RAPID REACTION: Floods, fires and storms – experts respond
With the emergency services in Australia now handling floods, fires and storms, we asked several experts to comment on the situation from an emergency management and infrastructure point of view. We...
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NEWS BRIEFING: Living with floods – how ready is Australia?
EMBARGO LIFTED 00.01 AEDT Thurs 21 March ONLINE BRIEFING – Wednesday 20 March at 10:00 AEDT Over the past three years, flooding has become a regular feature of Australian summers. With climate change...
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NEWS BRIEFING: Rethinking the urban water cycle: Is it time Australia adopted...
EMBARGO LIFTED 00.01 AEDT Wed 16 October 2013 NEWS BRIEFING – Tuesday 15 October at 10.30 AEDT Online Launch of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) report: Drinking...
View ArticleRAPID REACTION: Abbot Point dumping of dredge spoil approved – an expert...
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of up to three million tonnes of dredge spoil inside the Great Barrier Reef’s park boundary. More information on the project is...
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NEWS BRIEFING: Why climate change is drying out Australia while Antarctica...
EMBARGO LIFTED 03.00 AEST Monday 12 May NEWS BRIEFING – Friday 9 May at 11:00 AEST Australian-led research has discovered the answers to two climate change-related mysteries. Firstly, why southern...
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BRIEFING: Have we f*#%ed the planet yet? (Science & Anthropocene Review)
EMBARGO LIFTED 06:00 AEDT FRIDAY 16th JAN NEWS BRIEFING – Friday Jan 16th at 09:30 AEDT online Humanity has altered the planet to such a degree that we risk destabilising Earth’s natural systems,...
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NEWS BRIEFING: Bureau makes the call on El Niño
EMBARGO LIFTED 15:00 AEST Tuesday 12 May Join us for this online briefing when climate scientists from the Bureau of Meteorology will confirm whether today marks the start of El Niño, for the first...
View ArticleEXPERT REACTION: NSW flooding and Jerrara Dam evacuation
The NSW State Emergency Services (SES) has issued an alert for Jerrara Dam suggesting dam failure is imminent. The NSW SES has directed local residents to evacuate. Below a flood expert comments: For...
View ArticleEXPERT REACTION: Water on Mars (Nature Geoscience)*
EMBARGO LIFTED 01:00 AEST Tuesday 29 September 2015 Evidence of salty water flows on Mars have been identified by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The researchers have examined unusual streaks found...
View ArticleEXPERT REACTION: Australia can prosper while protecting the environment...
While many people consider economic growth and environmental protection to be opposing and mutually exclusive forces, a detailed report from CSIRO featured as the lead story in the international...
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