A MULTIMILLIONAIRE internet entrepreneur worried about climate change bankrolled the Greens' federal election surge last year by making the largest single political donation in Australian history. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Where the money is
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Annual Climate Statement: Bureau of Meteorology
According to the annual climate statment from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology released on Wednesday, the Australian mean rainfall total for 2010 was 690 mm which is well above the long-term average of 465 mm. As a result, 2010 was Australia’s … [Read more...] about Annual Climate Statement: Bureau of Meteorology
SA Irrigators Still on Restricted Allocation
Despite fearing more flood waters from Queensland into an already full system, South Australian premier says he can’t give his irrigators more water because of restrictive water-allocation cap. … [Read more...] about SA Irrigators Still on Restricted Allocation
Bill Burrows on the Rockhampton Flood
SOME of you would have heard of Australian rangeland ecologist, Dr Bill Burrows. Bill, now retired, lives on the dunes at Emu Park with views of the flood plume flowing north from the Fitzroy River mouth. According to Bill this has been one of … [Read more...] about Bill Burrows on the Rockhampton Flood
Cuts to Water Allocations Despite Flooding
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is important for work to continue on a plan to cut back water allocations along the Murray-Darling river system despite recent heavy flooding. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Cuts to Water Allocations Despite Flooding
Snowy Hydro – The Business: Part 1, by Max Talbot
OVER the last few weeks I have posted information suggesting that Snowy Hydro has not managed the vast waters under its control appropriately and in particular that it has failed to store flood waters for subsequence seasons and even exacerbated … [Read more...] about Snowy Hydro – The Business: Part 1, by Max Talbot
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
