Africa’s soil diversity mapped for the first time Atlas drawn up by international experts aims to expand understanding of soil and how Africa can manage it sustainably Share 283 inShare33 Email Bernard Appiah for SciDev, part of the Guardian development network guardian.co.uk, Thursday 23 May 2013 14.22 BST One of the maps from the Soil Continue Reading →
OPINION: City’s sea-level plans don’t hold water By Bob Carter May 23, 2013, 10 p.m. AROUND Australia, the Lake Macquarie City Council is among the most recalcitrant when it comes to paying attention to the science that underpins the global warming and rising sea-level issue. See your ad here The council appears to have learned Continue Reading →
Weather disasters on the rise and taxpayers are getting the bill by Kate O’Connell, in Rochester, NY Listen to this story May 23, 2013 — The impact and severity of weather events like the tornado that hit Oklahoma City are increasing due to a changing global climate, according to research from the National Resources Defense Continue Reading →
Weather Service systems crumbling as extreme weather escalates By Jason Samenow, Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:14 amE-mail the writer 46 Comments More As painfully obvious from the recent events in Oklahoma, tornado season is in full gear. Meanwhile, hurricane season is a week away. Yet budget woes and multiple system failures at the National Continue Reading →
Greiner resignation signals ‘no-confidence’ in O’Farrell By state political reporter Liz Foschia, ABCUpdated May 24, 2013, 4:54 pm tweet0 Email Print NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell is facing accusations that departures at the top of Infrastructure New South Wales amount to a vote of no-confidence in him. In State Parliament yesterday, Mr O’Farrell announced the resignations Continue Reading →
Mount Everest’s glaciers shrinking at increasing rate, say researchers Glaciers on or around Everest have shrunk 13% in 50 years with the snow line 180 metres higher than it was 50 years ago Share 62 inShare3 Email Jason Burke in Kathmandu The Guardian, Thursday 23 May 2013 16.48 BST Researchers say they suspect that the Continue Reading →