Tag Archives: glaciology

Ironing out the bumps: a lesson in futility

Do you think we in Tasmania are far removed from the impact of climate change? Think again! This is a story about human frailty, about Tasmania’s political failure to prioritise what is really important and — in the face of collective … Continue reading

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Catastrophic warming forecast as the UN sideshow rolls on

The Doha climate meeting has come and gone — and the news keeps getting worse. [11 December 2012 | Peter Boyer] As it now does every year in the month before Christmas, the United Nations has brought the world together … Continue reading

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The price we’re paying for a budget surplus

The federal government’s determination to keep its budget in the black is a serious threat to Tasmanian-based climate science. [30 October 2012 | Peter Boyer] In Italy they’ve starting jailing scientists who make mistakes. Six Italian scientists got six-year sentences … Continue reading

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