It was recently suggested that the amount of Antarctic ice has been growing in volume. Now comes news of glacial shrinkage that has the British Antarctic Survey worried: they say it could lead to a significant rise in global sea levels. It was only a few days ago that I posted Being Economical With The [...]

Is there no such thing as human-induced climate change? Is it all just a natural blip? The Telegraph‘s Christopher Booker seems to think so. Meanwhile, the Unknown Country web site has put solar radiation back in the frame as a candidate for climate disruption — but have they each arrived at these differing positions by [...]

When the Antarctic’s Larsen B ice shelf broke apart in 2002, human-induced climate change was blamed. Now two scientists claim there was rather more to it. Meanwhile, up north, a huge fracture in the Beaufort Sea ice pack has researchers worried about its implications for the future. It was 656 feet (200 metres) thick, had [...]

Could the Earth undergo sudden, rather than gradual, climate change? A recent report in a prestigious science journal assesses the likelihood and concludes: yes, it could. In my last post, I discussed my increasing conviction that we’re heading for a sudden, catastrophic climatic event. By “sudden”, I mean just that: not a gradual change over [...]