I was looking up the value of debating the other day, apparently debating is good for us because it fosters critical thinking, persuasive communication, and the ability to analyse complex topics from multiple perspectives. It empowers individuals to … [Read more...] about Greenland & also Darwin, Some Homework About Temperatures
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Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
I am two dives behind, in explaining the collapse of some of the fields of Acropora spp. across the bay, at the Keppel Islands. And I am off again today, diving. There have been phone calls, some about the Underwater Megafauna Competition, and … [Read more...] about Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
Acknowledging the Sun at Solstice, and Maybe Even the Wind
I am planning to go scuba diving this weekend across the bay from Yeppoon, to see how the corals are faring at Great Keppel Island – after the very significant coral bleaching this last summer. I shall be wearing a thicker wetsuit than I was in … [Read more...] about Acknowledging the Sun at Solstice, and Maybe Even the Wind
Climate Change: A Natural Hazard – A Note from Bill Kininmonth
There has been a lot in the press about the recent spike in global temperatures, and claims have followed about how this has caused the oceans to warm and the corals to bleach. There has been a spike in global temperatures as measured by the … [Read more...] about Climate Change: A Natural Hazard – A Note from Bill Kininmonth
Torrential Rain, a 120-Plus Year Record from Kuranda, near Cairns (Part 1)
I was born in Darwin, and raised in the Tropics, knowing the sound of monsoon rains on a tin roof – so loud, like a heard of buffalo galloping overhead. Always wondering, as I lay in bed when it would end, whether it would flood. Caused by … [Read more...] about Torrential Rain, a 120-Plus Year Record from Kuranda, near Cairns (Part 1)
Hot as Ice in the Antarctic, Global Temperatures this June – July
A fellow phoned me yesterday, he had just returned home from a holiday in Greece. He has holidayed there off and on for the last 20 years. It had never been so cold, he told me. There were one or two days when it was hot, he said. But … [Read more...] about Hot as Ice in the Antarctic, Global Temperatures this June – July
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
