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Greens propose boost to funding for Antarctic and Southern Ocean marine research

Submitted by takver on Fri, 15/03/2013 - 10:32pm

Hobart as an important scientific hub and gateway for Antarctic and southern ocean marine research, not only for Australia but for other national scientific expeditions. That is the vision of a new policy initiative launched by the Greens today to boost the research and logistics capacity of Australian Antarctic, climate and marine scientists based in Hobart.

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February 2013 Honduras coup summary

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 14/03/2013 - 12:50am

February 2013 Honduras Coup Summary

http://www.sydney-says-no2honduras-coup.net/much-shorter-monthly-summari...

Hondurans walk the walk to talk the talk

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Melbourne heatwave a sizzling autumn end to an 'angry summer'

Submitted by takver on Tue, 12/03/2013 - 2:34am

Monday was the 8th consecutive day of above 30C heat with a forecast of at least two more days of temperatures in the mid 30s. That will make 10 continuous days before a cool change is expected late on Wednesday brings down temperatures to a milder high 20s. The previous record for any month was 8 continuous days set in February 1961. For the month of March, seven consecutive days above 30C is the record set in 1995.

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Citizens Lobby with Life on the Brink

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/03/2013 - 5:49am

Kiss your old climate good-bye. That's the word from scientists and measuring agencies on all fronts.

Download/listen to this Radio Ecoshock program (1 hour) in CD quality here (56 MB):

http://www.ecoshock.net/eshock13/ES_130313_Show.mp3

Or try the faster loading, lower quality Lo-Fi version (14 MB) here:
http://www.ecoshock.net/eshock13/ES_130313_Show_LoFi.mp3

John Vidal of the Guardian was among the first to report that measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere at Hawaii's Mauna Loa observatory hit an all-time new high in February 2013 at 396.8 parts per million.

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The IPA and a strong left voice

Submitted by Noel Conway on Sun, 10/03/2013 - 7:05pm

The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is a body formed to push a right wing agenda. let us say that their agenda is very right wing. The believe in the smallest of government, individual liberty, private wealth, low taxation, and the market economy, unencumbered by government regulation.

I write about this group because I see a chasm between who is being represented int he main stream media. The IPA floods the media with opinion pieces which oft are printed. There is no balance of contributions from the left.

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International news and opinion

China Radio International

Coastal wetlands under threat from sea level rise, says World Bank

Submitted by takver on Sat, 09/03/2013 - 2:03pm

Climate change induced sea level rise of one metre is likely to destroy 60 per cent of the developing world's wetlands says a new World Bank research working paper. The economic loss of these wetlands is estimated at approximately $630 million US dollars per year.

The World Bank study looked at the risk to coastal wetlands in 76 countries at a sea level rise of one metre. Because there are so many uncertainties with the rate of sea level rise, the one metre level was chosen to study the likely impact. This sea level may be achieved this century, with sea level rising 60% faster than IPCC projections. Sea level rise is unstoppable, but it can be slowed through emissions reduction and give us humans and ecosystems a chance to adapt. Sea levels will continue to rise for several centuries.

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PHILIPPINES: Semirara mining disaster - A wake-up call on government to change course

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 20/02/2013 - 11:50am

A change in mining policy and use of coal in power generation must be taken into consideration when government agencies conduct their investigations on the mining disaster that took place off Semirara island in the province of Antique, the labor group Partido ng Manggagawa (PM - Labor Party) said in a statement.

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Environment minister approves fossil fuel projects increasing carbon emissions 8% per year

Submitted by takver on Wed, 13/02/2013 - 10:23am

Maules Creek and Boggabri coal mines, and the Gloucester CSG Field in New South Wales get conditional go ahead from the Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke increasing Australia's contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Decision strongly condemned by the local community and conservationists, with court challenge being flagged as possible.

Environment Minister Tony Burke has conditionally approved the Whitehaven Maules Creek open cut coal mine near Narrabri in the Leard State Forest as well as the four fold expansion of the neighboring Idemitsu Boggabri coal mine, and a major Coal Seam Gas field near Gloucester being undertaken by AGL Energy.

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Karoly Says Fierce Aussie Weather a Warning to the World

Submitted by radioecoshock on Wed, 30/01/2013 - 3:06pm

Our opening guest this week on Radio Ecoshock is Dr. David J. Karoly. He's been a lead IPCC author and advises the Australian government through the Climate Change Authority. After a stint teaching Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, Karoly is now at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne.

DAVID KAROLY INTERVIEW DOWNLOAD MP3
in CD quality:
http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/climate2013/ES_Karoly.mp3

In Lo-Fi:
http://www.ecoshock.org/downloads/climate2013/ES_Karoly_LoFi.mp3

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Queensland 2013 bigwet floods, tornados and climate change

Submitted by takver on Mon, 28/01/2013 - 5:11pm

Ex-tropical cyclone Oswald has left a trail of damage and destruction from it's origins in the Gulf of Carpentaria to crossing Cape York and working it's way down the Queensland Coast. The storms brought destructive winds, tornados, rough seas, storm surge and torrential rain, followed by flooding. Quite a few rain records were broken for 24 and 48 hour periods in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg with some rain gauges recording well over one metre of rain in 48 hours. Now flood level records are being broken for many river basins and towns like Bunderberg and Gympie.

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