The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Active or ‘Extremely Active’ Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted for 2013 May 24, 2013 — In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year. Share This: 19 For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says Continue Reading →
Lockyer resident Diane Bruhn has produced evidence showing that clearing riverine trees increases sedimentation and increases flood risk. She said that the Queensland Government has used the recent floods as an excuse to repeal the sections of the water act controlling clearing of land in the riparian zone of Queensland’s rivers and streams.
BY:KELMENY FRASER From: The Courier-Mail NATURAL Resources Minister Andrew Cripps has rejected claims new vegetation clearing laws will damage the Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. Mr Cripps last night described the claims as “alarmist rhetoric” based on inaccurate information. The comments were made during a debate on the wide-ranging Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, Continue Reading →
The Newman government is proposing amendments to the Vegetation Management Framework that would reduce protection of our native vegetation and allow the clearing of an estimated 700,000 hectares of Queensland’s endangered and ecologically significant forests and woodlands. “The proposed Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Bill causes us to have serious concerns about the future of Queensland’s Continue Reading →
Sunday, April 14, 2013 – 02:02 PM A level one tornado warning has been issued for Ireland today by a European storm forecaster. The European Storm Forecast Experiment – also known as Estofex – says a level one warning is the lowest warning out of three, and says there’s just a 5% probability of a tornado hitting Continue Reading →
German institute pulls out of Canadian tar sands project Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres drops out of research into tar sands impact over fears of reputational impact Share933 inShare.3 Email Arthur Neslen for EurActiv, part of the Guardian Environment Network guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 March 2013 16.24 GMT Jump to comments (28) One of Syncrude Continue Reading →