by kapow | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog, Coastal Conference
ANZGG CONFERENCE AT INVERLOCH, VICTORIA I recently attended the 18th Biennial Australian New Zealand Geomorphology Group conference in delightful Inverloch in the south Gippsland region of Victoria. This conference is held at a place in either Australia or New Zealand...
by kapow | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog, Water
Coastal science and the Murray River mouth Two important documents about the River Murray were released last week (23 Jan and 2 Feb.). First, the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission completed its report investigating the operations and effectiveness of the...
by kapow | Feb 2, 2019 | Authored Elsewhere, Blog, International
INDIA COASTAL MANAGEMENT It is very interesting to follow Coastal Zone Management initiatives in other countries. I have been following developments in India during 2018 and in late December their federal government introduced a national regulation which deserves our...
by kapow | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog, Water
Sydney Harbour Sea Fog – Summer of 2018/2019 Sea fog has been a regular occurrence this summer in Sydney Harbour. To hear fog horns sounding in the middle of the day is a rare experience. From our verandah we can see the fog as it rolls through the Heads into...
by kapow | Jan 5, 2019 | Blog, Climate Change
COASTAL RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION During this past year, I have had the opportunity of working once again with Don Wright, formerly a colleague at Sydney University now based in Florida. Don and colleagues have been involved in producing collaborative reports in the...
by kapow | Dec 17, 2018 | Blog, Sediments
CLIFF-TOP DUNES Ever since my undergraduate days, I have been fascinated by pits in sand deposits around the eastern suburbs of Sydney. I grew up in Rose Bay. Trevor Langford-Smith had me digging a pit in the backyard of our home in Roberts Street. This was part of a...