If you believe Bjorn Lomborg, we have record high coral cover and we can fix climate change. Both are nonsense propositions. In fact, this last year has been devastating for many reef ecosystems because of weather events that are part of natural … [Read more...] about Cyclone Causes Increase in Coral Cover – If You Believe Their Nonsense Number
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Monitoring to Avoid Cyclone Damage – Denial. Part 3.
It is purportedly the intension of The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), specifically their Long Term Monitoring program, to detect changes in reef communities at a number of different scales including at the scale of the individual … [Read more...] about Monitoring to Avoid Cyclone Damage – Denial. Part 3.
Cyclone Kirrily Smashed my Favourite Coral Reef
If you care enough to know what damage, real damage, from a cyclone looks like at a coral reef, get yourself to Townsville and book a trip with Adrenalin Snorkel and Dive to John Brewer Reef. It is not hard to describe parts of John Brewer Reef … [Read more...] about Cyclone Kirrily Smashed my Favourite Coral Reef
Cyclone Jasper & BOM Forecasting – Getting to the Truth
A lie will travel halfway around the world while the truth is lacing her boots, so the adage goes. And so, the showmen will continue to misrepresent natural disasters that befalls northern Australia while finding something popular to say at the … [Read more...] about Cyclone Jasper & BOM Forecasting – Getting to the Truth
Happy Easter, Happy End of the 2023 Cyclone Season at the Great Barrier Reef
Back in the 1950s, it was only after Easter each year, that resorts on Great Barrier Reef islands allowed tourists to visit and stay. It was only after Easter that it was considered safe, because that was the end of the cyclone season. The … [Read more...] about Happy Easter, Happy End of the 2023 Cyclone Season at the Great Barrier Reef
At Last, A Cyclone
The Bureau has called the low-pressure system off the northeast of Australia as a category two cyclone. Local weather reports are warning: “Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal … [Read more...] about At Last, A Cyclone
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
