Alarmist U-Turn: Scientists Confirm Great Barrier Reef Is Recovering From Bleaching

Scientists have concluded that the Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved because it is so damaged. The plight of the reef is partly due to the “extraordinary rapidity” of climate change, according to experts. The reef has been severely damaged by the warming of the oceans, and around 95 percent of it suffers from bleaching, according to scientists who surveyed it in 2016. –The Daily Telegraph, 27 May 2017

The Great Barrier Reef fared better during an oceanic heat wave last year than during sizzling weather a year earlier that caused hundreds of miles of corals to bleach, according to a study published Monday that suggests the massive structure may be growing more tolerant to climate change. —Huffington Post, 10 December 2018

In 2018, Greenland’s total surface mass budget (SMB) is almost 150bn tonnes above the average for 1981-2010, ranking as sixth highest on record. —Polar Portal Season Report 2018

Last week, I looked at the UK’s official climate forecasts from 2002, noting that the expected warming hadn’t come to pass in the decade and a half since the forecast was released. —GWPF Observatory, 4 December 2018

Over the last few days, I have been reviewing the official forecasts of climate change for the UK, going right back to the first iteration in 1991. It’s fair to say that so far we have seen nothing like the level of warming that has been predicted for the UK. Today I thought it might be interesting to see how the various forecasts for sea level rise have turned out. —GWPF Observatory, 5 December 2018

Australia has more energy resources per capita than almost any place on Earth, yet despite that benefit has managed to take the top spot for electricity prices. In her recent talk to a Westminster audience, Australian science writer Jo Nova explains what it takes to achieve state-wide blackouts, flying squads of diesel generators, and a tripling of wholesale electricity prices in just five years. —GWPF TV, 7 December 2018

Prometheans like the Roslings posit that humanity can, and should, apply the intellects of its most creative individuals and the synergistic effects of large groups of people working to transform the environment in order to improve its lot. —Joanna Szurmak and Pierre Desrochers, Quillette, December 2018