DAVID Wroe from The Sydney Morning Herald has written a well balanced article on the waste of money in buying Toorale (pronounced Too-rally) Station at Bourke: … [Read more...] about Station Buyout a Waste of Money: David Boyd
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Climate Update: November 2011
Dear all. Please find below a link which will take you directly to a monthly newsletter (ca. 1.3 MB) with meteorological information updated to November 2011: http://www.climate4you.com/Text/Climate4you_November_2011.pdf All temperatures in … [Read more...] about Climate Update: November 2011
Season’s Greetings
This brilliant red, waxy toadstool is the fruiting body of an inconspicuous fungus that thrives on leaf litter, rotting wood and soil in the rainforests of North Queensland when the weather starts to warm up... which is usually towards Christmas … [Read more...] about Season’s Greetings
More Adjusting of Temperature Records
Hi Jen, For some time I've been popping in to your blog to relate my region's monthly weather extremes, based on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's own records. The highlight was always the mean monthly maximum, since every month had its … [Read more...] about More Adjusting of Temperature Records
Healthy Country Means less Water for South Australia
IT is assumed in the draft Murray Darling Basin Plan that the more water in the Murray River and in particular the more water moving down the river to South Australia, the healthier the environment. But what’s the philosophical basis for such an … [Read more...] about Healthy Country Means less Water for South Australia
Why Use Asbestos?
ASBESTOS can kill you. So Kevin Rudd wants it banned. It was the lead story on radio this morning with journalist Tony Eastley introducing AM with comment: “Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has called for a global ban on asbestos, and he … [Read more...] about Why Use Asbestos?
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
