Jim Hansen has been head of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies for 31 years. In this time, he’s been arrested twice. Why? How? More »
I was running around Manhattan the night of December 22, and the temperature was 13C. Being a bratty Californian, I admit I was thrilled to not be shivering. But the responsible part of my brain also found it disconcerting. More »
A predicted sea level rise of 59cm that would swallow the Maldive atolls has spurred their president, Mohamed Nasheed, to consider a new home for his people… with Australia being a top choice. More »
Despite being the coldest national capital in the world, Mongolia’s Ulan Bator is about to undertake a unique climatological experiment — employing artificial glaciers to cool and water the city during its warmer months. More »
While most of us get cosier by the minute with the latest iGadgets, perfected work and play stations, and 1500 thread count sheets, nomads of many stripes are out in the world, roaming. More »
I’m married and my wife works, too. We don’t have kids. We’ll miss out on most of Julia Gillard’s tax sweeteners for breeders and singles. According to the government’s new Household Assistance Estimator, the Carbon Tax will cost us roughly $905 per year; our offset will be just $306. Bloody hell. Try it yourself and see how you fare. Either way, we’ll all pay at least $3.30 per week more for electricity from July 1, 2012. More »
According to scientists, climate change is real. Humans have, are and will continue to affect this planet’s weather with their CO2 shenanigans. This includes WW2, where there was a demonstrable human-created invention that had a measurable impact on the weather. More »
