My understanding is that the fortunes of a lot of already very rich white men across the West are tied-up with the transition to so-called renewable energy. And at the same time the superannuation of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) employees is dependent on the success of renewables, also and especially wind.
Not surprisingly there is tremendous pressure to cancel those of us who rightly show that there is nothing unusual about the current climate.
More recently I see that those championing nuclear, as an alternative source of base load energy for Australia, are being maligned and/or cancelled.
And so, the Institute of Public Affairs recently hosted Robert Parker, an engineer with forty years’ experience and a masters’ degree in Nuclear Science, after he was cancelled by the Newcastle Branch of Engineers Australia at the beckoning of Simon Holmes a Court.
I have no doubt that Robert Parker is very knowledgeable when it comes to nuclear energy, it is just a pity that he can’t limit himself to this topic. And so, he makes a complete mess of the beginning of the presentation by showing temperature reconstructions that represent entirely remodelled data and follows on with comment about the recent exceptional El Nino. In fact, not only is there nothing usual about the current climate, but also the Southern Oscillation Index.
The Southern Oscillation Index or SOI is a standardised index of the barometric pressures over Darwin, Australia and Tahiti with reliable data back to 1876. The method of measuring, and then calculation of this index, remains unchanged. There has been no homogenisation, involving the remodelling of historical values, which is a persistent problem with ever changing historical temperature records. The more reliable SOI shows cycles accounting for perhaps 25 percent of year-on-year rainfall variability across Queensland. There is nothing unusual about recent SOI values, contrary to the claims of Robert Parker.
If only the Robert Parker’s of the world stuck to what they knew something about rather than having to genuflexion to the meme that is catastrophic climate change.
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The feature image shows the SOI index back to the beginning which is 1876. More information at Department of Primary Industries' website, click here.
I have been monitoring the world's daily precipitation radar, (AccuWeather Mapping,) since June 30, 2024 – and continue to do so.
It is apparent (from observation of these maps,)that the current prevailing Solar-induced Orbital Regional Dry Cycle Terrestrial Footprint, commenced from 50 degrees E, (Madagascar) circa August 1, 2024 – and the vanguard is now moving at 15 degrees per thirty Day/Night Interval Month from East to West. This longitudinal vanguard is currently situated at circa 35 degrees E, (midway across Turkey and just past Moscow,)
The last time this particular repeating 'Regional Dry Cycle' occurred was 81 years ago,(1943) – therefore, the time before that was 1862 – and the time before that was 1781.
There is no way the BoM,(or any other meteorological organisation,) can possess any relevant, accurate information, to produce 'average', or 'normal' precipitation and temperature data for anywhere on the planet.
Can we please stop with the anti white man racism and sexism. I am sure there are also many rich Indian and Chinese men making a fortune out of this nonsense. The minute somebody starts up with this woke identity politics I stop reading.
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Thanks Cameron. It's the Bill Gates et al. that are impacting my world, including insisting that I be vaccinated against Covid, and that my government close down the most reliable sources of energy. This nonsense has its origins with rich white men of my generation, not in India or China.
If you read Jennifer's blog you will see that it was about both nuclear and ENSO which refers very specifically to temperature. Either topic therefore merited comment.
I thought the discussion here was to be about nuclear power and looked up the proper name of the facility 75 miles south of me. Then the comments appear to be about measuring temperature. Horror! A boring and sicking worked-over topic getting nowhere fast.
Anyway, here is a link to a nuke that began commercial operation in December 1984. If you think it is misinformation or disinformation or a conspiracy, why not just have a beer or glass of wine and chill.
Slight correction: to be clear, should have read: "without the influence of higher concentrations of CO2"