The fossils are clear – just a few million years ago Europe was covered in broad-leaved, evergreen forest. There were palm trees …
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In Poland there are any number of subjects that might make good postcards, Polish girls perhaps. But decaying logs? In the far …
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Archaeology, History & Culture
Discovering the ‘Bridge of Stone’ – the ancient route over the Kawarau River, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PolePart way along the Kawarau River between Cromwell and Queenstown (Central Otago, New Zealand) is a feature known to Maori as ‘Whatatorere’ (Kaumatua …
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When an entire landscape loses its forests, it can be so complete that most of us would have no comprehension of what …
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When I was growing up in Central Otago (New Zealand) graywacke was a bane of my life, and certainly of my Dad’s …
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Climate & Earth Systems
Thin Ice? Climate change in Alexandra and skating on the Manorburn Dam
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleGrowing up in Alexandra (Central Otago, New Zealand) in the early 1970s it was the family thing to go ice skating on …
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Biogeography & Vegetation
Attack of the Forest-Killing Fungi (Kauri and the Elm Decline)
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleNew Zealanders are becoming aware of a new threat to their native forests – as if logging, burning, opossums, deer, ferrets, cats, …
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Anyone who knows anything about New Zealand geology will know that it was once ‘part of Gondwana’. This is true, but how …
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Climate & Earth Systems
Continental Déjà Vu – the Great Escarpments (Australia, Brazil, South Africa)
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleMost Australians and many tourists will be aware of a prominent topographic feature not too far from the east coast. For example, …
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Back in the days when Australia had just seven veterans left from the First World War, I made an effort to meet …