Category Archives: Africa

A challenge for climate models

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Clive Best

Should we bet the future of the world’s economy based on AR5 projections of future climate change? The earth’s climate has been dominated by a series of glaciations for the last 3 million years. For the last 800,000 years  brief … Continue reading →

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Sahara Temperature Trends

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Clive Best

I have been interested in analysing temperature trends measured by weather stations in the Sahara region. This is for two main  reasons. The first is that with so little humidity in the atmosphere any effects caused just by increases in … Continue reading →

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Libyan Folly ?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Clive Best

The only way to save lives and bring peace quickly to Libya will be a negotiated settlement, with no set pre-conditions. I was surprised at how lightly NATO dismissed the chance to resolve this crisis brokered by the African Union … Continue reading →

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