nature Archive

  • Julie Anne Genter

    Day 7 — Serenity to accept that I cannot change - by Julie Anne Genter



    I’ve cycled 120km in one day before. Once, when I was 23. It was exhausting then, though I didn’t have much weight on my bike and hadn’t spent the previous week cycling five to eight hours a day. Oh, and I was probably fitter, too. Eight years later, I thought if there were enough hours in [...] read more
    January 20, 2012 10:31 pm - 3 Comments
  • frog

    Climate science – another missing link is found - by frog



    It is the primary cry of the deniers and the false sceptics – “There is no definitive link between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature.” (I leave the genuine, scientific sceptics out – those who play a constructive role in challenging the science.) Last Friday, the new edition of Nature contained an article on just [...] read more
    June 20, 2009 2:19 pm - 117 Comments
  • frog

    A BPS tribute to Geoff Park - by frog



    Last week, Russel and I attended the funeral of Geoff Park, New Zealand environmental thinker extraordinaire. Yesterday, Russel concluded his speech on the Budget Policy Statement with my favourite quote from Geoff’s highly-acclaimed book Nga Uruora: Let me finish with a quote from one of New Zealand’s great ecologists, Geoff Park, a true patriot who [...] read more
    March 26, 2009 8:33 am - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Next decade may see no warming - by frog



    From the BBC: A new computer model developed by German researchers, reported in the journal Nature, suggests the cooling will counter greenhouse warming. However, temperatures will again be rising quickly by about 2020, they say. Other climate scientists have welcomed the research, saying it may help societies plan better for the future. The key to [...] read more
    May 2, 2008 9:13 am - 33 Comments