Salt

Mick Keogh from The Australian Farm Institute had a piece published in yesterday's Australian Financial Review titled 'Getting a balanced perspective on salinity'. It reiterated what some scientists have been saying since late last year, that they … [Read more...] about Salt Threat Grossly Exaggerated (Part 1)

A main premise of the following guest post from Boxer* is that across the West Australian wheatbelt, water tables are showing an upward trend. Boxer explains the problem and the need to act now if we are to learn from history and avoid the problems … [Read more...] about Rising Salt Problem in WA

Louis was perhaps somewhat baffled by my recent post on salinity. A reader of this weblog who lives closer to the issue sent in this comment from 'The Ringer', Download file. It perhaps provides an additional perspective. The Ringer suggests the … [Read more...] about ‘Red Poles’ Also Costs Lots

Two weeks ago I received an email from Rob Gourlay letting me know that Brian Tunstall's response to the 2005 Spies and Woodgate Report on salinity mapping methods was available at the ERIC website. Some of the issues Brian Tunstall raises in this … [Read more...] about Mapping Salinity: What a Mess