I can’t find a good photograph of Diane Ainsworth – one that does her justice. Thirty years ago, she had a cheeky smile, deep-set eyes, mousey-coloured thick wiry hair, and a very thin waist. We were friends at boarding school, and in the … [Read more...] about Remembering Diane Ainsworth
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Bureau of Inconsistencies: Need for Urgent Independent Inquiry
MINISTER Josh Frydenberg was told by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on, or about, Wednesday 5th July 2017 that limits had been placed on how cold temperatures could be recorded across mainland Australia. This winter we have experienced … [Read more...] about Bureau of Inconsistencies: Need for Urgent Independent Inquiry
Bureau Misleads Minister Frydenberg on Goulburn
RATHER than admit that temperature dropped to a record low -10.4 degree Celsius on the morning of Sunday 2nd July at Goulburn, the Bureau of Meteorology has come-up with yet another even more absurd story. Responding to a letter from Josh … [Read more...] about Bureau Misleads Minister Frydenberg on Goulburn
Skilful Monthly Rainfall Forecasts
THE accurate weather forecast of James Stagg back in June 1944 is considered crucial to the successful D-day invasion that changed the course of WWII. Should we find ourselves at war again, is there an institution or individual capable of … [Read more...] about Skilful Monthly Rainfall Forecasts
Bureau Still Limiting Cooling to Minus 10 Degrees
TWO weeks ago, in response to my queries the Australian Bureau of Meteorology acknowledged that it had put in place limits on the lowest temperature that an individual weather station could record. So, when the automatic weather station which now … [Read more...] about Bureau Still Limiting Cooling to Minus 10 Degrees
In Search of a New Way
FIFTY years ago, on 7 July 1967, Time magazine ran a cover story entitled, ‘The Hippies: Philosophy of a Subculture’. Modern environmentalism is in some ways a product of this Flower Power movement, but a still-born version. It has become … [Read more...] about In Search of a New Way