February 2012 – Slingsby's Miscellany

Natural or Man-made?

I have never fully understood why some things are described as being “natural” and others described as being “man-made”, with the implication that they are therefore “not natural”. When one looks at the landscape in the Northern Territory and sees the massive termite mounds, some of which stand a couple of meters or more tallContinue reading “Natural or Man-made?”

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Now, do not misunderstand me. I am not a ‘climate change denier’ or ‘sceptic’ or what ever appellation you might like to add. In fact I would be more surprised if the climate did not change. After all, it has changed many times over the millennia. The last major cooling—‘The Ice Age’, came to anContinue reading “Climate Change and Sea Level Rise”