Media and
Science Communication
Hannah is an enthusiastic and committed science communicator and has a solid track record of media and community engagement that extends beyond her day-to-day research and teaching. She is regularly interviewed on topical issues and actively promotes the outcomes of her research in high profile outlets like the BBC, National Geographic, and ABC News24. For example, two recent projects received media attention and a global audience of 224 million combined. Selected articles and media appearances are detailed below.
Browse Hannah's media and science communication outputs below:
Online articles Radio interviews Podcasts TV and videos Written articles Outreach Media releases
Online articles
Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better
Hamylton, S. Vila-Concejo, A., Power, H., Gallop, S. (2023) Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better, The Conversation, 6 November 2023.
Life on the Edge: Adapting Coastal Management in a Changing Climate
Power, H., Kinsela, M., Murray, T., and Pomeroy, A. (2022) Life on the Edge: Adapting Coastal Management in a Changing Climate, Australian Quarterly, 93(3), Jul-Sep 2022.
Waves from the Tonga tsunami are still being felt in Australia – and even a 50cm surge could knock you off your feet
Power, H. (2022) Waves from the Tonga tsunami are still being felt in Australia – and even a 50cm surge could knock you off your feet, The Conversation, 17 January 2022.
6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets
Power, H., Helfensdorfer, A., and Hubble, T. (2020) 6,000 years of climate history: an ancient lake in the Murray-Darling has yielded its secrets, The Conversation, 6 May 2020.
Scars left by Australia’s undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential
Clarke, S., Power, H., Wilson, K., and Hubble, T. (2017), Scars left by Australia’s undersea landslides reveal future tsunami potential, The Conversation, 11 December 2017.
Reimagining NSW: going beyond ‘wilderness’ and finding fresh ways to relate to our environment
Scherrer, P., O’Gorman, E., Power, H., Kearnes, M., Suchet-Pearson, S., and Latty, T. (2016), Reimagining NSW: going beyond ‘wilderness’ and finding fresh ways to relate to our environment, The Conversation, 3 August 2016.
Photos from the field: our voyage investigating Australia’s submarine landslides and deep-marine canyons
Power, H., Mollison, K., Kinsela, M., and Hubble, T. (2023) Photos from the field: our voyage investigating Australia’s submarine landslides and deep-marine canyons, The Conversation, 24 January 2023.
“Landslide graveyard” holds clues to long-term tsunami trends
Bull, S., Watson, S. J., Hillman, J., Power, H. E., and Strachan, L. J. (2022), “Landslide graveyard” holds clues to long-term tsunami trends, Eos, 103.
From enormous tides to millions of shells, here are 6 unique beaches for your summer road trip
Power, H. (2021) From enormous tides to millions of shells, here are 6 unique beaches for your summer road trip, The Conversation, 23 December 2021.
Yes, a tsunami could hit Sydney – causing flooding and dangerous currents
Wilson, K. and Power, H. (2018), Yes, a tsunami could hit Sydney – causing flooding and dangerous currents, The Conversation, 16 October 2018.
Making waves: the tsunami risk in Australia
Power, H. and Wilson, O. (2016), Making waves: the tsunami risk in Australia, The Conversation, 3 August 2016.
Radio interviews
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ABC1233 Newcastle Drive with Kia Handley: What does the bottom of the ocean really look like?; 22 June 2023.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Hunter Catch Up with Kia Handley: Bring back Bar Beach!; 2 November 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Mornings: What should we think about before we head to the beach this summer?; 24 October 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Jenny Marchant and Dan Cox: Coastal erosion and how long will it take for sand to return to our beaches?; 19 July 2022.
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ABC Mid North Coast NSW Radio: Tsunami risk along Australia's East Coast; 9 June 2022.
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ABC NewsRadio: The causes and consequences of submarine landslides and deep marine canyons; 8 June 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Mornings with Kia Handley: Taking a look at the ocean floor; 2 June 2022.
