Valley has now added the Old Bar Beach foreshore to its list of issues. The foreshore is disappearing faster than my wages, with twenty metres of beach front lost in the past decade. This loss of sand has accelerated in the past couple years due to storms and other elements, with more than three metres Continue Reading →
Climate report warns extreme weather events are now the norm By North America correspondent Ben Knight, wires Updated 6 hours 42 minutes ago Photo: Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the United States north-east coast. (AFP: Erik Swanson, US Coast Guard) Video: Climate change extremes represent ‘new chaos’ (ABC News) Related Story: Climate Change Authority calls Continue Reading →
Rising Sea Levels Will Be Tough To Reverse SustainableBusiness.com News Based on current emissions and global warming trends, the US already has “locked in” sea level increases of at least four feet above current levels before the next century, according to a Climate Central analysis. That’s enough to submerge more than half the population in Continue Reading →
Soil Carbon ‘Blowing in the Wind’ Aug. 6, 2013 — Australian soils are losing about 1.6 million tonnes of carbon per year from wind erosion and dust storms affecting agricultural productivity, our economy and carbon accounts, according to new research. Share This: 14 Top soil is rich in nutrients and carbon but is increasingly being Continue Reading →
Senate report on extreme weather and climate warming paves way for rethink on emissions target by: Helen Szoke From: The Courier-Mail August 07, 2013 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share Add to Digg Add to del.icio.us Add to Facebook Add to Kwoff Add to Myspace Add to Newsvine What are these? Continue Reading →
Extreme weather likely to increase and intensify, report finds Date August 7, 2013 – 5:28PM (1) Read later Peter Hannam Carbon economy editor View more articles from Peter Hannam Follow Peter on Twitter Email Peter Pin It submit to reddit Email article Print Reprints & permissions Temperatures are rising, with both maximums and minimums increasing. Continue Reading →