According to this map, at the time of writing this post, there are 5 hurricanes in the West Pacific, Central Pacific and North Atlantic. When Dennis struck in July, I followed its path at Jeff Master's blog. He is now following Hurricane Rita and … [Read more...] about Another Hurricane
Mapping Salinity: What a Mess
Two weeks ago I received an email from Rob Gourlay letting me know that Brian Tunstall's response to the 2005 Spies and Woodgate Report on salinity mapping methods was available at the ERIC website. Some of the issues Brian Tunstall raises in this … [Read more...] about Mapping Salinity: What a Mess
The GM-Free Price Tag
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE)has just issued a media release: Australia's GM-free stance on planting transgenic canola could result in significant losses for Australian farmers, according to the September issue … [Read more...] about The GM-Free Price Tag
The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
While in the US, the Prime Minister announced that Australia is joining the new International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI). On 16th September he said, The partnership will bring together concerned states to limit the spread of … [Read more...] about The Dutch Ban Free-Range Chooks
Suzuki on Katrina
A reader of this weblog sent in the following link to a column by David Suzuki published in Canadian newspapers: ...Katrina, it seems, was just a convenient excuse to get the same tired "Global warming isn't happening, and if it is it has nothing … [Read more...] about Suzuki on Katrina
A Christian Forester’s Views
I received the following email from a reader of this weblog: "Folks, At times the church has been drawn into the forest debate causing concern among Christian timber folk, the church appearing to follow the anti forestry argument. But now it is … [Read more...] about A Christian Forester’s Views
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
