There is nothing sustainable about the current management of the Lower Murray and its crippled estuary. Lakes Albert and Alexandrina are vast shallow near-coastal lagoons that started to dry-up during the recent Millennium drought (2003-2009). … [Read more...] about After the Inlet to Rostocker Harbour Closed Over
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Acknowledgement of the Need for Management of Australia’s Rangelands
FANCY an article on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website suggesting that, “the rangelands are overall, in remarkably good health”. Not only that, but the recent article suggested there is a role for landholder in the management of … [Read more...] about Acknowledgement of the Need for Management of Australia’s Rangelands
Open Thread
This cartoon has been purchased for your enjoyment. In return I would appreciate a thoughtful comment and/or a link to something newsworthy. … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Three Facts Most Sceptics Don’t Seem to Understand
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC9) in Las Vegas. If you ever doubted scepticism towards man-made global warming as a growing social movement, well, you couldn’t after … [Read more...] about Three Facts Most Sceptics Don’t Seem to Understand
Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
MORE people died in Australia from extreme heat events in 1896 than in any other year, with 450 dead nationally. The second worst year was 2009 with 432 dead, followed by 1939 with 420. Considering these numbers in terms of total population, then … [Read more...] about Fewer Deaths from Heat Events, But Reasons Obscured
Ray the Moderator
THIS blog now has a moderator. In time we might even have some rules. Ray grew up on a farm along the Tweed River in New South Wales. He started, but never completed, a degree in earth and biological sciences at the University of New England, … [Read more...] about Ray the Moderator
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
