It has been raining a lot where I live, about halfway down the east coast of Australia. The year I started boarding school it also rained a lot, that was 1974 – another year of extreme rainfall. I remember the flooding back then. But this year … [Read more...] about Counting Wettest Days, Half Way Down the East Coast of Australia
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Australia Has Finally Caught the ‘Net Zero’ Bus
After years of dithering here in Australia, we have finally chosen a government that ‘will act on climate change’. So said Penny Wong as she welcomed the new prime minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, to the stage last night. I would argue it … [Read more...] about Australia Has Finally Caught the ‘Net Zero’ Bus
Washed Away – A Short Film About Sea Level Fall
I live by the sea and like walking along the coastline including scrambling over the rock ledges in Noosa National Park. All the way from Noosa to Sydney it is possible to find wave-cut platforms etched out of the sandstone towards the bottom of the … [Read more...] about Washed Away – A Short Film About Sea Level Fall
Leonard Lim’s Exquisite Photography of John Brewer Reef
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have been tasked with reporting on the state of the corals and coral cover. They surveyed John Brewer Reef in March, made no mention of any coral bleaching in their report, and stated coral cover to … [Read more...] about Leonard Lim’s Exquisite Photography of John Brewer Reef
Epicentre of Mass Coral Bleaching – Still So Beautiful (Part 1)
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)
After Russia Freezes Europe – While Benny Peiser Tours Australia
I’ve never meet Benny Peiser. He’s the CEO of the London-based Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). He will be speaking at The Brisbane Club on Wednesday 27th April 2022 at an event hosted by Graham Young from the Australian Institute for … [Read more...] about After Russia Freezes Europe – While Benny Peiser Tours Australia
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
