by kapow | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Storms
East Coast Weather ‘Traffic Jam’ Repeated storms of autumn along the east coast are not something new. I was struck by an account in The Australian 27/3/22. Reference was made to a meteorological “traffic jam” as the cause of our flooding woes. This statement was in...
by kapow | Mar 29, 2022 | Blog, Contributor
VALE: Paul Bishop When I joined the Department of Geography at Sydney University in 1985, it was a pleasure to meet Paul Bishop who had just completed his PhD at Macquarie University. He had an adjoining office with another tutor, Peter Cowell, and it was obvious that...
by kapow | Mar 24, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
Exposure and vulnerability of various natural and human systems to climate change are discussed at length in the latest IPPC report (6th Assessment Report on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation). IPCC again used the “burning embers” diagram to highlight levels of...
by kapow | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
Recent federal coastal initiatives – February 2022 In recent weeks there have been two initiatives that place the Australian Government back into coastal management in a direct way. While these are most welcome, it will be important to monitor how they are...
by kapow | Feb 8, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Resourceful ‘lucky’ country Blessed by natural resources (Meroo Lake, south coast NSW) There are at last two reasons we can claim to be a “lucky” country – a shared and rich cultural heritage and a unique natural resource inheritance. This endowment from...