WMO: “Global Temperatures to Decrease”

The UN’s Meteorological advisors (the World Meteorological Organization) say that temperatures will not rise globally, again, in 2008. This means that globally the world has not warmed since 1998. Interesting, huh? (I’m rolling my eyes just now). I’ve really little … Continue reading →

Ah c’mon! The Dinosaurs didn’t die from an asteroid!

If Scientists (sigh) are right, an impact with Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, blackened the sky, choked the air, brought massive tsunami and raging wildfires. While the dinosaurs were busy dying an … Continue reading →

Is Global Warming just a lot of badly recorded statistics?

I recently noticed that NASA corrected a Y2K bug, making 1998 no longer the warmest year in history. The warmest year on record is now 1934, 1998 is second and 1921 is third. While walking through Chicago yesterday I also … Continue reading →

Planet similar to Earth found…

A planet 1.5 times the size of Earth, with surface temperatures between 0-40 degress celcius has been found. Makes really interesting reading.

Games (of some types) improve eyesight!

First-person shooters can improve eyesight this study suggests, but games such as tetris, games that do not require you to “scan” the screen and spot objects, do not improve it.

Another Ice Age? Oh… No, wait a minute…

Check out this article from 1974 where scientists are saying that there is every sign that the world was entering another Ice Age, it’s strangely compelling to read, especially when this one from 1978 suddenly says the complete opposite. I … Continue reading →

Is it a myth?

You know, yet again we have another news story on melting ice. This article talks of how the Arctic ice caps are melting and may be gone by 2040. I am quite skeptical. I am someone who needs to see … Continue reading →

I didn’t know this!

Cows account for 3% of Britain’s greenhouse gases. Scientists are trying to work out ways to stop cows from expelling air… Maybe I should be a scientist, within seconds I figured out all that’s needed is a few corks.