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The Wire: Australia's crumbling coastline; 4 April 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Jenny Marchant and Dan Cox: Big swell erosion - will the sand return to our beaches?; 4 April 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Drive with Paul Turton: East coast lows and coastal erosion; 3 March 2022.
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3RRR Einstein A Go-Go with Dr Shane Huntington: All things waves, beaches, and tsunami; 20 February 2022.
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ABC Radio National The Science Show with Robyn Williams: How tsunami have impacted Australia’s east coast and a new approach to limit the threat; 19 February 2022.
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ABC Radio Sydney Drive with Richard Glover: Is the pumice on Bondi from Tonga?; 3 February 2022.
- EastsideFM Monday Drive with Ruth Hessey: Beaches around Australia; 31 January 2022.
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ABC Radio Hobart Statewide Your Afternoon with Helen Shield: The unique beaches of Tasmania and why sand is different colours; 28 January 2022.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Craig Hamilton: How the Tonga tsunami has affected the Australian and Hunter coastlines; 17 January 2022.
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ABC Weekend Evenings with Mike van Acker: Volcanic eruption in Tonga and the effects around the world; 16 January 2022.
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ABC Sydney Summer with Dom Knight: Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami impacts; 16 January 2022.
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ABC Summer Drive with Paul Culliver: Australia's interesting beaches; 29 December 2021.
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Jenny Marchant and Dan Cox: Young Tall Poppy Science Award and understanding our coasts; 15 June 2021
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ABC1233 Newcastle Drive with Paul Turton: The Superstars of STEM program and how we can encourage more women into STEM; 3 December 2020
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2ser The Daily with Ruby Innes: What does a La Niña summer mean for Australia and beyond?; 1 December 2020
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ABC1233 Newcastle Mornings with Kia Handley: Welcome to the swash zone, but what can it teach you about the ocean?; 10 November 2020
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ABC1233 Newcastle Mornings with Kia Handley: How do we measure waves?; 16 July 2020
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ABC702 Sydney Breakfast with Josh Szeps: World Oceans Day 2020; 8 June 2020
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ABC Riverland & Southeast Rural Report: Scientists have discovered a giant ancient lake that existed in South Australia 6,000 years ago; 7 May 2020
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ABC SA Country Hour: Scientists have discovered a giant ancient lake that existed in South Australia 6,000 years ago; 7 May 2020
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ABC Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly: Ancient Murray-Darling lake reveals lessons for future; 6 May 2020
ABC1233 Newcastle Drive with Paul Turton: Scientists have discovered a massive prehistoric lake in the Lower Murray Darling; 6 May 2020 -
2NURFM: The history of the Lower Murray River and the discovery of Lake Mannum; 6 May 2020
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ABC1233 Newcastle Drive with Paul Turton: How Australia could lose 40% of its beaches over the next 80 years; 4 March 2020
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ABC Radio National The Science Show with Robyn Williams: Beaches decreasing in width as seas rise in a warming world; 25 January 2020
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ABC Mid North Coast Breakfast with Cameron Marshall, ABC756: Fieldwork on Pacific Palms Beaches; 15 May 2019
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ABC Newcastle Mornings, ABC1233 Newcastle: Safety on beaches, rock platforms, and in coastal waterways; 27 February 2019
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Jenny and Dan: Cold water and ocean currents; 7 February 2019
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2SER: Rural and regional STEM students and women in STEM; 28 January 2019
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ABC1233 Newcastle Breakfast with Garth Russell: Coastal change at Blacksmiths Beach: changes to the surf, dredging, and breakwaters; 2 November 2018
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BBC Radio5 Up All Night with Rhod Sharp: Tsunami research and fieldwork on the Great Barrier Reef; 24 October 2018 [Listen: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3]
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ABC1233 Newcastle Science is Golden STEM Storytelling project: Profile on Dr Hannah Power; 18 October 2018
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ABC 702Sydney Breakfast, ABC Radio: Tsunami risk to Sydney; 16 October 2018
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i98FM: Fieldwork on Seven Mile Beach; 14 June 2018
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ABC Illawarra Drive: Science on Seven Mile Beach; 13 June 2018
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ABC Statewide Drive: Tsunami hazard to Australia; 4 August 2016
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ABC Central Coast: Coastal erosion on the Central Coast; 20 June 2016
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2SER FM: Coastal Erosion and the Affects of Sea Walls; 10 June 2016
Podcasts
Avid Research: #87 What's it like to research an underwater paradox from a ship?
