by kapow | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog, International
VON HUMBOLDT AND FRIENDS Alexander von Humboldt I have just finished reading a magnificent book by Andrea Wulf entitled The Invention of Nature; the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the lost hero of Science. The author took the view that contemporary science and...
by kapow | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Climate Change
ENCROACHING TIDES OR VENICE EFFECT Some years ago after a visit to Venice, I wrote about the process of increased frequency of high tidal inundation as sea level rises. I called this the Venice Effect. Over the last 60 or so years the number of days per year when...
by kapow | Jan 10, 2016 | Blog, Sediments
KURNELL DUNES The Kurnell Dunes. (photo source: Teda Inc.) In my first year of high school my Maths teacher decided to take a group of us on an excursion to Kurnell. We travelled by tram (yes, tram) from Bondi to the city, then train to Cronulla before commencing to...
by kapow | Jan 8, 2016 | Blog, Contributor, Miscellaneous
David Ross Stoddart, the world’s coastal and reef geographer David Stoddart, (PC: THe Guardian) David Ross Stoddart died in Berkeley, California on 23 November, 2014. When I first went to Louisiana State University in 1962, I heard tales of “Red Beard” from my...
by kapow | Jan 7, 2016 | Coastal Conference, Latest News
Coast to coast conference, 29 August to 2 September 2016. The Victorian Coastal Council with the Australia Coastal Society and partners will be hosting the national coastal conference Coast to coast in Melbourne in 2016. To help create the best Coast to coast...