Climate Tasmania

A Tasmanian take on the thorniest global issue since the dinosaurs. Based on Peter Boyer’s newspaper column in the Hobart Mercury.

Climate alarms from the cryosphere

The state of the world’s sea ice is one of the most telling indicators of a warming planet. The news from the poles is not good. [20 September 2011 | Peter Boyer]
While Federal Parliament debates the merits of carbon pricing to deal with climate change, out there in the real world the climate really is [...]

While the debate rages, so does the climate

The growing gap between public support for action and the scientific evidence is driving senior scientists to distraction. [5 July 2011 | Peter Boyer]
Neither Al Gore nor yours truly seems to have much to say these days, lamented a recent Mercury correspondent. “Is it a sign that climate is as always was? Perhaps Mr Boyer [...]

Antarctic ice and sea levels: the knowledge gap

Antarctic ice is the biggest unknown in our quest to get a handle on future sea levels, but it looks as if it will play a key role.