Chinese smog chokes Japan By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy Updated 9 minutes ago Related Story: Beijing choked by dangerous pollution levels Map: Japan Smog from China is now drifting over parts of Japan, triggering health warnings for the young and sick. Japanese media has been saturated with coverage of the thick, choking smog blanketing Continue Reading →
Maybe climate change is closer than we think By ABC’s Tracee Hutchison Posted Mon Feb 4, 2013 2:57pm AEDT Record flooding has swamped Jakarta’s CBD for the first time in history. Photo: Record flooding has swamped Jakarta’s CBD for the first time in history. (AFP: Bay Ismoyo) While Australia faced another summer of floods, Indonesia’s Continue Reading →
Understanding Earth’s Climate Prior to the Industrial Era Feb. 1, 2013 — Climate signals locked in the layers of glacial ice, preserved in the annual growth rings of trees, or fingerprinted in other so-called proxy archives such as lake sediments, speleothems, and corals allow researchers to quantify climate variation prior to instrumental measurements. An international Continue Reading →
Obeid faces ‘criminal conspiracy’ claim Updated: 15:27, Monday February 4, 2013 Obeid faces ‘criminal conspiracy’ claim Former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid engaged in a criminal conspiracy with former minister Ian Macdonald and members of the Obeid family to defraud the people of NSW, a corruption inquiry has heard. The accusation was put to Mr Obeid Continue Reading →
Obeid threatened with contempt charge as ICAC erupts By court reporter Jamelle Wells and Peter Lloyd Updated 18 seconds ago Video: ‘Under oath’ Obeid denies coal mine conspiracy (The Midday Report) Related Story: New rules force NSW Labor MPs to reveal taxable incomes Related Story: Eddie Obeid’s son faces further ICAC grilling Related Story: ICAC Continue Reading →
‘Under oath’ Obeid denies coal mine conspiracy By court reporter Jamelle Wells, ABCUpdated February 4, 2013, 12:47 pm tweet Email Print Former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid has told a corruption inquiry he was not involved in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of New South Wales. Mr Obeid is being questioned about allegations he Continue Reading →