Sep 23, 2019How the UN’s climate change panel created a “scientific consensus” on global warmingThe UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC for short) is a highly influential organisation that has heavily shaped public and scientific opinion on climate change. …Environment25 min readEnvironment25 min read
Oct 18, 2017Please stop claiming humans are causing more hurricanesAfter 12 years during which no “major hurricane” made landfall in the US (a major hurricane is defined as Category 3 or higher), 2017 tragically saw an end to this “hurricane drought” when Hurricane Harvey hit Texas as a Category 4 hurricane on 25th August, quickly followed by Hurricane Irma…Climate Change7 min readClimate Change7 min read
May 8, 2016Why Danny Healy-Rae’s comments about climate change were MOSTLY rightSeveral people have been asking me what I think about Danny Healy-Rae’s recent comments in the Dáil (Ireland’s version of Parliament/Congress) on climate change. In case you missed it, here’s what he said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeiEO6rv97s 1. Background to the Healy-Rae debateEnvironment6 min readEnvironment6 min read
