Category Archives: Arctic

Running Amoc – uncertain future for Atlantic current

Posted on October 31, 2018 by John Gibbons

Below, my first article to appear in Passive House Plus magazine: IF YOU LOOK at Ireland on an atlas, one thing that is striking is just how far north the island is located. Follow the lines of latitude east across … Continue reading →

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Mann on a mission – Hockey Stick scientist interviewed

Posted on April 13, 2014 by John Gibbons

Michael Mann is one of the world’s leading climate scientists. He is director of the Earth Systems Science Centre in Penn State University and has been a lead IPCC author since 2001. His ‘Hockey Stick graph’ became the defining symbol … Continue reading →

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Climate change fuelling our weather extremes

Posted on January 11, 2014 by John Gibbons

Below, my article as it appeared in the Irish Times this week: IN THE FIRST week of January last year, I placed an 80 euro bet that 2013 would be among the top ten hottest years since global instrumental records … Continue reading →

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