Fire authorities are stretched to their limit fighting dozens of fires across Victoria and New South Wales, which have destroyed dozens of homes. A change in wind direction is making life extremely difficult for firefighters in Victoria, as they race to limit the number of houses that are lost. … Victoria’s Premier John Brumby said […]
We can expect waves of animal refugees because of climate change…before the waves of human refugees. Here’s an unexpected moment shared with a weaning koala clearly suffering in the heatwave. It was early evening on a day when finally we had some relief from the heat of the middle of the day when the youngster […]
The steady retreat of glaciers on China’s Qinghai-Tibet plateau during the past 40 years is troubling, scientists in the Asian nation said Wednesday. Xin Yuanhong, senior engineer in charge of a three-year field study, said the glaciers at the headwaters of the Yangtze, China’s longest river, now cover 406 square miles, down from 482 square […]
by Marc Moncrief Victorians should cancel whatever plans they may have had for tomorrow and take whatever steps necessary to prepare for what Premier John Brumby is calling the "worst day in the history of the state". With temperatures set to soar to the mid-40s throughout Victoria, Mr Brumby said the conditions were worse […]
By Lucy Hornby LIDONG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – China has declared an emergency over a drought which could damage the important wheat crop, threatening further hardship for farmers amid slumping economic growth. The dry winter gripping parts of central and northern China has sent Zhengzhou wheat futures up 5 percent this week but physical prices […]
David. S. Battisti1 and Rosamond L. Naylor2 Higher growing season temperatures can have dramatic impacts on agricultural productivity, farm incomes, and food security. We used observational data and output from 23 global climate models to show a high probability (>90%) that growing season temperatures in the tropics and subtropics by the end of the 21st […]
By Clare Baldwin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A new survey of California winter snows on Thursday showed the most populous state is facing one of the worst droughts in its history, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said. The state, which produces about half the United States’ vegetables and fruit, is in its third year of drought and […]
By Michael Perry SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A heatwave scorching southern Australia, causing transport chaos by buckling rail lines and leaving more than 10,000 homes without power, is a sign of climate change, the climate change minister said on Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a total of six days of 40-plus Celsius […]
By DEBORA REY, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s president declared an agricultural emergency Monday in the nation’s breadbasket provinces, responding to a key demand by powerful farm organizations amid the worst drought in decades. Cristina Fernandez told political and business leaders in a televised press conference that the decree will exempt thousands […]
by Richard Harris All Things Considered, January 26, 2009 · Climate change is essentially irreversible, according to a sobering new scientific study. As carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise, the world will experience more and more long-term environmental disruption. The damage will persist even when, and if, emissions are brought under control, says study author […]
