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China, Australia Top List of Carbon Bomb Countries – Report

China and Australia top a global list of countries with planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as “carbon bombs” and push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a recent Greenpeace report warned, reports Oliver Milman at the … Continue reading

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Australia On Fire Again

Bushfire season arrived in force recently as emergency fire crews in five states fought blazes amid record temperatures and ominously dry conditions, report Mark Schliebs and Nick Leys at The Australian. In Tasmania, fires destroyed over 65 buildings and unconfirmed … Continue reading

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Marine Heat Wave Hits West Australian Fisheries

The ocean temperature off the west coast of Australia has risen by 10 degrees Fahrenheit and it’s killing off large numbers of valuable seafood stocks reports Babs Mchugh at Australian ABC News. This extreme marine heatwave started a year ago, … Continue reading

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Climate Change Helped Create Disastrous Australian Flooding 2010-11

Abnormally high ocean temperatures off northern Australia contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded most of Queensland, across 1.3 million square kilometers over December 2010 and into 2011, scientists report, writes Nicky Phillips at the Melbourne Age. A Sydney researcher, … Continue reading

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