Category Archives: Gaia

Has Gaia really been explained?

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Clive Best

I was interested in a new paper which claims to be able to explain the Gaia hypothesis, first proposed by James lovelock, that life stabilises the earth’s climate.  The paper is described in an article in the Conversation. The paper … Continue reading →

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Does Gaia end Ice Ages?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Clive Best

Orbital changes to solar radiation inside the Arctic circle alone are insufficient to end all ice ages.  A new paper by Ralf Ellis proposes an elegant solution to the mystery of how ice ages terminate. Life itself could provide the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Evidence for Negative Water Feedback

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Clive Best

Abstract: Positive linear climate feedback for combined water effects is shown to be incompatible with the Faint Sun Paradox. In particular, feedback values of ~2.0 W/m2K-1 favored by current GCM models lead to non physical results at solar radiation levels … Continue reading →

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