Tag Archives: panic

Highly Infectious, Not Very Lethal

Posted on February 7, 2020 by the archivist

Still focused on the Diamond Princess, because it’s a microcosm of the new coronavirus outbreak, isolated from all the others. We should get a fairly good idea of just how infectious it is, and just how lethal. The passengers and … Continue reading →

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Getting Biblical

Posted on November 15, 2019 by the archivist

Headline I noticed this morning: UK weather ALERT: Heavy snow, ice, rain & floods as ‘biblical’ weather continues ‘Biblical’ is the operative word here. And the biblical event referenced is The Flood. But we live in ‘biblical’ times, it would … Continue reading →

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The Malthusian Illusion

Posted on October 31, 2019 by the archivist

Thomas Malthus still exerts great influence. Malthus was a demographer before he was ever considered an economist. He first came to prominence for his 1798 publication, An Essay on the Principle of Population. In it, he raised the question of … Continue reading →

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The Politics Of Panic

Posted on October 7, 2019 by the archivist

Picture showing how much water is on the Earth: Rather nice how they’ve drained the oceans and got the ice from Greenland too. It’s a slightly scary picture too (although I don’t think it’s intended to be). It looks like … Continue reading →

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Mickey Mouse Models

Posted on October 1, 2019 by the archivist

Via Climate Depot: Climate Scientist Dr. Mototaka Nakamura: ‘Our models are Mickey-Mouse Mockeries of the Real World’ ….Today’s ‘global warming science’ is akin to an upside down pyramid which is built on the work of a few climate modelers. These … Continue reading →

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Warmists versus Coolists

Posted on August 23, 2019 by the archivist

In recent years I’ve thought that global warming alarmism has been fading away, largely as a result of Climategate in 2009, when climate scientists were revealed to be cooking the books and “hiding the decline” (in proxy air temperatures). But … Continue reading →

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Real Panic

Posted on August 17, 2019 by the archivist

A couple of days back I found myself listening to Brendan O’Neill talking to People Before Profit counsellor Fiona Ferguson about Greta Thunberg, the teenage Swedish global warming alarmist, and thinking that the global warming alarmism, which I had thought … Continue reading →

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Lone Gunmen

Posted on October 11, 2017 by the archivist

There seem to be, very broadly, three accounts of the Las Vegas shooting emerging. In the first one, favoured by the mainstream media, it was all the work of a lone gunman, Stephen Paddock. In the second one, favoured by … Continue reading →

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Close Approach of Asteroid 2012 TC4

Posted on August 3, 2017 by the archivist

There’s an interesting astronomical event coming up on 12 October 2017: the close approach of asteroid 2012 TC4. What’s interesting about it is that astronomers don’t really know how close it’s going to come to the Earth. And this is … Continue reading →

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Imagining Non-Existent Dangers

Posted on June 16, 2017 by the archivist

H/T Smokingscot and Joe L for this Express quote: Mr Selbie said: “It’s now hard to believe that back in 1974 almost half of adults smoked. But now an end really is in sight and we have a real opportunity … Continue reading →

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