Australia was once self-sufficient in rice. We now grow less than 25 percent of domestic rice consumption. The SunRice Group has been importing rice from Vietnam and repackaging it to make-up the shortfall. Since the Corona Virus pandemic, the … [Read more...] about Running out of Rice, While Wasting Water
Warming Marble Bar
MY friend Craig Kelly – the Federal member for Hughes – attempted to raise the issue of the world’s longest heat wave record in the Australian parliament last Wednesday. He was shut down by Tony Burke, the manager of opposition business. … [Read more...] about Warming Marble Bar
Cooling the Past: Made Easy for Paul Barry
It is not disputed that Blair Trewin under the supervision of David Jones (both working at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology) remodel all the historical temperature data generating trends and statistics that look quite different from the actual … [Read more...] about Cooling the Past: Made Easy for Paul Barry
Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef
Being able to sink below the waves at the edge of Australia’s continental shelf with the reef sharks and the colourful corals, is a rare privilege that I enjoyed just last week. It is possible because Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung in 1942 … [Read more...] about Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef
After the Tragic Wildfires: History is Rewritten or Forgotten
The infernos of January 2020 will be remembered for destroying so much of southeastern Australia. I weep for the burns’ victims. So many people and so much wildlife in so much pain. In terms of area of land burnt, these last few weeks may be … [Read more...] about After the Tragic Wildfires: History is Rewritten or Forgotten
It has been hotter, fires have burnt larger areas
The word unprecedented is applied to almost every bad thing that happens at the moment, as though particular events could not have been predicted, and have never happened before at such a scale or intensity. This is creating so much anxiety, because … [Read more...] about It has been hotter, fires have burnt larger areas
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.