Carbon pricing, one year on: independent expertise is crucial Climate change is too important a topic to leave to politicians. Canberra should listen to the real experts – the Climate Change Authority Share 342 inShare3 Email Lisa Caripis guardian.co.uk, Monday 1 July 2013 09.59 AEST Jump to comments (48) Anti-carbon tax protesters in Canberra. Photograph: Continue Reading →
It’s time Australia moved to full-blown emissions trading scheme Ending the carbon tax and moving to emissions trading – as Kevin Rudd is reportedly considering – is the right thing to do Share 7 inShare2 Email An excavator works at a Rio Tinto coal mine in the Hunter valley north of Sydney. Photograph: HO/REUTERS Over the Continue Reading →
Mega-quakes ’caused volcanoes to sink’ Updated: 10:40, Monday July 1, 2013 Massive earthquakes can cause distant volcanoes to sink, according to research in Japan and Chile. The magnitude 9.0 tsunami-generating quake that occurred off northeastern Japan in 2011 caused subsidence of up to 15 centimetres in a string of volcanoes on the island of Honshu Continue Reading →
El Nino Unusually Active in the Late 20th Century: Is It Because of Global Warming? June 30, 2013 — Spawning droughts, floods, and other weather disturbances world-wide, the El Niño — Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impacts the daily life of millions of people. During El Niño, Atlantic hurricane activity wanes and rainfall in Hawaii decreases while Continue Reading →
Rising sea level restrictions ‘ridiculous’ By DAMON CRONSHAW June 30, 2013, 11:14 p.m. DENIED: Steve Turner’s plan for his property at Belmont South has been hampered by the council’s sea-level-rise measure. Picture: Peter Stoop A BELMONT South resident says building restrictions placed on his property because of Lake Macquarie City Council’s concern about rising sea Continue Reading →
Climate Change Threatening The Continued Survival Of Low-Elevation Forests In Arid Regions Posted on June 30, 2013 by Nathan 0 Share 5 Tweet 0 Share 5 5 Share Climate change may result in the inability of low-elevation forests which are located in arid regions to regenerate, according to new research from Oregon State University. “A Continue Reading →