Photo: the (idealised) view of the garden from the back veranda

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 22 February, 2010 to the snap shots subset

Centennial Park: nothing but sunshine and blue sky here.

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You may not have to wait 100 years to surf the 100 year wave

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 9 February, 2010 to the trends subset

While 100 year waves – at up to 14 metres in height – may not be what many seafarers wish to encounter, their now greater frequency could be just the news some surfers are waiting to hear.
Now measurements from a deep-water buoy moored off the Oregon coast since the mid-1970s indicate that the “100-year” [...]

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Photo: rain puddles, horse track, Centennial Park, Sydney

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 9 February, 2010 to the snap shots subset

There’s been plenty of rain (and humidity) in Sydney these last few days.

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Photo: the technicolour light show in the clouds

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 21 January, 2010 to the snap shots subset

The setting sun renders one column of cloud with a red/pink hue, while others remain gray.

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Petrichor, the sweet smell of rain on a summer’s day

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 22 December, 2009 to the comment subset

The scent you sometimes smell as rain begins to fall on very dry earth has a name: petrichor.
The term was coined in 1964 by two Australian researchers, Bear and Thomas, for an article in the journal Nature. In the article, the authors describe how the smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants [...]

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Each snowflake is a unique and individual work of art

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 9 December, 2009 to the photography subset

Amazing photo gallery of snowflakes which also sets out the process under which they are formed:
So, is Wilson Bentley’s hypothesis that “no two snowflakes are alike” true? It is technically possible, if they formed under identical atmospheric conditions. Identical snow crystals of very simple form have been identified. However, it is a near impossibility [...]

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An orange coloured day, photos of the Sydney dust storm

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 29 September, 2009 to the photography subset

Yes, last Wednesday in Sydney was certainly a red letter day, but for all the wrong reasons. It was an eerie feeling – to say the least – looking out the window that morning to see an orange coloured sky.
And if you’re looking for some photo galleries of the freak weather event, then check [...]

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Coming to Australia, six to eight seasons in one day?

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 25 August, 2009 to the comment subset

Australia should consider adopting a six-season climate and weather cycle, as the traditional four season cycle doesn’t suit local conditions, says the head of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, who notes that some Aboriginal Australians have eight-season years.
Tim Entwisle, chief of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens, says Australia should “unhook” itself from [...]

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It’s cool to want to help cool down the planet

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 25 August, 2009 to the comment subset

More people may become motivated to do something about global warming if they believed their efforts would be deemed cool or trendy:
The affluent young, for instance, tend to be diet conscious, and this could be used to steer them away from foods like cheeseburgers – one of the most climate-unfriendly meals around because of [...]

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And I thought mountains on the equator would be flat…

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 17 August, 2009 to the comment subset

The closer a mountain is to Earth’s equator the taller it is likely to be. All mountains are prone to the effects of erosion – caused mainly by ice and snow swirling around during storms – but those with lower snow lines – which become more common as distance from the equator increases – [...]

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