Interviewed for Avid Research Podcast Australian STEM Stories, 24 June 2022.
Coast2Cast: #19 Hannah Power
Interviewed by Dr Ana Vila-Concejo for Coast2Cast podcast on coastal geoscience, 23 September 2021.
ABC Radio Australia: Pacific Prepared – Warnings as Flooding Affects Food Supplies
Interviewed by Aaron Kearney and Georgina Kekea for ABC Radio Australia's series Pacific Prepared, 16 April 2021.
The Pod: Ocean swimming… and tsunamis
Interviewed by Marc West for The Pod podcast on ocean swimming, 27 August 2019.
Avid Research: #63 What's it like to research coasts?
Interviewed for Avid Research Podcast Australian STEM Stories, 12 November 2021.
ABC Radio Australia: Pacific Prepared – Disability during disaster – how can we inform and protect our most vulnerable?
Interviewed by Aaron Kearney and Georgina Kekea for ABC Radio Australia's series Pacific Prepared, 7 May 2021.
The Deep Blue On My Door Step: Wild waves
Interviewed by A/Prof Tracy Ainsworth for The Deep Blue On My Doorstep, a podcast series released for National Science Week 2020, 12 August 2020.
TV and videos
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Interviewed on NBN News; Urgent calls for national strategy to combat east coast erosion; 5 June 2023.
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Interviewed on ABC Science: Why are rogue waves so unpredictable? | Weird: Oceans; 21 September 2022.
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Interviewed for NIWA Videos: Hazards in the Tasman Sea; 11 April 2022.
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Interviewed on Nine News Newcastle: Newcastle's coastline battered by surf; 4 April 2022.
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Interviewed on The Today Show, Channel Nine: Tonga tsunami: what to expect from here; 17 January 2022.
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Interviewed for Nine News: Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami; 16 January 2022.
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Interviewed for BBC World News online video: Climate change: Coastal erosion 'to threaten more Australian homes; 29 July 2020.
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Presented a series of videos on coastal processes for City of Newcastle Natural Connection; May 2020:
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Interviewed Live on ABC News 24: Scientists warn beaches could disappear due to erosion; 3 March 2020.
Written articles
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ABC News Online: Why the Gold Coast's 'ever-decreasing' sand supply poses a planning headache; 20 February 2023.
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ABC News Online: La Niña batters NSW inland rivers as heavy rain worsens coastal erosion in Newcastle; 2 November 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Online: Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Hunter beaches face losing more sand and a future of seawalls, sand nourishment and possible retreat; 29 July 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition: Sandy beaches in trouble; 29 July 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Online: Coastal erosion in Australia needs federal agency and funding as more big storms, climate change and sea level rise hits, University of Newcastle's Hannah Power and Dr Michael Kinsela say; 29 July 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition: Crumbling coast a vast problem: Erosion carnage needs national approach; 29 July 2022.
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Clarence Valley Independent Online: Scientists study seafloor for tsunami threat; 15 June 2022.
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Clarence Valley Independent Print Edition: Scientists study seafloor for tsunami threat; 15 June 2022.
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ABC News Online: Research voyage maps tsunami risk, submarine landslides and ocean canyons along east coast; 10 June 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition: Uni voyage maps our tsunami risk; 30 May 2022.
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Newcastle Herald online: University of Newcastle marine scientists investigate submarine landslides, tsunami risk on CSIRO vessel; 29 May 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition: East coast low strips sand away; 5 April 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Online: Photos: Monster waves strip Newcastle beaches of sand leaving bare rock in wake of massive storm swell; 5 April 2022.
