Global Temperature Report: September 2017

Warmest September in satellite temperature record Boosted by warmer than normal water in the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean that peaked in June and July, global average temperatures in the atmosphere…

Great Barrier Reef: 2016 Coral Cover Loss and Local Sea Level Fall

Guest post by David Middleton   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Climate change is internationally-recognised as one of the biggest threats to coral reefs around the world, including the Great Barrier Reef. For…

More evidence: Great Permian Extinction, 250 million years ago, was caused by massive volcanic eruptions

From NYU: New evidence that Siberian volcanic eruptions caused extinction 250 million yrs ago A team of scientists has found new evidence that the Great Permian Extinction, which occurred approximately…

Funding the arts – or hurricane recovery

With only so much taxpayer cash, what should our priorities be in this year of big hurricanes? Guest essay by Paul Driessen A couple of friends recently said it was…

Giant hole in ice reappears in Antarctica after 40 years

Antarctica: Return of the Weddell polynya supports Kiel climate model After 40 years, a large ice-free area appears again in the Southern Ocean in mid-winter Currently, winter has still a…

Los Angeles will not replace dying palm trees – because 'climate change'

Los Angeles’ legendary palm trees are dying – and few will be replaced A beetle and a fungus are killing off the trees that have become synonymous with the city,…