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O’Farrell approves uranium exploration in NSW

admin /14 February, 2012

On channel 7 news tonight. NSW govt to consider proposal for uranium exploration 15/12/2011 – NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says cabinet will consider a proposal to overturn a ban on uranium exploration in early 2012. “We should as a state know what resources exist here,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “There’s been a ban on Continue Reading →

Blizzard cuts power in the Balkans

admin /13 February, 2012

More extreme weather in Europe. Blizzard cuts power in Balkans Updated: 09:13, Monday February 13, 2012 Freezing temperatures have left thousands of people stranded without power in the Balkans and elsewhere in Europe as the death toll rises. Blizzards hit the Western Balkans, while heavy snowfalls and gale-force winds were expected to last until Monday. Continue Reading →

Will climate change unleash geological mayhem?

admin /13 February, 2012

Interesting question with this next entry, is there a link between these listed events? Science Weekly podcast: Will climate change unleash geological mayhem? The GuardianVolcanologist Bill McGuire describes how rapid melting of glaciers and ice sheets as a result of climate change could trigger volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Plus, the neuroscience of war, the closing Continue Reading →

The season storm nuts chase bolts of lightning

admin /13 February, 2012

This is very extreme weather and cannot be regarded as natural. The season storm nuts chase bolts of lightning From:The Daily Telegraph October 07, 201112:00AM 3 comments 0 Show of nature … lightning strikes over the Tacking Point lighthouse at Port Macquarie / Pic: Nathan Edwards Source: The Daily Telegraph Join us over on Facebook Continue Reading →

Winter death toll rises as even Africa shivers

admin /13 February, 2012

Winter death toll rises as even Africa shivers February 8-2.2012 SOFIA: The toll from Europe’s winter freeze has pushed past 360 after snow- and rain-swollen rivers burst a Bulgarian dam and killed at least eight, while more homeless people perished on frigid city streets.Four elderly people drowned in their homes in the south-eastern Bulgarian village Continue Reading →

Perceptions of climate Change (Hansen)

admin /13 February, 2012

Perceptions of Climate Change Published February 2, 2012 | By John James by James Hansen et al. The greatest barrier to public recognition of human-made climate change is the natural variability of climate. How can a person discern long-term climate change, given the notorious variability of local weather and climate from day to day and Continue Reading →