Climate: Acceleration of permafrost methane emissions

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The Washington Past has a great article by Chris Mooney and others. Beyond the words we also have some really cool graphics and images. It all rotates around research by Katey Walter Anthony of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks into an Arctic Cauldron that is emitting huge amounts of methane. Titled “Arctic Cauldron”, you can find … Read more

Is cancer fundraising fuelling quackery?

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There is a new article that has been published within the BMJ using the above question. Spoiler alert, the answer is “yes”. The article is not really asking the question, but instead is laying out the empirical evidence that confirms that this is exactly what is going on. The pattern is perhaps familiar. Somebody, perhaps … Read more

Weird Religious News – Kavanaugh

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When it comes to the concept of weird religious news, then perhaps nothing really tops the ongoing support that the religious right continue to grant to the incompetent buffoon and self-confessed sexual predator who currently sits in the Oval Office. This is supposedly because St Trump is, in their eyes, God’s anointed and specially chosen. … Read more

New Study: Moderate warming will lead to huge increases in Sea level

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A new study has been published in nature that reveals some very worrying data. Looking back to see what has actually happened in the past is a good way to work out what is coming as we warm the planet, and it is that data that reveals the degree of warming required to melt vast … Read more