It is all over the news, right across the world: the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching – again. Children can’t sleep at night: it is not only the war in the Ukraine keeping them awake at night, but also our apparent disregard for … [Read more...] about Epicentre of Mass Coral Bleaching – Still So Beautiful (Part 1)
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The Disaster at Lismore, Some Rainfall Statistics
Key Statistics Torrential rains along the east coast of Australia have caused terrible flooding. I’ve previously provided some statistics and context for southeast Queensland, but the focus has since shifted to the town of Lismore in northern New … [Read more...] about The Disaster at Lismore, Some Rainfall Statistics
The Injustice of Blowing-Up Turtles, for Convenience
It is World Ocean Day, an opportunity to learn more about the Great Barrier Reef and also artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. It is an injustice that turtles are blown-up in the Gulf of Mexico because American oil companies choose a … [Read more...] about The Injustice of Blowing-Up Turtles, for Convenience
Half the Corals Dead – But Not in Real Life
The claim that half the corals of the Great Barrier Reef are dead is based on a new method using ‘proxies’ (not a direct measure of coral cover), applied to badly cyclone damaged reefs, just after a major coral bleaching event – from which the corals … [Read more...] about Half the Corals Dead – But Not in Real Life
Asking the Non-Consensual Questions, My New Book on Climate Change
He is calling it the ‘thinking sceptics’ guide to climate change. The article is by journalist Graham Lloyd in The Weekend Australian. It is about my new book, Climate Change: The Facts 2020 (CCTF2020). Graham Lloyd has read the book – all 20 … [Read more...] about Asking the Non-Consensual Questions, My New Book on Climate Change
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
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
