Why the Great Barrier Reef could disappear by 2100
GET your snorkel on quick, the Great Barrier Reef could be killed off by as soon as 2100 according to a new study.
Climate Change
Scientists find fresh water…beneath the ocean
SCIENTISTS have discovered vast reserves of fresh water in a rather surprising place – beneath the ocean.
BHP boss rejects climate change criticism
IAN Dunlop wants to join the board of BHP arguing the current team is “ill-equipped” to deal with the strategic risks posed by climate change.
Drop in sunspots intrigues scientists
THE sun’s surface has been oddly calm of late, with fewer sunspots than at anytime in the last century. But what does it mean for the Earth’s climate?
10 simple points on climate change
IT’S either the end of the world and we’re going to die or it’s an overblown threat. This is your guide to climate change.
Cape Melville’s hidden wonders
THREE “dramatic new species” have been discovered in a remote Cape York rainforest located on top of large boulder fields.
The end of the world as we knew it
THE dreaded climate-change “tipping point”, when changes to weather patterns will become irreversible, has been identified. And it is terrifying.
Satellite reveals our shrinking world
AFTER 29 years orbiting the planet, taking 2.5m images, the longest operating satellite mission in history, is being retired by the US Geological Survey.
Lake ‘immune to climate change’
A UNIQUE Australian lake has remained untouched by climate change for thousands of years, say scientists.
Space tourism ‘won’t hurt environment’
BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson says space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
How much the world will warm in your lifetime
IT’S one thing to predict climate change will cause huge increases in temperature for future generations. But how much will you and I be affected?
Sea change: ocean acid levels rising
SCIENTISTS say over-fishing, rising acidity levels and climate change are all contributing to the health of our oceans ‘spiralling downward’.
Seagrass could help climate change: study
RESEARCHERS at The University of Queensland say seagrass meadows, which are being destroyed by global warming, can actually help slow the trend.
Warming ‘extremely likely’ man-made
THE UN’s latest major climate change report says by 2100 the world will become 2C hotter and that it’s more certain than ever global warming is mainly man-made.
Climate change will intensify El Nino: BoM
THE Bureau of Meteorology has worked out the first consistent projection of how El Nino will be affected by a warming climate.
Cloudy forecast for climate change
THINK climate scientists have got their heads stuck in the clouds? That’s exactly where they should be, researchers are suggesting.
Confused climate of hiring, firing
LABOR’S former climate change department didn’t know whether it was hiring or firing before the agency itself was sacked.
Kelly defends climate change remarks
CLIMATE change may be a big issue in Eden-Monaro, but sitting MP Mike Kelly has been criticised for using alarmist language in his campaigning.
Gillard meets the Governator
THE PM has met with Hollywood royalty in Perth, sharing breakfast with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Hyatt.
Climate boss Flannery axed by Libs
PROFESSOR Tim Flannery has been sacked by the Abbott Government from his $180,000-a-year part-time Chief Climate Commissioner position.
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