Ten Times More Hurricane Surges in Future, New Research Predicts Mar. 18, 2013 — By examining the frequency of extreme storm surges in the past, previous research has shown that there was an increasing tendency for storm hurricane surges when the climate was warmer. But how much worse will it get as temperatures rise in Continue Reading →
Rudd backers may move Friday: report AAPUpdated March 19, 2013, 7:36 pm tweet Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Supporters of Kevin Rudd’s return to the Labor leadership could make their move this week, the Nine Network has reported. Nine’s political editor Laurie Oakes reported on Tuesday that Rudd backers had raised the prospect of Continue Reading →
« Forward Thinking In The 21st Century | Main | Remedy du Jour — March 16, 2013 » 03/15/2013 C In its continuing effort to burn every flammable thing on this planet to meet the energy demands of industrial civilization, Homo sapiens has successfully extracted natural gas from deep-sea methane hydrates in the Sea of Continue Reading →
Projected Atlantic hurricane surge threat from rising temperatures Aslak Grinsteda,b,1, John C. Moorea,c,d,1, and Svetlana Jevrejevaa,e Author Affiliations Edited by Kerry A. Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, and approved February 11, 2013 (received for review June 12, 2012) Abstract Detection and attribution of past changes in cyclone activity are hampered by biased cyclone Continue Reading →
Ian Macdonald’s fiery day in ICAC witness box Amy Dale The Daily Telegraph February 12, 20133:14PM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 4 Ian Macdonald arrives at ICAC / Pic: Cameron Richardson Source: The Daily Telegraph IAN Macdonald says he provided a list of mining company names to Moses Obeid “in good Continue Reading →
Third inquiry set to look at business with mates Date March 19, 2013 31 reading now Read later Anne Davies inShare. submit to reddit Email article Print Reprints & permissions . . Macdonald showed ‘real delinquency’: ICAC The Independent Commission Against Corruption is examining whether former mining minister Ian Macdonald, gave improper benefit to ex-union Continue Reading →