Everybody claims to care about the Great Barrier Reef, but very few people take the time to actually visit it. The reports of mass coral bleaching this past summer are mostly from aerial surveys flown at 150 metres altitude in aeroplanes and … [Read more...] about Rebels to the Coral Reef Cause (Part 1)
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Counting Wettest Days, Half Way Down the East Coast of Australia
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
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)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
