by kapow | Jan 28, 2022 | Blog, Government Policy
FUTURE EARTH AUSTRALIA: SUSTAINABLE OCEANS AND COASTS NATIONAL STRATEGY 2021-2030 During 2021 the Australian Academy of Science, with the support of the Lords Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, produced a remarkable report which all Australian’s interested in the future...
by kapow | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Sunflowers and hope Sunflowers on the street verge (Photo courtesy of Irene Thom). Late each spring I open a packet of sunflower seeds, place them into egg cartons and nurture them ready for transplanting. Watching them grow and bloom is a joy. They are now in flower...
by kapow | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, Diverse Coasts
DISCOVERING MORUYA 1971-2021 Moruya Beach (NSW) beach ridge plain digital elevation model derived from LiDAR (Source. Tom Oliver) Fifty years ago I had my first encounter with the Moruya River, the town, the airport, the old granite quarry, and the beach system to...
by kapow | Dec 12, 2021 | Blog, International
PROTECTING A BIG CITY: NEW YORK DECISION MAKING Many cities over the years have been challenged by incursions of the sea. Think of Venice, Rotterdam, London, Shanghai, Tokyo, and others. They all tell stories and provide lessons. We read of the great Delta Works of...
by kapow | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog, Climate Change
ICA REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT “ACTIONS OF THE SEA” AND FUTURE RISKS Collaroy-Narrabeen Beach, Sydney (October 2021) On 17 November, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) released a report in their Climate Change Impact Series on “actions of the sea”. A...