THIS morning our national newspaper, The Australian, has a very misleading story about a farmer Colin Grundy complaining that Murray river water is too salty for irrigation. [1]
In fact Mr Grundy does not live anywhere near the Murray river. He lives right beside the sea.
Mr Grundy lives on Mundoo Island that faces the Murray’s sea mouth that is a narrow outlet to the pounding surf of Encounter Bay and the Southern Ocean.
Reporting on water quality in the Murray River with reference to Mundoo Island is like reporting on water quality in the Parramatta River from Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour, or water quality in the Brisbane River from Fisherman’s Island at the mouth of the Brisbane River.
There is a sea dyke across the Mundoo channel to hold back the tides of the Southern Ocean but last autumn the Southern Ocean did splash over the top of it.
Upstream, in the Murray River proper, salinity levels are at historic lows. [2]
Gavin - I recognise the Murray Mouth farmer - does he recognise that he's in a naturally saltwater environment yet he expects the rest of the upper basin to sacrifice their water so he can be sustainable??
"Murray mouth cattle and grain farmers Colin and Sally Grundy, who are angry their river water is too salty for irrigation, said they would be disappointed if the diversion limit were not changed from the recommendation.
While welcoming the proposed salinity targets, the couple, who have 1000 cattle on their Mundoo Island property opposite the mouth of the Murray, had hoped the MDBA recognised the desperate need for greater environmental flows.
"At the moment even 2750GL isn't good enough - the bottom of the Coorong isn't covered and the Chowilla floodplains in the riverland aren't covered," Mr Grundy told The Australian"
Speaking of lava tubes... There are some nice ones in Coconino National Forest, on Arizona's Kaibab Plateau, West of Flagstaff. Yes, you can drive there. As of 1975, the one with which I was most familiar was in Patrol Area 331.
Another one further West is a long loop, whose two entrances are quite close to each other. Even if I were a geologist, it'd be difficult to guess how that came to pass.
The picture was taken at Fan Rock on the Capricorn Coast. It shows the inside of what was a volcano with the lava tube extending up vertically in the right side of my picture.
And the even layering is because the lava flow cooled, shrunk and cracked like a slab of mud.
Thanks John. Just posted on it...
THIS morning our national newspaper, The Australian, has a very misleading story about a farmer Colin Grundy complaining that Murray river water is too salty for irrigation. [1]
In fact Mr Grundy does not live anywhere near the Murray river. He lives right beside the sea.
Mr Grundy lives on Mundoo Island that faces the Murray’s sea mouth that is a narrow outlet to the pounding surf of Encounter Bay and the Southern Ocean.
Reporting on water quality in the Murray River with reference to Mundoo Island is like reporting on water quality in the Parramatta River from Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour, or water quality in the Brisbane River from Fisherman’s Island at the mouth of the Brisbane River.
There is a sea dyke across the Mundoo channel to hold back the tides of the Southern Ocean but last autumn the Southern Ocean did splash over the top of it.
Upstream, in the Murray River proper, salinity levels are at historic lows. [2]
More here: https://climatelab.com.au/2012/05/more-nonsense-in-national-news-about-murray-darling/
Gavin - I recognise the Murray Mouth farmer - does he recognise that he's in a naturally saltwater environment yet he expects the rest of the upper basin to sacrifice their water so he can be sustainable??
Great pic Jen!
I wondered about mentioning again the two big volcanic plugs left in Bass Strait (NW Tas) but they don't compare with your photo.
John S; Why not recognize the Murray Mouth farmers?
http://www.mundooisland.com.au/
how about this farmer!!
"Murray mouth cattle and grain farmers Colin and Sally Grundy, who are angry their river water is too salty for irrigation, said they would be disappointed if the diversion limit were not changed from the recommendation.
While welcoming the proposed salinity targets, the couple, who have 1000 cattle on their Mundoo Island property opposite the mouth of the Murray, had hoped the MDBA recognised the desperate need for greater environmental flows.
"At the moment even 2750GL isn't good enough - the bottom of the Coorong isn't covered and the Chowilla floodplains in the riverland aren't covered," Mr Grundy told The Australian"
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/undiluted-murray-plan-leaves-states-cold/story-e6frgczx-1226368776295
Also Mt Scoria near Biloela has interesting columnar rock formations
http://andrewnikki.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/mount-scoria-near-biloela.html
Speaking of lava tubes... There are some nice ones in Coconino National Forest, on Arizona's Kaibab Plateau, West of Flagstaff. Yes, you can drive there. As of 1975, the one with which I was most familiar was in Patrol Area 331.
Another one further West is a long loop, whose two entrances are quite close to each other. Even if I were a geologist, it'd be difficult to guess how that came to pass.
Similiar to 'Devils Postpiles' in California?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Postpile_National_Monument
Luke has it.
The picture was taken at Fan Rock on the Capricorn Coast. It shows the inside of what was a volcano with the lava tube extending up vertically in the right side of my picture.
And the even layering is because the lava flow cooled, shrunk and cracked like a slab of mud.
And cooling of a volcanic plug producing radial columnar trachyte pipes ....