produced a new metric, cumulative heat, which reveals exactly how much heat is packed into individual heatwaves and heatwave seasons. As expected, that number is also on the rise.
Call for immunology to return to the wild
(Menzies Institute for Medical Research ) In an article published today in Science, a multidisciplinary research team from more than 10 universities and research institutes outlines how integrating a more diverse set of species and environments could enhance the biomedical research cycle.
Contrite Activist Condemns ‘Terrorizing Schoolchildren’ With False Science
Former climate activist Michael Shellenberger has condemned alarmists for “terrorizing school children” with false claims that the world is about to end. The life-long environmentalist has given Sky News host Chris Kenny a lengthy interview about his decision to speak…
Aboriginal artifacts reveal first ancient underwater cultural sites in Australia
(Flinders University) The first underwater Aboriginal archaeological sites have been discovered off northwest Australia dating back thousands of years ago when the current seabed was dry land.Aboriginal artefacts discovered off the Plibara coast in Western Australia were discovered through a series of archaeological and geophysical surveys in the Dampier Archipelago, as part of the Deep History of Sea Country Project, funded through the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project Scheme.
South Pole has been warming at three times the global average over the past 30 years, study says – KABC-TV
The South Pole has been warming at more than three times the global average over the past 30 years, a new study has found. That could have huge implications for the melting of Antarctic ice sheets, marine life in the…
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes
(Earth Institute at Columbia University) In a new study, scientists have discovered previously unrecognized structural lines 100 miles or more down in the earth that appear to signal the locations of giant deposits of copper, lead, zinc and other vital metals lying close enough to the surface to be mined, but too far down to be found using current exploration methods.
Renowned Green Activist Apologizes For The Climate Scare
The following is a mea culpa from prominent climate activist and environmental leader Michael Shellenberger, a Time Magazine ‘Hero of the Environment’ (pictured). On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over…
Renowned Green Activist Apologizes For The Climate Scare
The following is a mea culpa from prominent climate activist and environmental leader Michael Shellenberger, a Time Magazine ‘Hero of the Environment’ (pictured). On behalf of environmentalists everywhere, I would like to formally apologize for the climate scare we created over…
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