Four bugs threaten our comfort zone Nov 4, 2009
If a pipeline to siphon sea water from Spencer gulf to Lake Eyre was constructed. BJ, Batemans Bay. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Australia's Million Tons of Dust Create Ocean Feast, to Cut Carbon Dioxide Sep 30, 2009
The EPA dismissed speculation the dust may have contained radioactive material from uranium mines in Woomera, near the Lake Eyre basin where it originated. Its definitely not radioactive, spokeswoman said. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Australia 'uranium' dust concerns Sep 30, 2009
A cold front combined with strong winds whipped up topsoil from the dried-out Lake Eyre basin and swept across New South Wales spreading about 600km along the east coast. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)
Dust Turns Sydney Red Sep 24, 2009
Dust from the Lake Eyre basin in Queensland, parched even further by the worst drought on record, covered dozens of towns and cities as strong winds snatched up tons of sediment, threw it high into the sky and carried it hundreds of miles. Flight departing the Sydney airport were delayed and inbound flights were diverted. (National Geographic)
Outback pain blowing in the wind Sep 24, 2009
Yesterday's dust storm was the third in a week to rise from the salt lakes of South Australia, that include Lake Eyre and Lake Frome ... Nigel Tapper, a Monash University atmosphere scientist, said dust kicked up over the Lake Eyre basin on September 12 had crossed the Tasman on September 14 and fallen near Mount Hutt, New Zealand. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
On the road to gentle heroism Sep 12, 2009
In the four days after her car became bogged in the grabby salt sludge that is Lake Eyre, Caroline Grossmueller made 30 kilometres, almost halfway back to the main road, if you can call the Oodnadatta Track that. But halfway to safety is no safety at all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
James Dormer and Paul Flippen Sep 2, 2009
Many of these images have been created in and around Australian lakes - Lake Eyre, Lake George or the man-made lakes resulting from the damming of Tasmanias rivers. But on another level, The Lake also serves as a metaphor for places that are at once seductive and dangerous, on whose mirrored surfaces our dark desires are reflected back at us. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Shifting baselines confound river restoration Sep 1, 2009
Humphries and Winemiller cite the case of rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin, in central Australia, where fish are much more abundant than in comparable systems that are more heavily exploited. Humphries, of Charles Sturt University in New South Wales, Australia, and Winemiller, of Texas Aersity in College Station, support the reintroduction of top predators and keystone species recently extirpated from freshwaters, and urge the creation of freshwater protected areas. (EurekAlert!)
Mile after mile of big fat nothing Jul 30, 2009
And if by chance youre thinking of popping off to see Lake Eyre, the occasional remnant of our great inland sea, reputedly wettish for the first time in a yonks and brimming nay, teeming with aquatic life, my advice is, dont ... Even for the toughest vehicle there are only two ground access points to Lake Eyre ... Or is Lake Eyre the biggest swizz since Y2K. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Book Buzz for Thursday, July 9, 2009 Jul 10, 2009
This peculiar quest sent him along routes connecting areas as diverse as Cairo and the Dead Sea, the Australian outback and Lake Eyre. Locals from Darwin to Djibouti constantly approached him, offering tea or pastries or just respite from the elements. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Man's second conquest of Lake Eyre: the wet version Jun 22, 2009
Kieran Kelly swims Lake Eyre ... Kieran Kelly in Lake Eyre ... THE English daredevil Donald Campbell set a land speed record on Lake Eyre in South Australia in 1964, using the concrete-hard salt flats to reach a speed of 648. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Death of a department store May 28, 2009
From the department store perspective, the shortcoming of consolidation is that it doesn't make a moribund format suddenly spring to life like Lake Eyre after a rain. At the end of the day you have to have a game-plan for sustainably boosting the top line, rather than throwing a sale or shooting at every expense that moves. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Big flap as waterbirds fly in for Lake Eyre splashdown Apr 10, 2009
WATERBIRDS are flocking to South Australia's Lake Eyre and they are bringing tourists along for the ride ... The water is bringing an economic boom for companies operating scenic flights over Lake Eyre, which has filled to capacity just three times in 160 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Heavy metals heading for Lake Eyre Mar 9, 2009
Water contaminated with heavy metals from flooded Queensland mines is threatening the Channel Country and could even pollute Lake Eyre. Those downstream are demanding to know what the pollution problem is so they can prepare for it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Downpour adds to dams Feb 14, 2009
Bureau of Meterology Hydrologist Jeff Perkins said the flooding was driven by the monsoon low and the water from them was expected to reach Lake Eyre in South Australia in coming weeks. SPONSORED LINKS. (Sydney Morning Herald)
