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Category Archives: James Hansen
The radiating face of Gaia
I decided that my review of The Revenge of Gaia, as published by James Lovelock in 2006, was dragging on a bit, so have decided to finish it off. This is therefore the fourth and final part (and thus longer … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Energy Crisis, Environment, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast, Bjorn Lomborg, Bob Geldof, Gaia, Gaia Hypothesis, George Monbiot, James Lovelock, Mark Lynas, Nuclear Energy, perception, Stewart Brand, the Enlightenment, The Revenge of Gaia, Tom Blees, Writing on the wall
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So much for global warming being beneficial
Last year, James Hansen (et al), pointed out that extreme weather events of all kinds (hot, cold, wet and dry) are becoming more frequent. In fact, their statistical analysis of historical data (as opposed to computer modelling of future events) … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions
Tagged climate dice, heatwave, hyperthermia, India, mortality
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The mother of all hockey sticks
Words are not really necessary to accompany this image but, if you want some, feel free to go and read ‘The Last Time CO2 Was This High Humans Did Not Exist” by Andrew Freedman on the Climate Central website. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, Intergenerational Injustice, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions, Palaeoclimatology, Storms of my Grandchildren
Tagged Andrew Freeman, Andrew Montford, Atmospheric CO2, Climate Central, Entropy, Mauna Loa, reality, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Why we will probably fail to prevent catastrophe
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, was interviewed by offbeat TV presenter Eddie Mair on The Andrew Marr Show yesterday on BBC1. Salmond’s comments about energy policy highlight the intellectual incoherence and dishonesty to which our politicians are driven by … Continue reading
Electronic toys of mass distraction
I must credit recent subscriber xraymike79 with apparently coining this term, in his recent post, entitled ‘Mankind’s Infantilism and the Death of the Planet‘. However, before clicking, please note that this contains adult themes that some might find disturbing. For … Continue reading
Climate Science – Room 101
A warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture and – as atmospheric physicists have been warning us for over 50 years now – this will result in more frequent and more extreme weather events of all kinds. A recent opinion poll … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Cognitive Dissonance, Confirmation Bias, Denial, Environment, Insanity, James Hansen, Scepticism
Tagged 350.org, climate dice, Insanity
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The reason we keep getting double-six
Dr James Hansen had an Op-Ed published in the Washington Post newspaper last Saturday – under the title: ‘Climate change is here – and worse than we thought’. In it he mentions a paper, which was published yesterday (6 Aug … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Science, Environment, James Hansen
Tagged Belshazzar's Feast
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Are we fracking mad?
Latest news With my thanks to Paul Handover at Learning from Dogs for alerting me to the fact, I have been saddened – but not surprised – to read about the tone and content of the latest five-yearly Global Environmental … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Carbon Capture and Storage, Climate Science, Economics, Energy Crisis, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Hydraulic Fracturing, Insanity, James Hansen, Mass Extinctions, Politics, Renewable Energy, Storms of my Grandchildren
Tagged Geology, Global Environmental Outlook, Insanity, UNEP
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Lies, damned lies and Lindzengate
Ever since Professor Richard Lindzen gave up on the idea of following the evidence wherever it may take him (I am not sure when this happened but it seems safe to assume that it has at some point in the … Continue reading
