UN group links heatwave to climate change AM By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Updated Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:05pm AEDT Video: IPCC meets in Australia for first time (ABC News) Related Story: Climate change will force farmers to adapt: CSIRO Map: Hobart 7000 The United Nations’s (UN) chief climate science body says there is no Continue Reading →
Rio Tinto chief quits after heavy writedowns Updated 1 hour 26 minutes ago Photo: Stepping aside: Tom Albanese (Christinne Muschi, file photo: Reuters ( FAMILIAR SURNAME)!!!! Related Story: Rio hits record iron ore production Map: Australia Mining company Rio Tinto has announced the sudden resignation of its chief executive Tom Albanese. Mr Albanese’s decision to Continue Reading →
Iconic Beach Resorts May Not Survive Sea Level Rises Jan. 16, 2013 — A leading coastal scientist has warned that some of the world’s best known beach resorts may not survive projected sea level rises and that problems caused by changing sea levels are compounded by a lack of political will and short-term coastal management Continue Reading →
Park and unit block stop trams in their tracks Date January 17, 2013 72 reading now Comments 132 Read later Jacob Saulwick Transport Reporter View more articles from Jacob Saulwick Follow Jacob on TwitterEmail Jacob inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . . Tram plan distresses residents Owner occupier Sid Hickman is Continue Reading →
Thousands flee from Jakarta floods By Indonesia correspondent George Roberts Posted 34 minutes ago Video: Thousands flee from Jakarta floods (ABC News) Map: Indonesia Widespread flooding across the Indonesian capital of Jakarta has forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes, with two people killed so far in the seasonal chaos. Disaster management authorities Continue Reading →
Report warned of threat to rail safety Date January 17, 2013 Read later Sean Nicholls, Jacob Saulwick inShare. Pin It Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Cuts … Gladys Berejiklian. Photo: Dean Sewell SENIOR RailCorp executives warned that continued cuts to maintenance funding would jeopardise the safety of the network a year before the Continue Reading →