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Paddling with the Sea-Horse*
Sea-level rise is one of the inevitable and inexorable results of climate change. Melting ice and increased ocean temperature mean a...

Jon Eastgate
May 236 min read
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Taming the Fiery Horse – Bushfires
We’ve all seen the images of bushfires, especially over the past few years. In the Spring and Summer of 2019-20 fires devastated almost...

Jon Eastgate
May 148 min read
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Leading the Muddy Horse to High Ground – Flood
Following on from my post about cyclones , it makes sense to follow up by talking about floods since the two often go together. I’ve...

Jon Eastgate
Apr 236 min read
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Sheltering with the Wind-Blown Horse – Living Through Cyclones
Cyclones are generally considered a tropical weather phenomenon. However, as I write this series South-East Queensland, where I live,...

Jon Eastgate
Mar 199 min read
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Cooling the Sweaty Horse – Managing Heat
None of us will be able to escape increasing heat, but we can make our tenants’ homes more heat resistant to help them live comfortable...

Jon Eastgate
Mar 36 min read
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The Five Horses of Climate Change
In the Christian Book of Revelation (Chapter 6) there is a famous scene in which four horses and their riders are released into the...

Jon Eastgate
Feb 206 min read
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Life on a flood plain
One of the things we know about climate change is that it leads to more frequent and more intense extreme weather events – droughts,...

Jon Eastgate
Dec 7, 20238 min read
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