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ABC News Online: Stockton residents want solutions as yet another east coast low whips up waves to erode their beach; 4 April 2022.
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Newcastle Herald: Why Hunter residents 'see foam' covering their beaches; 10 March 2022.
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New Scientist: Volcano eruption in Tonga was a once-in-a-millennium event; 17 January 2022.
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ABC News Online: Tonga's Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano's impact felt around the world, from the US to Scotland; 17 January 2022.
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Sydney Morning Herald Print Edition: Tonga Volcano: Scientists warn of repeat; 17 January 2022.
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Sydney Morning Herald online: More eruptions predicted for volcano off Tonga as tsunami’s effects felt around the globe; 16 January 2022.
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition: Hunter women are science stars; 8 Dec 2020.
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ABC News Science: How La Niña causes higher tides and lower global sea levels (but only temporarily); 29 Nov 2020
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Newcastle Herald Print Edition and online: Hunter Hero: What we do when the waters begin to rise; 22 Jun 2020
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Al Jazeera: Australian beach life at risk as environment drops down agenda; 2 Jun 2020.
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Quarry Magazine: Core samples confirm Murray River was once a giant lake; 8 May 2020.
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Sydney Morning Herald Print Edition: Murray was 200km lake; 7 May 2020.
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The Age Print Edition: Study a fiord’s view of ancient Murray; 7 May 2020.
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Newcastle Herald: Sea level rise risk evident in discovery of giant ancient lake in the Murray-Darling basin; 6 May 2020
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Sydney Morning Herald Online: Like a fiord: Ancient Murray River lake reveals our changing climate; 6 May 2020
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Sydney Morning Herald: Research maps real risk of major tsunami in Sydney; 16 Oct 2018.
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Illawarra Mercury: Sydney tsunami threat 'very real': study; 16 Oct 2018.
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Newcastle Herald, University of Newcastle researchers map tsunami inundation risk to Sydney harbour; 16 Oct 2018
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ABC News Online: What would happen if a tsunami hit Sydney? Researchers plot possible impacts; 16 Oct 2018
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SBS News Online: A tsunami could hit Sydney - and here's what would happen if it did; 16 Oct 2018
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NBN News Online: Tsunami threat mapped out along east coast; 16 Oct 2018
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Australian Geographic: Could Sydney be hit by a tsunami? New study released today; 16 Oct 2018
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news.com.au: New research shows tsunamis threaten Sydney Harbour; 16 Oct 2018
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Daily Mail Australia: Whirlpools, mass flooding and widespread devastation: Experts warn of the 'very real threat' Sydney could be struck by a deadly tsunami; 16 Oct 2018
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Daily Mail Australia: How an earthquake 11,109km away in CHILE could trigger a tsunami big enough to strike Sydney - as experts warn it's only a matter of time until it happens; 13 Oct 2018
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news.com.au: Australia has a history of being hit by tsunami and it could happen again; 12 Oct 2018
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Kiama Independent print edition: Scientists set up research hub at Gerroa; 20 Jun 2018
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Kiama Independent online: Scientists take to Seven Mile Beach to unravel mystery of waves; 14 Jun 2018
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Total Girl Magazine: Wonder Why: Why do we get high tides and low tides?; Apr 2018
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Central Coast Express Advocate: Coastal erosion to hit home; 15 Mar 2018
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Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate: Coastal erosion threat may be worse than council maps show [Online Extended Article]; 9 Mar 2018
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Teeside Gazzette, U.K, Scientists have been using Saltburn Pier for research - here's why; 14 Apr 2016
Outreach
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Media releases
Contributed to Australian Science Media Centre Expert Reaction media release: Tonga volcano eruption; 17 January 2022.
Contributed to Australian Science Media Centre Expert Reaction media release: NZ earthquake and tsunami warning; 5 March 2021.