Climate Change
2000 years of climate data released
Climate data reaching back to 1AD has been released in an open source database by the PAGES 2K Network. The......
Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg
A trillion-tonne iceberg has broken free from a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf in the West Antarctic. The crack......
Earth’s ‘bulging waistline’ a danger for Australia
Research shows the tropical zone around the Earth’s equator is expanding and it could have major consequences for Australia in......
Costs blow out on US carbon capture and storage plant
A major US power company has sidelined a carbon capture and storage project after costs blew out prompting environmentalists to......
Religious leaders demand no Adani loan
Religious leaders have joined the chorus protesting the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. The sit-in, organised by......
Trump pulls out of Paris
Yesterday US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Under the plan the US would reduce its......
The window to save the world’s coral reefs is rapidly closing
Though the world’s coral reefs may never look the same, they can be saved. But only with swift action from......
Coral bleaching placing the reef in danger, say experts
The Great Barrier Reef could be placed on the endangered world heritage sites list due to extensive coral bleaching caused by......
Coal power stations potentially falsifying figures about toxic pollution levels
An independent investigation by Environmental Justice Australia has revealed suspicious findings of potentially under-reported levels of toxic pollution from lead......
‘Sydney Barrier Reef’ Proposed to Protect Coastline From Storms
Professor Rob Roggema of the University of Technology Sydney claims that the warming oceans off the coast of Sydney may......