I live in a seaside town with a surf culture, attracting many seeking an alternative lifestyle, with probably an unusually high percentage of Covid-19 unvaccinated – at least amongst my friends. We have lived free of Covid until recently, until New … [Read more...] about Vax-ed as Sick as Unvax-ed, Amongst My Friends
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Incarceration Nation: Frightened of Ivermectin, and Dihydrogen monoxide
When plain old water is called ‘dihydrogen monoxide’ – an accurate description of its chemical composition – people tend to be frightened of it. Particularly so when some of its potentialities are listed including causing suffocation (drowning). … [Read more...] about Incarceration Nation: Frightened of Ivermectin, and Dihydrogen monoxide
Not Washed Away, On the Highest Tide
It has been an exciting start to the year where I live, because the highest astronomical tide was forecast for 3rd January and there was a cyclone tracking towards us. On the highest tide each year, I wonder if the waves will reach to the wave cut … [Read more...] about Not Washed Away, On the Highest Tide
At Last, A Cyclone
The Bureau has called the low-pressure system off the northeast of Australia as a category two cyclone. Local weather reports are warning: “Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal … [Read more...] about At Last, A Cyclone
Come Celebrate High Tide on the Rocks – Weather Permitting
I have been waiting for catastrophic sea level rise to wash me from the rock platform a few headlands around from where I live at Sunshine Beach in Noosa Shire about halfway along the east coast of Australia that is on the edge of the western South … [Read more...] about Come Celebrate High Tide on the Rocks – Weather Permitting
Wet Summers During La Niña Cycles
Last night I was very briefly on Sky Television, and we were reminded by Andrew Bolt that Professor Tim Flannery once said the dams would never fill again. Back in 2009 we were told to expect drought as the new norm here in Australia because of … [Read more...] about Wet Summers During La Niña Cycles
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.