"THE 75 year Snowy Water Licence (issued in 2002) provides flexibility to Snowy Hydro to store and release the Scheme’s water resource for electricity production and derivative trading and sub-optimises the use of the water for irrigation, … [Read more...] about Snowy Hydro – Water Management: Part 3, by Max Talbot
Archives for January 2011
Queensland Premier establishes Commission of Inquiry into flood disaster
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has launched a statewide independent Commission of Inquiry to forensically examine Queensland’s unprecedented flood disaster. Ms Bligh said the Commission would be headed by widely respected Queensland Justice Cate … [Read more...] about Queensland Premier establishes Commission of Inquiry into flood disaster
Time to Reject AGW – And Bob Brown
EVER the opportunist, Bob Brown, Leader of the Australian Greens, yesterday blamed the Brisbane floods on the coal industry for causing global warming. But there is no correlation between atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and rainfall … [Read more...] about Time to Reject AGW – And Bob Brown
On Abandoning the Scientific Method, Continued
In his 2005 book entitled ‘A Big Fix: Radical solutions for Australia’s environmental crisis’ Ian Lowe suggests that the global environmental situation is so desperate we abandon the traditional scientific method in favor of sustainability … [Read more...] about On Abandoning the Scientific Method, Continued
Wivenhoe Dam and Brisbane Flood Mitigation: A Note from Tony
WITH respect to what has happened in this major flood disaster in Brisbane, the role played by the huge Wivenhoe Dam in this flood will be called into question, and as the cleanup is starting now, many more questions will be asked in the wash up, if … [Read more...] about Wivenhoe Dam and Brisbane Flood Mitigation: A Note from Tony
Flood Crisis Consistent with Accentuated Hydrological Cycle: A Note from Luke Walker
Yesterday David Karoly from Melbourne University's school of earth sciences told the Sydney Morning Herald that while individual events could not be attributed to climate change, the wild extremes being experienced on the continent were in keeping … [Read more...] about Flood Crisis Consistent with Accentuated Hydrological Cycle: A Note from Luke Walker
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.