by kapow | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog, Sediments
Reflections on Coastal Aeolian Research Cronulla dunes with the city of Sydney in view. A recent issue of the journal Aeolian Research (2015, vol. 17) contained an article entitled Synthesis on Quaternary aeolian research in the unglaciated eastern United States. It...
by kapow | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
Shore Platforms Icebergs and likes of swell on a weirdly warm day #bondi365 #beachperspectives — at Bondi Icebergs Club. (photo source: Tom Fitzgerald) Much has been written in the academic literature on the classification and origin of what are variously termed shore...
by kapow | May 4, 2015 | Blog, Storms
EAST COAST LOWS Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast after 1967 Way back in the early 70s I started to take an interest in East Coast Lows (ECLs). My curiosity was heightened by reading about the impact of the 1967 impact of a cluster of storms, both tropical cyclones and...
by kapow | May 1, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News
ACS VIC Chapter Meet & Greet Current and potential members are invited to attend the Victorian Chapter meet and greet. This is a great opportunity to meet coastal management experts, professionals and community representatives to discuss opportunities for...
by kapow | Apr 28, 2015 | Authored Elsewhere, Latest News, Miscellaneous
Coasts and the military 6th Battalion soldiers leaving the transport ship, 25 April 1915 (photo source: flickr.com) On this the day after ANZAC Day, I reflect on various ways I have been influenced by the military. My father served in the First AIF, 4th Division, in...