Monthly Archives: October 2024

Friend, mentor, anchor, eco-warrior, a kind, compassionate, joyful, funny man… these are among words chosen by friends to describe University of Tasmania Distinguished Professor Jamie (James Barrie) Kirkpatrick, geographer and conservation ecologist. In his official biography on the university’s website, … Continue reading →

Sleep and warm nights don’t go together for me, and a string of them last week found me pondering, as you do, the state of the climate. Bear in mind that the most telling sign of greenhouse warming isn’t the … Continue reading →

The babble of voices opposing science, reason and effective climate action will doubtless never be silenced, but last week those voices were called to account in no uncertain terms.  The turnaround was centred on Florida, “the sunshine state”, a corner … Continue reading →