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...
by kapow | Nov 12, 2021 | Blog, Climate Change
NATIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGY (NCRAS) On 29 October, the Minister for the Environment released NCRAS ahead of COP 26 in Glasgow. Quite clearly debate on emissions control has dominated this conference. Emphasis on impacts of climate change,...
by kapow | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog, Contributor
COASTAL FAMILY—THE ELIOTS Damara Infographic – Sediment Transport Fifty years ago I was introduced to a young family in Canberra—the Eliots. Father Ian had commenced his PhD research supervised by John Chappell at the ANU. At the time I was a new Research...