Have you noticed? Despite Australia’s on-going fire disaster, there are no shortage of reports telling us to … relax – it’s nothing …
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What happens when a seal swallows a lump of limestone? *** The broad theme of my back-packing trip last year was to …
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ForestsGeologyHistory/ArchaeologyNew Zealand plant fossilsUncategorized
New Zealand’s Doggerland
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleDo we have a submerged ‘Doggerland‘ in New Zealand? In 1950 a boat, the HMNZS ‘Lachlan’ dredged a sample of “lignite” from …
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You’d have to really dislike someone to bash a nail up their nose. The day before Wanaka’s Alchemy Cafe closed because of …
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The weather around Wanaka, and the broader Otago Lakes area of New Zealand has gone slightly biblical. New Zealand’s National Institute of …
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So where the heck is Smyrna? I’d heard a little about the awful days of 1922, but despite having made a few …
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Travel
Nominated: Content Catnip award for Most Interesting Blog on WordPress!
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleLast week I checked my email, to find that I had been nominated for the Content Catnip award for Most Interesting Blog …
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Once again, the south east of Australia has had huge fires. But how can this be? Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are rising, …
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Australian EcologyClimateFire
How You Can Predict Bushfires in Australia – Four Days Out
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleTomorrow, Tuesday Nov 12, 2019 is looking very bad for south-east Australia (especially New South Wales, but also parts of Queensland, Victoria …
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We don’t know what she looked like, because most of her upper body has vanished…. Most of you probably don’t know of …