I was back at John Brewer Reef yesterday looking for the same coral that was reported as badly bleached in March 2022. Do you think I could find it? Some journalists have a tendency to extrapolate from the specific to the general. For example, … [Read more...] about Finding that Same Coral!
Great Barrier Reef
Invitation to Visit Mass Coral Bleaching, and see the Fishes
I don’t think he has ever been there – not once. But he has an opinion about the Great Barrier Reef. Last time I looked more than 111K of his followers (after just a few hours of it being being posted) were regurgitating the nonsense message that, … [Read more...] about Invitation to Visit Mass Coral Bleaching, and see the Fishes
A Note on Obfuscation, the 2022 Climate Report, and my Latest Film
The Bureau of Meteorology released its 2022 State of the Environment Report last week, and the headline in newspapers and on radio is that the weather is becoming more extreme. This is also consistent with the message out of COP27 in Egypt where all … [Read more...] about A Note on Obfuscation, the 2022 Climate Report, and my Latest Film
Coral Reefs & Coal Mines – Even Gas Market Interventions
If you live in Perth, and if you would like to quiz me about climate change and the Great Barrier Reef, I will at the Windsor Cinema, Nedlands, on 1st December. This will be for a double screening of two of my Great Barrier Reef films – Finding … [Read more...] about Coral Reefs & Coal Mines – Even Gas Market Interventions
The Fact Check Ruse – Part 5: John Brewer Reef Fact Check
We all extrapolate from the specific to the general; it is how we learn to function in the world. It is also how we can get things very wrong. A black swan, for example, is often used to describe an event that comes as a surprise. England was … [Read more...] about The Fact Check Ruse – Part 5: John Brewer Reef Fact Check
Good News About Corals – As Legislation Introduced to Devastate Farming
It is no coincidence that the latest Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) report claiming record high coral cover was released on the same day the net zero legislation passed the lower house of the Australian Parliament, on 4th August 2022. … [Read more...] about Good News About Corals – As Legislation Introduced to Devastate Farming