Scientists trace human influence on extreme weather events back to 1937
Video will begin in 5 seconds. No time to lose on climate change: WMO According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the global average surface temperature in 2015 is likely to be the warmest on record and to reach the symbolic and significant milestone of 1°C above the pre-industrial era. PT1M28S 620 349 Think global warming is a recent phenomenon? Well, climate scientists have some news for you.An international team of researchers, including Australian scientis..>> view original'Unicorn of the river' under threat from new Canberra suburb, ecologists say
Mae Noble holds a rare Murray crayfish uncovered in an alpine stream south-east of Tumut. Photo: Supplied The encroachment of Canberra's urban edge on the Murrumbidgee River could cause the disappearance of a "unicorn", ecologists have warned.The ACT government last week released plans to redevelop close to 90 hectares of river corridor and nature reserve between the river and Tuggeranong's town centre into a new suburb of Thompson. ..>> view originalNASA unveils new Pluto images
Video will begin in 5 seconds. NASA unveils new Pluto images New detailed images of Pluto were unveiled by NASA in October 2015. PT1M49S 620 349 Pluto just won't give up. The distant clump of rock smaller than our own moon seems to be making a renewed push to be recognised as a planet. Ten years after the International Astronomical Union demoted it to one of the many dwarf planets orbiting the sun, some scientists think it just might have clouds. People know a planet when the..>> view originalChina denies claims that the nation's emissions peaked in 2014
China greenhouse gas emissions may have reached their peak in 2014, which means they are now either stable or in decline.That’s generally good news, except that the country promised in a global warming pact signed in Paris last year, that it would cut emission over the next 15 years so that they would peak around 2030 and then start to decline. The fact that the country peaked much earlier suggests to climate advocates that the country may have set targets that are too easy to meet.“China’s int..>> view originalPhotojournalist Gary Braasch dies on Great Barrier Reef
A celebrated American photojournalist has died while documenting the impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Museum said on Monday.Veteran nature photographer and environmental campaigner Gary Braasch, from the north-west US city of Portland, Oregon, was snorkeling with a companion near Lizard Island, about 270 kilometres north-east of Cairns, when he was found floating face down in the water on Monday morning. Photographer dies on Reef Renowned American env..>> view originalGlobal spotlight on CSIRO cuts as work culture turns toxic, inquiry hears
Global spotlight on CSIRO cuts as work culture turns toxic, inquiry hears Posted March 08, 2016 12:49:09 Australia's top marine scientists are warning that the country's international scientific standing will be damaged by the CSIRO's climate restructure. About 350 jobs nationally are expected to go by mid 2017, including an estimated 100 positions from the Oceans and Atmosphere Unit and 100 from land and water research. A total of 191 staff work in the Oceans and Atm..>> view originalTale of two Sea Lakes, before and after millennium drought: A generation misses out on summers by the water
Tale of two Sea Lakes, before and after millennium drought: A generation misses out on summers by the water Updated March 08, 2016 11:03:53 Few images could better depict the 'before and after' tale of drought than those of Green Lake, in the heart of Victoria's Mallee grain belt. What was once a bustling tourist attraction for the nearby town of Sea Lake, is now a huge crater filled with brown grass and shrubsApart from the summer of 2010/11, when western Victoria was ..>> view originalToo ugly for science
RESEARCH INTO AUSTRALIA'S mammal species can be roughly grouped into three categories – the good, the bad and the ugly, according to a recent review by Western Australian scientists. And, despite making up 45 per cent of the 331 species investigated in the review, those categorised as ‘ugly’– native rodents and bats – attracted disproportionately little study, resulting in poor conservation and management, the researchers argued. “Current global and national conservation funding largely overloo..>> view originalArachnopolis Now: 'Perfect conditions' prompt a boom in Sydney redbacks, huntsmen and golden orbs
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney's godzilla spider season More heat means more insects, and that means more spiders... but the news in the world of creepy-crawlies is not as bad as it sounds. PT0M41S 620 349 Sydney is in the midst of a spider boom, with "perfect conditions" leading to more offspring than usual surviving and resulting in many plants and other objects being draped with silken webs, according to the Australian Museum.David Bock, who manages the museum's Sear..>> view original
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