The Age newspaper reports: A study in Australia’s eucalypt forests has revealed that levels of carbon and greenhouse gases released in wildfire could be reduced by fuel reduction burning, or planned burns conducted prior to the bushfire season in high risk forests. Funded by the Bushfire CRC, the work was led by researchers at the University of Melbourne and is…
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Spell-binding... The ocean becomes cosmos, the man a satellite & the bottom of the sea an unknown planet OCEAN GRAVITY @guillaumenery http://t.co/CMSLqaOFZD — SPUNCO FILMS (@spunco) December 11, 2014
Data collected and analysed by the Bureau of Meteorology show that 2014 was Australia's third-warmest year on record while rainfall was near average nationally. Nationally, Australian temperatures have warmed approximately one degree since 1950, and the continued warmth in 2014 adds to this long-term warming trend. Simply the single most pressing and present public policy issue of our time. Yes,…
The vaquita - a rare cetacean discovered only discovered 60 years ago - might soon be extinct http://t.co/NEYJKkmNLZ pic.twitter.com/rWYqW163ZK — GreatOceanQuarterly (@GreatOceanQrtly) December 16, 2014
.@NOAA-led rescue team frees humpback whale from life-threatening entanglement in Hawaii http://t.co/7DWQF4iMVQ pic.twitter.com/ZwtHKigCTP — Sanctuaries (NOAA) (@sanctuaries) December 16, 2014
Variations on a theme: Some great work from Amanda Cox at the New York Times looking at US Labour Markets: At every age, the chances of not working have changed in the last 15 years. Teenagers are far more likely not to work. Older people are retiring later and working more. In the ages in between — the periods of…
The Class of 2020 http://youtu.be/KFly92YwrQU?list=UUmWzPTYrtJQ3Up1muMu-i6Q
The OECD has released its Economic Overview for Australia for 2014. The OECD report suggests Australia’s material living standards and well-being compare well internationally, reflecting a well-managed and successful economy. The economy is slowing as the prolonged mining boom recedes. Output growth of about 3% is expected for 2014 and 2.5% in 2015. [Editor’s note – Growth of 2.5% is seen…
A stunning photographic essay by Alex S. MacLean from the New York Times. The contrast of decay and hopelessness and the first signs of renewal are both graphic and encouraging. One senses a potential for Detroit to be "the-first-of-the-last" and potentially lead the way to newly configured and sustainable urban landscapes. Certainly not yet, but look closely at MacLean's wonderful…