THERE has been much commotion in the Australian media about the Western Australian government’s plans to introduce drum lines to cull an increasing shark population. While the ABC has been interviewing experts from around the world about the … [Read more...] about Shark Baiting Already a Reality in Queensland
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Bushfires Rage Because Whitefellas Don’t Know How to Manage The Australian Landscape
SO much of Australia is needlessly and brutally incinerated every summer. News reports focus on homes and lives and the brave fire crews. But, what about the native fauna and flora? It wasn’t always this way, and it shouldn't be so. As West … [Read more...] about Bushfires Rage Because Whitefellas Don’t Know How to Manage The Australian Landscape
Open Letter Requesting Verification of 2013 Temperature Record
Dr David Jones Manager of Climate Monitoring and Predictions Australian Bureau of Meteorology Dear Dr Jones Re: Request Verification of 2013 Temperature Record I am writing to request information be made publicly available to myself and … [Read more...] about Open Letter Requesting Verification of 2013 Temperature Record
Last Year, 2013: A Hot Year for Australia
ANOTHER year, and another announcement from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology that it is getting hotter. Indeed on January 3, 2014, David Jones, Manager of Climate Monitoring and Predictions at the Bureau, explained in a radio interview that: “We … [Read more...] about Last Year, 2013: A Hot Year for Australia
King Tides at Cleveland Point, and Sea Level Change Over the Holocene
ANOTHER year, and I’ve received another photograph from the Spangled Drongo, a regular commentator at this weblog who visits a waterfront property at Cleveland Point, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, around this time of year. Spangled is … [Read more...] about King Tides at Cleveland Point, and Sea Level Change Over the Holocene
When Is the Right Time to Abandon Ship?
IN September, Patrick J. Michaels likened the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to a treed cat. He wrote, “Instead of closing its eyes and scurrying to the ground, it climbs onto even higher and thinner branches, while yowling ever … [Read more...] about When Is the Right Time to Abandon Ship?