Climate links

Jul 18, 2008 06:29

The Sun is apparently behaving normally.

The Earth’s magnetic field is fluctuating somewhat.

Tracking land use for its effect on sunlight reflection. After falling dramatically from 1850 to 1920, forestation in the Eastern US has increased since 1920.

Prof. Bob Carter on global climate change.

Indian Government report on (pdf) climate change action. The summary empirical data reproduced here.

Being unimpressed by current climate modelling and the extent of our ignorance: Therefore, the current widespread support for the theory of manmade global warming is NOT because the alternative explanations have been ruled out. It is because our poor understanding of natural climate variability does not yet permit alternative explanations to be investigated thoroughly.

A research and consultancy group in Florida is prepared to make a bold prediction about climate change. A site that tracks record low temperatures in the US. Apparently, NASA is expecting lower temperatures for a while.

Petition wars continue.

The collapse of the biofuels bubble.

Wondering how the politics of emission control policy compares with that of economic reform. Not much: economic reform released or created new economic value in large and continuing quantities. Carbon emission control is a form of prevention at best.

Climate change is apparently such an equal-opportunity threat that everyone will be hardest hit.

The cost of emissions trading is bothering a few folk. Some more antipodean trouble makers.

A former seminarian knows a religious mania when he sees one. Not apparently being allowed to not to know. Wikipedia™ climate change wars.

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