Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Identification of leading practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farm practices that impact water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier … [Read more...] about Senate Inquiry into Water Quality at the Great Barrier Reef: My Submission
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Bureau Erases Goulburn Record Minimum Temperature: Set Sunday 2 July 2017
GOULBURN is a town, to the southwest of Sydney, known for its maximum-security prison. It is also a place, that by Australian standards gets quite cold. Temperatures have been measured at the airport since 1988, and the lowest temperature ever record … [Read more...] about Bureau Erases Goulburn Record Minimum Temperature: Set Sunday 2 July 2017
No QA of bureau temperature data by CSIRO bushfire modellers
Despite an exceptionally cool end to this October, the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology have just put out a joint report claiming that there is going to be an increase in the number of hot days and thus an increased risk of devastating bushfires -- … [Read more...] about No QA of bureau temperature data by CSIRO bushfire modellers
Response to ‘Yes Minister’ report by Ron Sandland
FOLLOWING are my initial comments in response to the release of the report by the Technical Advisory Forum on the Australian Climate Observations Reference Network (ACORN-SAT): I NOTE that The Forum, chaired by Dr Ron Sandland formerly of the … [Read more...] about Response to ‘Yes Minister’ report by Ron Sandland
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Russia is set to ban about $400 million in agriculture imports from Australia. In the past Russia has been a large importer of kangaroo. … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Open Thread
From the poem Desiderata: Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to … [Read more...] about Open Thread
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.