I'VE spent the last 10 days snorkelling, paddle boarding, and droning over the coral reefs of the northern and southern Whitsundays. I've been with a great crew including Clint Hempsall who has an underwater camera and he has taken so much footage … [Read more...] about 10 Days at the Magnificent Great Barrier Reef (Part 1, Whitsundays)
Heron Island Corals: Still Constrained by Sea Level Fall
MY mother lived and worked on Heron Island at the Great Barrier Reef in 1955. That was the same year the young Bob Endean established the University of Queensland Heron Island Research Station. He went on to become a famous marine biologist, and … [Read more...] about Heron Island Corals: Still Constrained by Sea Level Fall
Lady Elliot, Temperature Trends
THERE is concern that if global warming exceeds 2°C per 100 years, there will be catastrophe. There are various ways of anticipating this… I tend to favour the empirical. Indeed, running a ruler over a temperature series can be useful, if we want … [Read more...] about Lady Elliot, Temperature Trends
Understanding Brisbane’s Temperature History (Part 1)
DECONSTRUCTION can be affirmation rather than questioning. Jaco Vlok and I have been deconstructing various temperature series from the Brisbane region with a view to developing an index that is an accurate, and affirming, representation of … [Read more...] about Understanding Brisbane’s Temperature History (Part 1)
More Government Regulation Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef from Scientists — or Politicians. Oink.
THE idea that the Great Barrier Reef is in need of saving from catastrophe is popular, especially among academics and politicians. In 2003, I published an article in the IPA Review entitled ‘Deceit in the Name of Conservation’ concerning the then … [Read more...] about More Government Regulation Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef from Scientists — or Politicians. Oink.
Recent Sea Level Fall – Since When?
ALWAYS in search of an ultimate truth, I’m rarely one to admit that everything is relative. When it comes to shorelines and the age of 'wave cut platforms', however, there is no escaping it … the relativism. The sea and the climate are … [Read more...] about Recent Sea Level Fall – Since When?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
