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Shane Keating

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I write about Science, Mathematics, and Planet Earth.

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Nature’s Fury on National Geographic

Interview for new documentary series on National Geographic.

cyclones, disaster, oceanography, waves

The story of a wave: From wind-blown ripples to breaking on the beach

THE CONVERSATION

As summer temperatures soar, we flock to the ocean to splash, swim, surf, paddle, and plunge in the waves. But where do those waves come from? How do they form, and why do they break? As it turns out, what we see at the shore is just the last few moments of an epic journey.

oceanography, waves

Fran Kelly on Radio National

Interview with Fran Kelly on RN Breakfast.

climate, ozone

The ozone hole is both an environmental success story and an enduring global threat

THE CONVERSATION

The headlines in recent months read like an international eco-thriller. At Mauna Loa Observatory, perched high on a Hawaiian volcano, researchers measure unusual levels of CFC-11 in the atmosphere. But the identity of the environmental super-villain remains a mystery.

climate, oceanography, ozone

ABC Radio Perth Breakfast with Peter Bell

Interview with Peter Bell on ABC Radio Perth.

oceanography, surfing, waves

‘Einstein of the Ocean’ Who Helped Surfers Catch the Perfect Waves Turns 100

TIME, THE CONVERSATION

As dawn washes over Bondi Beach, you can see the surfers beyond the break, gently rising and falling on their boards. They gather like this when the surf forecast tells them a big swell is rolling in, carrying energy from a ferocious Antarctic storm thousands of kilometres away.

oceanography, surfing, waves
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