WHEN nutrient rich water flows into Lake Eyre it is considered good for the environment, but when nutrient rich water flows into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon it is considered bad for the environment. Indeed every time that Lake Eyre in central … [Read more...] about Imposing Our Prejudices on the Value of Flood Waters: A Note from Cathy Green
Floods
Better Planning for Extreme Floods Possible: A Note from Stewart Franks
DESPITE increased understanding of a number of different climate processes and their impact on a range of different timescales, this knowledge is not being used to inform planning and decision making. This is because long-term climate risk is often … [Read more...] about Better Planning for Extreme Floods Possible: A Note from Stewart Franks
Weighing up protection – public versus environment
The picturesque watercourse in the header on the main page of the Politics & Environment Blog, is Cooper Creek. It is a relatively short watercourse (∼8 km), running between Thornton Peak and its mouth, which drains an enormous catchment in one of … [Read more...] about Weighing up protection – public versus environment
Beyond Media Headlines: The Key Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
Media reports yesterday** correctly drew attention to the fact that there are levy banks within the Macquarie Marshes and that they are depriving key wetland areas of water. But the stories went on to lump upstream legal and planned irrigation … [Read more...] about Beyond Media Headlines: The Key Issues for the Macquarie Marshes
Exceptional rainfall produces exceptionally clean waterways
I recently reported that the wet season had well and truly arrived in the Daintree, with over 700 mm of rain in five days. More recently, Jennifer published the Australian mean rainfall total for 2007 at 497 mm, slightly more than the long-term … [Read more...] about Exceptional rainfall produces exceptionally clean waterways
Queensland Tsunami Warning
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCASTQUEENSLAND TSUNAMI WARNING Issued at 8:57am on Monday the 2nd of April 2007, by the Bureau of Meteorology For people in coastal areas of Queensland. TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST TSUNAMI BULLETIN TSUNAMI … [Read more...] about Queensland Tsunami Warning
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.