MINISTER for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, believes in anthropogenic global warming. Send him a request asking he justify this belief and the reply is likely to be long and full of appeals to authority: “There is clear … [Read more...] about Rhetoric from Climate Minister Disputed by Anthony Cox
Cuts to Water Allocations Despite Flooding
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is important for work to continue on a plan to cut back water allocations along the Murray-Darling river system despite recent heavy flooding. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Cuts to Water Allocations Despite Flooding
Snowy Hydro – The Business: Part 1, by Max Talbot
OVER the last few weeks I have posted information suggesting that Snowy Hydro has not managed the vast waters under its control appropriately and in particular that it has failed to store flood waters for subsequence seasons and even exacerbated … [Read more...] about Snowy Hydro – The Business: Part 1, by Max Talbot
More Photographs of the Flooded Fitzroy for Val
I visited Rockhampton on Monday and later posted some photographs of the racing Fitzroy. Val Majkus asked for more. This afternoon I decided to try for some images of the river east of the city, as it heads towards the Coral Sea. From Emu Park I … [Read more...] about More Photographs of the Flooded Fitzroy for Val
How much water did Snowy Hydro release from Lake Eucumbene during the floods?
THE managing director of Snowy Hydro, Terry Charlton, denies that Snowy Hydro contributed to the devastating flooding along the Murrumbidgee in early December in which homes were destroyed and wheat fields drown. He does, however, admit that until … [Read more...] about How much water did Snowy Hydro release from Lake Eucumbene during the floods?
My Visit to Rockhampton
Living just down the road from the main news item I thought I should visit Rockhampton. So I did this afternoon. I drove in from Yeppoon and it was not until I crossed the river to the south that I could see flooding and preparations in … [Read more...] about My Visit to Rockhampton
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
