“Find a nice, self-sufficient hilltop and fortify it.” – John Wyndham, ‘The Kraken Wakes’. My article in the latest edition of The Monthly – delving into the fast-flowing science of glacial melt, ice dynamics, warming oceans, and sea level rise. This piece has not been unlocked from behind the paywall: Link here. Continue reading
A decade ago, former Prime Minister John Howard announced a strategy to save the Murray-Darling Basin, ravaged by drought and overuse, “once and for all”. Now some states and communities say the pain of restoring the river is too great. Scientists are warning Howard’s vision of saving the river hangs in the balance. My story … Continue reading
This week on ABC Radio National I have a story up on the documentary program Earshot that I’ve long wanted to tell. It’s about how Maria von Trapp – yes, as in How-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-Maria/The Sound of Music – washed up on a PNG island with several of her singing tribe; how her stepdaughter (she was called … Continue reading
Notebook & Narrative by Jo Chandler 