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Scientists comment on 2013 being the hottest year on record for Australia

Submitted by takver on Mon, 06/01/2014 - 12:27am

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) confirmed on 3 January 2014 in the annual climate statement that 2013 was the hottest year on record for Australia. This was all the more concerning considering the neutral ENSO conditions. 2013 also ranks as the sixth-warmest year since global records commenced in 1880, according to the WMO. In the first week of 2014 Australia is again in the grip of heatwave conditions approaching 50C in some towns.

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Climate change increasing Sea surface temperatures around Australia

Submitted by takver on Sun, 05/01/2014 - 7:38pm

(Updated 7 Jan 2014) Sea surface temperatures around Australia in 2013 were unusually warm reported the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in it's annual climate statement. Record ocean temperatures were recorded for January and February, with November the second-highest on record. This continues a long term trend for increasing sea surface temperatures around Australia and globally.

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Australia's coal expansion risks stranded assets with global warming

Submitted by takver on Fri, 27/12/2013 - 6:34pm

Australia's headlong expansion of coal mining for export carries substantial investment risks of stranding assets says a new report from Oxford University. Previous warnings regarding potential risks of a carbon bubble have been made by Carbon Tracker, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Tens of Thousands rally for Climate Action across Australia

Submitted by takver on Mon, 18/11/2013 - 1:34am

More than 60,000 people are estimated to have rallied or marched for climate action across Australia in a demonstration that a significant number of people view climate change as a serious issue requiring substantive action from all levels of Government, including the Federal Government lead by cinservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

The rallies were organised by GetUp, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and the Australian Conservation Foundation.

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Tony Abbott in denial on bushfire climate change link

Submitted by takver on Wed, 23/10/2013 - 6:23pm

In a radio interview with Neil Mitchell, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the Head of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres, is "talking through her hat" for connecting the NSW bushfires with climate change and that "these fires are certainly not a function of climate change, they are just a function of life in Australia." It seems Mr Abbott is in denial on all the wildfire research done on the increase in fireweather and increase in frequency and intensity in bushfires both in Australia and globally.

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Climate Change: Sydney departs historical climate in 2038 say scientists, but Oceans already in trouble

Submitted by takver on Sun, 20/10/2013 - 10:16pm

Researchers from the University of Hawaii have estimated the year when we depart the climate variability we have historically known for cities around the globe. For Sydney that year is 2038. But we are well on the way to that with recent record temperatures and heatwaves. The global oceans past their climate departure point in 2008. They are now wholly outside their historical variability. While polar regions are warming at 2 to 3 times the global average, the study highlighted that the greatest impacts will be felt in the tropics where minor climate variation can put it outside of it's historical bounds. This will have a major impact on biodiversity hotspots and ecosystems in the tropics.

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Rapid and intense Bushfires destroy 200 Sydney homes while Federal Government continues dismantling climate change policies

Submitted by takver on Sun, 20/10/2013 - 3:10am

Widespread October bushfires in NSW are unusual, but have happened before, such as in 1991. This year there was an Early start to Australian bushfires, record temperatures in early September.

It is now the 7th time this bushfire season a total fire ban has been declared in Sydney. Very Unusual. If the fire weather is this bad so early in the season, it can get worse over the coming months as Summer heats up, especially if we have extreme summer heatwaves similar to 2013.

Update: Sunday 20 October: Premier Barrie O'Farrell has declared A State of Emergency across NSW for 30 days as weather conditions are now forecast to be worse than anticipated. Indefinite Total fire bans, and increased powers for emergency personnel. The State Mine fire in the Blue Mountains has burnt 38,000 hectares and is burning on a broad front from Lithgow to west of Bilpin.

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Important feature film on peak oil, climate change and permaculture

Submitted by United Natures on Tue, 03/09/2013 - 10:38pm

Free to watch, Anima Mundi starring the co-founder of permaculture, David Holmgren, Michael Reynolds (Garbage Warrior), Michael C Ruppert, Permablitz, Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva and others. Directed by Peter Charles Downey. 77min.

Anima Mundi (2011) - permaculture, peak oil, climate change and the Gaia theory.

Watch free: www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/11753/Anima-Mundi

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Urbanization amplifies global warming temperatures for Sydney

Submitted by takver on Wed, 10/07/2013 - 10:36am

A new scientific study finds that Sydney faces hotter temperatures due to the interaction of expanding urbanization, climate change and the urban heat island effect

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Anima Mundi - permaculture, peak oil, climate change and the Gaia theory.

Submitted by United Natures on Mon, 24/06/2013 - 10:45pm

For a short time my first documentary, Anima Mundi - Permaculture, Peak Oil, Climate Change and the the Gaia theory, is available to watch for free at Culture Unplugged, an online film festival. Anima Mundi is signed with a US distributor who has ripped me off, thus I have allowed the film to be shown free in their licensed territories by the festival. Click the link to watch: www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/11753/Anima-Mundi Please vote for Anima Mundi.

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