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Climate change is set to shake the earth

admin /28 February, 2012

News 5 new results for volcanoes Climate change is set to shake the earthSydney Morning HeraldIt brings erupting volcanoes and catastrophic earthquakes, says Bill McGuire in London. The idea that a changing climate can persuade the ground to shake, volcanoes to rumble and tsunamis to crash on to unsuspecting coastlines seems, at first, …See all Continue Reading →

State looks at ways to ease peak hour train crush

admin /28 February, 2012

More reports and studies will be debited to the public purse. The system will always be overburdened as population increases and Western and outer regions are developed. The system was designed for the early 1900’s to transport commuters to a central point by a given time, which clearly is now impossible. State looks at ways Continue Reading →

Methane Time Bomb Amended 28/1/12

admin /27 February, 2012

Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:28:05 +1100 See retraction of this article by Dr Andrew Glikson ANU ACT         ORIGINAL ENTRY AT BOTTOM OF PAGE .ExternalClass .ecxhmmessage p { padding: 0px; }.ExternalClass body.ecxhmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; } The answer is in part in the enclosed article. Methane increased from about 700 ppb to about Continue Reading →

Ancient arabic writings help scientists piece together climate

admin /27 February, 2012

ScienceDaily: Severe Weather News Ancient arabic writings help scientists piece together past climate Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:59 PM PST Ancient manuscripts written by Arabic scholars can provide valuable meteorological information to help modern scientists reconstruct the climate of the past, a new study has revealed. The research analyses the writings of scholars, historians and Continue Reading →

Water Symposium reason for hope

admin /27 February, 2012

Federal independent, Tony Windsor, interrupted a week of shenanigans in Canberra last Friday to address the seventh national water symposium in Sydney. He started the day with a passionate appeal for all parties (present and political) to maintain the focus on total catchment management and deal with all activities in a catchment.

The day ended with South Australia’s Professor Mike Young doing a credible imitation of Peter Sellers as he led senior representatives from each state’s peak water body through a discussion about regulation, management and the future. While he veered off into the distant future during more Dr Strangelove moments he did highlight the dramatic differences between managing water in the “Southern connected system” and the rest of Australia.