Light rail the route to higher property prices DateDecember 6, 2012 – 1:05PM15 reading now Read later Stephen Nicholls Property Editor View more articles from Stephen Nicholls inShare. Email article Print Reprints & permissions . Experts say plans for light rail between the CBD and the University of NSW will boost property prices along the Continue Reading →
King tides give sneak peek at sea rise future Updated 8 minutes ago King tide and huge surf pound Bondi beach Photo: Later this month king tides will hit NSW and parts of the Tasmanian coast. (AAP: James Horan) Map: NSW Coastal residents around Australia are being asked to photograph coming king tides to illustrate Continue Reading →
Fire and Ice: Wildfires Darkening Greenland Snowpack, Increasing Melting ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2012) — Satellite observations have revealed the first direct evidence of smoke from Arctic wildfires drifting over the Greenland ice sheet, tarnishing the ice with soot and making it more likely to melt under the sun. ——————————————————————————– Share This: 17 See Also: Plants Continue Reading →
Sheikh to take on Humphries for Senate seat ABCUpdated December 6, 2012, 7:50 pm tweet1 Email Print Former head of community advocacy group GetUp! Simon Sheikh will run for the Greens at the next federal election. The high profile candidate has been preselected as the Greens’ ACT Senate candidate. He only recently joined the Greens Continue Reading →
China pledges ‘due contribution’ on emissions cuts Head of Chinese delegation at Doha climate talks says developed countries must do more Share20 inShare.1 Email Fiona Harvey in Doha guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 December 2012 18.59 GMT China’s Xie Zhenhua at the Doha climate talks. Photograph: EPA China has pledged to make its “due contribution” to cutting Continue Reading →
Northeast U.S. Sees Second Driest November in More Than a Century ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2012) — Even though Hurricane Sandy helped create wet start to the month for several states, November 2012 went into the record books as the second-driest November since 1895 in the Northeast. With an average of 1.04 inches or precipitation, the Continue Reading →