Yet another natural disaster is unfolding in Queensland with tropical cyclone Yasi crossing the coast of Far North Queensland. There was not much sleep in our household on Wednesday night as we have family members who live right at the heart of the destructive forces of the cyclone. I resumed this post at around 1 am Thursday morning. Blogging while keeping an eye on Twitter … [Read more...] about Mapping Australia’s Natural Disasters: Space and Time
Place and Environment
South Queensland Floods – Update
Read an updated version of my post from a few days ago, 'South Queensland Floods - Again' on the On Line Opinion website. … [Read more...] about South Queensland Floods – Update
Southern Queensland Floods – Again
1893 floods in Brisbane - Queen St. in the CBD. Image from Wikimedia. We have all been shocked by the devastating floods in south-east Queensland and our hearts reach out to those living through this destruction. This is not just a crisis in one city, it has affected much of southern Queensland where 2.5 million people live. Seventy towns have been either flooded or … [Read more...] about Southern Queensland Floods – Again
There were always people here: a history of Yuraygir National Park
After I finished writing my thesis I promised myself that I would read a wide variety of history. Yesterday I had the pleasure of reading a history of a National Park in northern New South Wales written by Johanna Kijas and published by the New South Wales Department of Environment and Climate Change. I was curious about this history for two reasons. Firstly, history of … [Read more...] about There were always people here: a history of Yuraygir National Park
Delhi
Tuesday 5th October was a significant day. I handed in my honours thesis and my mother had her seventieth birthday. Both of us were very busy on the day but we managed to talk to each other on the phone. Technology helps to minimise the 700 odd kilometres that lie between us. I have not written any posts in the last month because I needed to minimise distractions. However, … [Read more...] about Delhi