Why spend $500million on a new icebreaker in the face of global warming melting polar ice?

We are told constantly about warming this and that – catastrophic melting of ice shelves – why not give the Aurora Australis a tidy up refit and keep her sailing – save some money. There seems to be an internal inconsistency here – Icebreaker to boost jobs in Tasmania – let Tasmania stand on its … Continue reading Why spend $500million on a new icebreaker in the face of global warming melting polar ice?

Sometimes you see a good news story – Australian National Water Commission might be axed

Phew – our politicians are quietly working. Australian Commonwealth National Water Commission under threat from Federal Government budget cuts – did they ever produce a litre of water? Just a bunch of too-green-climate-change-saluting-doomsters – Wentworth Group followers – pushers for more expensive water – pushers for high environmental flows – did they ever speak out … Continue reading Sometimes you see a good news story – Australian National Water Commission might be axed

Weatherzone’s Dr Dutschke predictions of 40° in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne during mid- to late-February – how is that working out Dr Dutschke ?

A week ago I posted – February not turning out stellar hot so far – Weatherzone prediction fall flat on face so far – 6.8° out for Sydney The SMH article of 4 Feb 2013 “Cool spell soon to be broken” – has the following quotes from Dr Dutschke of Weatherzone (a Joint Venture between … Continue reading Weatherzone’s Dr Dutschke predictions of 40° in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne during mid- to late-February – how is that working out Dr Dutschke ?

CRUT4 revison of the Murray-Darling Basin grid box temperature data – is this the worst warming tweak ever by the UKMO / Jones et al team ?

Many long term Australian temperature stations have data well back into the 1800’s. Often these 19C data show warmth on a scale with modern decades. See my two graphics from 1991. Although the Jones et al 1986 data included very few of the long term Australian non-Capital city data – in 1994 many of these … Continue reading CRUT4 revison of the Murray-Darling Basin grid box temperature data – is this the worst warming tweak ever by the UKMO / Jones et al team ?

Abolish the Murray–Darling Basin Authority now

Replace it with river/catchment based “boards” or councils partly elected by stakeholders, partly filled by expert water engineering State appointees – which can decide on the allocation and distribution of storage water. The MDBA has been such a colossal failure with its laughable plan in 2010 to release 4,000GL of env flows per year – … Continue reading Abolish the Murray–Darling Basin Authority now

Murray Darling Basin new water wasting plan

Last year I wrote “MDB water-buy-back scheme redundant after rains” after the Govt released their report proposing to waste 4,000GL per year in environmental flows. Now they have a new scheme to waste 2,750GL PA – only slightly less bad. The new scheme too should be shelved in the National Interest because both Note: For … Continue reading Murray Darling Basin new water wasting plan

Wentworth Group scientists quit ‘flawed’ Murray-Darling process

Good riddance say I. A group of leading scientists contributing to the development of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) plan has pulled out of the process, calling the plan to fix the ailing river system seriously flawed. The Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists says it can not be part of a plan which it says … Continue reading Wentworth Group scientists quit ‘flawed’ Murray-Darling process