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The changing face of Australia
on Jan 15, 2009 in australia carbon dioxide climate change weather observations ENSO ocean acidification coral reefs Weather-wise, Australia has been seeing something of a wet period recently. Normal to above-normal rains have been observed across much of the country over the past several months, with November being particularly wet. There's ongoing flooding in NW...
Climate change and South America: New beginnings in an old story
on Dec 15, 2008 in south america solutions climate change deforestation observations cryosphere politics Like the rest of the world, South America (SA) is experiencing considerable environmental degradation. This is both a cause of and because of climate change; a result of human greed and apathy toward the natural world – a self-destructive social pa...
More fish tales
on Nov 25, 2008 in europe US marine fauna north america As humanity's impact on the environment continues becomes increasingly apparent, more measures are being made to stem the tide of the over-exploitation of the world's fisheries. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICC...
A sad tale: Antarctic whaling
on Nov 23, 2008 in australia antarctica whales marine fauna politics As austral summer approaches and the 'high season' of the Antarctic opens up, Australia and Japan are gearing up for another round in the Great Game 2.0, the quest to control Antarctica and the potential resources it represents if and when the Antarc...
Teaching ourselves to fish
on Nov 12, 2008 in global observations marine fauna cryosphere ocean acidification biodiversity Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll eat forever. Or so the old aphorism goes. But is it true given the current state of the evidence? In Europe, the crisis is becoming dire as deep cuts to the numbers of fish...
Climate change: The reality of now in Victoria
on Oct 27, 2008 in australia climate change rivers drought water The Great CO2 Enhancement Experiment (~40% and rising!) continues unabated, and looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, the results are coming in, and the verdict doesn't look good. Numerous lines of evidence from around the...
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