More buoys keeping watch on Pacific weather & currents Updated 4 June 2013, 8:35 AEST Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the US navy have joined forces in a buoy drop to creat a better observation network in the event of natural disasters. More buoys keeping watch on Pacific weather & currents (Credit: ABC) Ten global Continue Reading →
Acceleration of Ocean Denitrification During Deglaciation Documented June 3, 2013 — As ice sheets melted during the deglaciation of the last ice age and global oceans warmed, oceanic oxygen levels decreased and “denitrification” accelerated by 30 to 120 percent, a new international study shows, creating oxygen-poor marine regions and throwing the oceanic nitrogen cycle off Continue Reading →
Floods inundating central Europe kill at least seven people Czech Republic declares state of emergency after five die, with at least two killed in Austria and thousands of people evacuated Share 137 inShare1 Email Reuters in Prague guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 June 2013 02.37 AEST A canoe is steered past a street sign for the Danube Continue Reading →
Abbott’s tree-planting plan not enough to combat climate change, study says Climate scientists’ study says carbon storage schemes must be accompanied by cuts to Australia’s fossil fuel emissions Share 162 inShare1 Email Oliver Milman in Melbourne guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 June 2013 14.13 AEST A report says there is public confusion over the offsetting of carbon Continue Reading →
to me Dear NEVILLE, There’s so much at stake this year. What we campaign on in 2013 will have lasting impacts on the future of Australia. So I’m inviting you to take part in the largest independent political survey of its kind in Australia – the survey of GetUp members everywhere that will set our Continue Reading →
Innocent Until Proved Dead Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:14 PM PDT If assassinating suspects makes sense overseas, why not at home? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 4th June 2013 Did the FBI execute Ibragim Todashev? He appears to have been shot seven times while being interviewed at his home in Orlando, Florida Continue Reading →