To get anywhere from Australia you need to take a long-haul flight. Over the last 10 years, I have done a lot of long-haul bum-numbing flights! I became very proficient in ensuring I didn't wear the boots that made the scanners go ping, or take potentially offending items in my carry-on. Before COVID, I had … Continue reading Giving flying the flick?
Category: climate change
Floods and fires
The eastern coast of Australia has been on the wrong side of nature’s umbrella since the beginning of the year. The drought that had given us the tinder box which ignited into devastating bushfires in the Black Summer of 2019-20 was replaced by floods of near biblical proportions in March 2022. Communities in the very … Continue reading Floods and fires
Earth’s do-over.
This post is a thought bubble. The idea is not yet fully formed. It may never be. It is unlikely that my train of thought is unique or original. How far back in mankind's* history would you have to go to do a successful do-over that would right the wrongs of today? Not just “fix” … Continue reading Earth’s do-over.