Tag Archives: John Hunter

Keeping tabs on the encroaching sea

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Peter Boyer

Several lifetimes of high-level expertise and some diligent volunteer work are helping Tasmania get a handle on future sea-level rise. [16 April 2013 | Peter Boyer] Insurance companies are really starting to feel the heat in the wake of last … Continue reading →

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Understanding sea level demands caution, patience

Posted on 10 July 2012 by Peter Boyer

Not all our news can be rendered in short sound grabs and black headlines, which makes for problems in understanding implications of the science behind rising sea levels. [10 July 2012 | Peter Boyer] Patience is a virtue, my mother … Continue reading →

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Where Antarctic ice meets the Southern Ocean

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Peter Boyer

Mawson’s scientific venture gets the credit it deserves as modern science seeks to understand what’s happening to the Antarctic ice sheet [17 January 2012 | Peter Boyer] A hundred years ago this summer, an expedition led by a South Australian … Continue reading →

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