About 10 years ago the Pioneer River which runs through the North Queensland town of Mackay flooded and some mangroves died. A few years later the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched its ‘Save the Reef’ campaign focusing on claimed impacts of … [Read more...] about After 10 Years, Still No Evidence to Convict Herbicide in Mackay Mangrove Dieback
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Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
"Canadians are deeply frustrated by the quality of politicians' discussions of climate change and global warming according to a nationally representative poll carried out for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy by COMPAS Research and completed … [Read more...] about Canadians Want More Debate on Climate Change
Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Global warming due to increasing greenhouse gases is responsible for some of the overall heating observed in Los Angeles and the rest of California. Most of the increase in heat days and length of heat waves, however, is due to a phenomenon called … [Read more...] about Dramatic Urbanization Warms California
Better Reason Than ‘Climate Change’ for Eating Kangaroo
The Australian government's climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut, has suggested that reducing sheep and cattle numbers and replacing them with 175 million farmed kangaroos would help to dramatically reduce Australia's greenhouse … [Read more...] about Better Reason Than ‘Climate Change’ for Eating Kangaroo
Hello from Bowen, North Queensland
I am in North Queensland at the moment, looking at mangroves. Today I drove from Townville to Mackay; here I am at Horseshoe Beach, Bowen. … [Read more...] about Hello from Bowen, North Queensland
Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
The Australian Government's climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, says a global agreement must be reached to successfully reduce the world's carbon emissions and has urged action without delay. Indeed Professor Garnaut went so far as to … [Read more...] about Key Australian Government Advisor Hands Down Final Report on Climate Change
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
