April to September (autumn and winter) rainfall deciles from 1997 to 2011 for Australia (a decile rainfall map shows whether the rainfall is above average, average or below average for the most recent 15-year period, in comparison with the entire rainfall record from 1900). Areas of highest on record and lowest on record are also […]
By Evan Duffey, Meteorologist17 March 2012 Tropical Cyclone Lua (17S) made landfall today near Port Hedland in Western Australia, bringing torrential rain and damaging winds. And while Lua is now dissipating, another tropical system is developing, and already bringing impacts to land. Lua brought hurricane-force winds and torrential rains to the coast. Luckily the cyclone […]
SYDNEY, 14 March 2012 (AFP) – Australia’s climate is warming at an alarming rate and is set to become drier despite recent record floods, scientists said Wednesday in a report that warns of increased drought and fiercer storms. The country has seen annual average daily temperatures rise by 0.9 degrees Celsius since 1911, with each […]
By Tara Patel13 March 2012 Water pollution from agriculture is costing billions of dollars a year in developed countries and is expected to increase in China and India as farmers race to increase food production, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. “Pollution from farm pesticides and fertilizers is often diffuse, making it hard […]
7 March 2012 (National Geographic) – In an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare, swarms of spiders spin webs in a bush in flood-ravaged Wagga Wagga (map), Australia, Tuesday. After a week of record rain, floodwaters across eastern Australia have forced the ground-dwelling spiders—and at least 13,000 people—to flee their homes, according to Reuters. The rampant webs blanketing […]
10 March 2012 (Radio Australia) – Towns across Australia’s eastern states of New South Wales and Victoria are starting the clean up, after more than a week of record flooding. Three quarters of NSW has been affected by the floods, and 46 areas have been declared disaster zones. Flood waters are receding in much of […]
VIDEO: From dust to deluge By Amelia Harris, Michelle Ainsworth, Aaron Langmaid, John Dagge, and AAP5 March 2012 AS the nation’s flood crisis claims its second victim after record rainfall in three states, communities continue sandbagging as Numurkah’s hospital closes due to extensive damage. The second man died after his was car washed off a […]
By Ben Cubby6 March 2012 CRACKS are appearing in the state’s response to rising sea levels, with one council facing potential legal action from a developer and other residents worried about planning controls and insurance risks. Lake Macquarie Council recently updated its recommendations for about 10,000 people living up to three metres above the average […]
By Phoebe Sedgman 29 February 2012 Hundreds of residents are being forced from their homes in New South Wales as floodwaters threaten as much as half of Australia’s most populous state and heavy rainfall spreads to neighboring Victoria. About 50 percent of NSW, home to the nation’s biggest city Sydney, is flooded or under threat […]
“Bitches be cryin’ about a carbon tax” In the media landscape, there are climate change deniers and believers, but rarely are those speaking about climate change actually climate scientists. Word up with these scientists and numerous students: Dr. Jason Evans, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Dr. Katrin Meissner, Senior Lecturer, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW […]
