I visited Alexandria Bay at Noosa National Park last Thursday. It's a beautiful place about 160 kms north of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. Pandanas palm with view to Pacific Ocean. There is a sandy track that winds through woodland and … [Read more...] about A Recent Visit to Alexandria Bay, Noosa National Park
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100 Years of Science: Lecture in Sydney, September 6, 2008
Professor Jak Kelly will present 'Science then and now: What will 100 years have done for science?' as it was delivered 100 years ago to a meeting of the Royal Society of NSW, in the now heritage-listed Science House in the Rocks (Sydney) on Saturday … [Read more...] about 100 Years of Science: Lecture in Sydney, September 6, 2008
Hydrogen-powered Cars Successfully Cross USA
Several hydrogen-powered cars have just completed a 13-day trip across the US. They stopped in 31 cities across 18 states. And I had assumed that this technology was still in its infancy. … [Read more...] about Hydrogen-powered Cars Successfully Cross USA
More Skepticism in the Mainstream Media: Case of the Warm and Fuzzy
I can't say that I approve of the title that they gave my piece in The Weekend Australian: Case of the Warm and Fuzzy (pdf 800kbs). But I am so pleased that they published the six graphs: all is forgiven. Furthermore, in this one piece I have been … [Read more...] about More Skepticism in the Mainstream Media: Case of the Warm and Fuzzy
Australian IPS Space Weather Agency Moves Solar Cycle 24 Predication Away by 6 Months
Due to the proximity of the IPS predicted rise of solar cycle 24 to observed solar cycle 23 solar minimum values, and the apparent lack of new Cycle 24 sunspots, IPS has again moved the predicted solar cycle away by 6 months. Ionospheric Prediction … [Read more...] about Australian IPS Space Weather Agency Moves Solar Cycle 24 Predication Away by 6 Months
More Hurricane Reality
A new paper published in GRL gives a 1000-year perspective on Hurricane activity in Boston, USA. The paper is entitled: 'A 1,000-year, annually-resolved record of hurricane activity from Boston, Massachusetts,' by Besonen et al. The Abstract … [Read more...] about More Hurricane Reality