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Simon Haberle
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Palynologist, palaeoecologist, aerobiologist, Professor of Palaeoecology & Natural History @ANU | Long-term interactions between people and the environment | Fire | Pollen

https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/simon-haberle
Elevated Cupressaceae pollen appear a week earlier than reported last year (2024). Overall, a wet winter this year and the prospect of above average rainfall and warm temperatures in the September to November period (BOM forecast) point to a challenging hay fever season ahead.
July 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
See the full paper here, led by Matthew Adeleye, with images of remnant pedestals left after the peat fires.

Adeleye, M.A., et al. (2025) Palaeoecological Analyses Reveal Recent Fires Have Destroyed Late-Holocene Peat Deposits in Tasmania's Largest Ramsar Reserve. Austral Ecology, 50: e70087
June 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The dust originated from drought-stricken parts of SA and VIC as a strong cold front past over SE Australia. Observations from Canberra Airport reported haze overnight, with visibility reduced to 5-6 km for more than one hour as the dust blew over the ACT.

www.weatherzone.com.au/news/hazy-mo...
Hazy morning in eastern NSW as outback dust reaches Tasman Sea
A huge dust storm whipped up in South Australia on Monday has swept over Sydney and other areas of NSW on Tuesday morning.
www.weatherzone.com.au
May 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM