In the first of a new series of blog posts, I recall my early days and the circumstances that gave me a passion for radio — beginning with the pirate stations of the 1960s … On Monday the 14th of August 1967, at just after three o’clock in the afternoon, I sat alone in my [...]
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When More Means Less
Recent news that Arctic winter sea ice bounced back to previous levels after an unprecedented summer melt prompted speculation that the global warming scenario had been exaggerated. Indeed, it’s been a surprisingly cold winter across much of the northern hemisphere — so is there really anything to worry about? Yes, says a new report backed [...]
Antarctic’s PIG Threatening Sea Levels
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 [...]
Polar Meltdowns: More Evidence Emerges
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 [...]
Antarctic Ice Loss Confirmed
The accelerating Arctic meltdown is worrying enough, but now newly published research on the health of the Antarctic ice cover is also ringing alarm bells. Is a big thaw on the way? In a recent comment added to my October 2007 post North Polar Meltdown, Bill Alex mentioned that while the northern polar ice is [...]
