Just before Cyclone Yasi I joined an expedition with scientists out to Myrmidon Reef, 120 kilometres off Townsville. This week I was asked to talk to Radio National’s Robyn Williams - Science Show – Cyclone Yasi – about the reef. Before the interview I called the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and asked for [...]
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Great Barrier Reef Book Launch
September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
If any Real Dirt readers think that Moruya on the NSW south coast has nothing whatsoever to do with the Great Barrier Reef then you’re wrong. On Friday 8th October feel free to come along and find out why I have neglected my blog.
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What’s a Dead Penguin Worth to a Politican?
August 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
It’s been a while since one of Real Dirt’s favourite contributors, Professor Poongschtock, has felt the need to fly into print. This time penguin exploitation has irked the good professor and he is as mad as a cut snake… Just how low can a politician stoop in pursuit of power? It’s a question that’s been [...]
Holy Owl!
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By JAMES WOODFORD Sometimes, no matter how much your family needs you, going straight home is not an option. In Tasmania masked owls are an endangered species – as few as 650 pairs are left. But on Lord Howe Island the Tasmanian race, the same sub-species of this raptor are absolutely thriving, living in densities [...]
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The Latest From Lough….
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Janice Lough is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and one of the nation’s leading climate scientists – her work on cores from ancient corals has confirmed that dramatic, unprecedented climate changes are underway right now. Lough’s message at the recent Coral Reefs Symposium, held in Brisbane in August, [...]
Merry Christmas from Real Dirt…
December 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been a crazy year here at Real Dirt HQ – that is my laptop and office on the south coast of NSW…But I have been a little quiet the last few weeks as I have been travelling for my next book. After a short break until mid-January I hope to get things cranking up [...]
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A Better Way of Burning? Climate Change, Bushfires, Indigenous Knowledge
November 10th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Guest Viewpoint, Uncategorized
Living with climate change is nothing new for Indigenous Australians, who survived tens of thousands of years in this continent with wild swings of dry, wet and sea levels many tens of metres lower than today. Clearly current fire management regimes are inadequate. But is there an alternative, asks ranger and landcare officer, Greg Watts? [...]
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