Block’s Indicator of Sustainable Growth

by Ray Block

My faith in climate scientists is restored. That is with the exception of the people at the Climatic Research Centre, University of East Anglia, who manipulated some data and exaggerated other data.

By comparison with those frauds, the heads of two highly respected Australian scientific bodies, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO came together to express confidence in climate science.  Megan Clark, head of the CSIRO said: “We are seeing significant evidence of a changing climate. All of Australia has experienced warming over the last 50 years.”

“We are warming in every part of the country during every season and as each decade goes by, the records are being broken. Our records of the ‘70 were broken in the ‘80s, broken in the ‘90s and are also seeing fewer cold days. So we are seeing some very significant long term trends in Australia’s climate.”

“We are also seeing consistency. I think we can certainly look at the long term trends, what we are seeing in our rainfall, what we are seeing in the increase of carbon dioxide and methane in our atmosphere and of course, what we are seeing in our oceans.”

“So it is not just one measurement that is telling us. It is our observations and science that we are seeing in many areas being consistent.”

Bureau of Meteorology director Greg Ayres said the reality of climate change was clearly evident in Australia. “Australia holds one of the best national climate records in the world. The bureau’s been responsible for keeping that record for more than 100 years, and it’s there for anyone and everyone to see and analyse.”

So, there you are climate deniers. Eat your heart out.