Dr. Joseph Fournier’s Substack

Hunga Tonga or Hype? Debunking the 2023-2024 El Niño's 'Gobsmackingly Bananas' Warming

Uncharted Territory or Natural Cycle?

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Spraying Away Our Forests: Canada’s Misguided War on Deciduous Forests

Highlights the ecological damage and increased fire risk from glyphosate, emphasizing the loss of diverse, fire-resistant deciduous forests.

Sep 24 • 

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Tracing the Sun’s Fingerprint: How Earth’s Hydrologic and Atmospheric Cycles Mirror Solar Variability

Decoding Solar Weather Through Multi-Decadal Variability in the Earth's Climate Pulse.

Sep 17 • 

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Debunking the Cost Myth: How CANDU Nuclear Delivers Affordable Energy for Canadians

Large nuclear plants is the path to affordable retail electricity rates in eastern Canada.

Sep 10 • 

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From Oil Sands to Open Fields: A Scientist-Rancher’s Defense of Agriculture and the Haber-Bosch Miracle

For those of you who do not know, I am an aspiring professional homesteader and rancher in south central Alberta.

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Unraveling the Global Average Temperature: Historical Data, Regional Biases, and Natural Drivers of Climate Variability

An over reliance of the global average temperature is akin to suggesting there is such a thing as a global average phone number.

Aug 30 • 

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Debunking the Liberal Myth: Canadian Conservatives are not jeopardizing Christmas

The current warming phase is a short-term reprieve from the long term cooling trend.

Aug 23 • 

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A Prairie on Fire: Indigenous Burning Practices and the Case for Rethinking Forest Management in Western Canada

Cover image - Paul Kane, A Prairie on Fire - The Wanderings of an Artist (1859)

Aug 18 • 

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Nino Excess Energy: Decoding the Pacific’s Role in Global Climate Shifts

The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in the driver's seat at controlling the pace of the Earth's energy imbalance.

Aug 11 • 

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July 2025

Climate Change: The Solar System’s Pulse – Unlocking Earth’s Hidden Rhythm

Climate Change is the heart-beat of the Solar System.

Jul 28 • 

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From Lush Sahara to Gobi Sands: Unraveling the Holocene's Neoglacial Rollercoaster

Optimal Holocene climate is in our rear-view mirror.

Jul 20 • 

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Green Hydrogen's Hidden Costs: A Taxpayer-Funded Mirage in Canada's Energy Future.

So-called green hydrogen (H2) and ammonia (NH3) promise to sidestep China’s grip on lithium battery materials and revolutionize energy storage, but at…

Jul 14 • 

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