According to the mainstream media it’s the southern Great Barrier Reef that has been hit hardest with coral bleaching, and particularly the corals in the Capricorn region that includes Great Keppel Island. I have a home in Yeppoon, which is just a … [Read more...] about Fancy Fins Didn’t Help with the Visibility
Temperatures
June Update. Kidding Ourselves, Temperatures, Corals, and Kings
It has been a cold start to winter here in Yeppoon, just across from Great Keppel Island that is part of the southern Great Barrier Reef. And it has also been very cold in Sydney if you believe the readings from the automatic weather stations – and … [Read more...] about June Update. Kidding Ourselves, Temperatures, Corals, and Kings
Temperatures Plummet while Turbines Scar Local Environment
I attended a conference over the weekend in Gympie in the once beautiful Mary Valley. Many of those attending were concerned about ridgelines being excavated for wind turbines, and thousands of hectares of once wooded valley being covered in solar … [Read more...] about Temperatures Plummet while Turbines Scar Local Environment
Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues
It has only taken ten years, that is how long a few of us have been detailing major problems with how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology measures daily temperatures. Now, I’m informed, the Bureau are ditching the current system and looking to … [Read more...] about Bureau Capitulates: But Overseas Model Unlikely to Solve All Temperature Measurement Issues
Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions
Full marks to David Mills, writing in the Courier Mail, for asking why the government tends to bury good news reports about the Great Barrier Reef. There are a few other questions that I would like answered. Key government ministers, … [Read more...] about Coral Snapshot 2022-23, & All the Unanswered Questions
Averaging Last Seconds Versus Bureau Peer-Review
Averaging by its very nature smooths: removing peaks and troughs. Temperature data tends to be cyclical, whether on a one-minute, or thousand-year scale. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has made a habit of smoothing when it is convenient and … [Read more...] about Averaging Last Seconds Versus Bureau Peer-Review