Firing experts in Antarctica couldn't come at a worse time
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Author Jack Lohmann on his new book about phosphorus
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“Wombat grabber” is now the greatest Australian insult. To grab a wombat — look there’s just no coming back from that."
The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change
How shifting seasons are altering allergies and agriculture
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The Court of Appeal upheld sentences totalling 35 years for climate activists
News out of the US on the firing of public servants by the Trump administration has consequences worldwide. Downsizing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will potentially impact many nations including our capacity to forecast extreme weather events and understand the consequences of climate change. The Trump administration has it in for NOAA. Continue reading »
The current push in Australia to deploy nuclear power reactors once again contrasts an excessive optimism by nuclear proponents against the continuing stagnant situation of nuclear power worldwide. That contrast is the subject of our new report for the EnergyScience Coalition. The latest nuclear proposals are built on three speculations. First, projected AI-related energy demand Continue reading »
At launch sites, rockets are leaving a trail of damage to wildlife, vegetation, and water
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The warming has led to an increase in the frequency of extreme heat events [in southern Australia] … In contrast, northern Australia has been wetter than average over the last 30 years.