Post of the Day
Effective fisheries management can reduce extinction risk of marine fish stocks
Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on the number of marine species that face extinction.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uobc-efm082418.php
Today’s Celebration
Heroes Day – Namibia
Our Lady of Czestochowa – Poland
Women’s Equality Day – United States of America
Khordad Sal (Shensai) – Zoroastrian
Women’s Equality Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/womens-equality-day/
National Op Shop Week – http://opshopweek.com.au/
More about Aug 26 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_26
Climate Change
Global warming is fine with me [$]
Rory Gibson
I’m sitting on my front steps soaking up the glorious winter sunshine, hoping like hell they don’t interfere with global warming any time soon.
National
Power prices hit household budgets less than in 1984
Nigel Gladstone
Changes to average household power prices are not what they seem.
Victoria
Horror forecast has CFA on high alert – and it’s only winter
The winter bushfires north of the border indicate Victoria’s fire season could start in early spring.
Trains every 10 minutes in Cranbourne rail boost [$]
The number of peak-period train services to and from Cranbourne will be doubled under a $750 million Andrews Government plan to duplicate track on the crowded line.
New South Wales
Coogee beach pollution set to become an election issue
Sydney Water is investigating ways to clean up sewage pollution on Coogee Beach, and will release its findings just months out from the state election as the government fights to hang onto the seat.
Thunderstorms to hit drought areas, but it’s small relief to farmers
Rain and thunderstorms have been predicted for the drought-stricken, northern regions of NSW but it won’t be enough to break the drought.
ACT
Calls for more park and ride spaces for overhauled bus network
A review into park and ride areas is happening later this year
Changes to the proposed bus network in Canberra won’t work unless existing infrastructure is significantly upgraded, according to a community council.
Tasmania
Caution on weedkiller cancer link [$]
Cancer Council Australia is calling on Tasmanian councils to consider alternatives to the weedkiller Roundup after a major lawsuit in the US.
Big plans for fish farms [$]
Aquaculture Tasmania’s aquaculture industries are pouring millions of dollars into processing facilities, feed manufacturing plants and hatcheries as the sector continues to expand in the state.
Northern Territory
Resolve to mark slayings
There could soon be a new national park or public holiday in the Northern Territory to commemorate and educate people on the massacres of indigenous people.
Western Australia
State seeks to reopen Kimberley’s Ellendale yellow diamond mine
The site is considered to contain more diamonds. It also has a $40 million environmental “legacy” after being abandoned by its previous operator.
Perth is the city ‘designed for cars’
Expert finds Perth is too “car-centric” in the outer suburbs.
Sustainability
Carry the cost: plastic bag levy in UK ‘to rise to 10p – with no shop spared’
Ministers consider doubling existing 5p levy and imposing it on even smallest stores
Nature Conservation
Effective fisheries management can reduce extinction risk of marine fish stocks
Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on the number of marine species that face extinction.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uobc-efm082418.php
Tree species richness in Amazonian wetlands is three times greater than expected
Compilation of data from forest inventories and botanical collections generates a list of 3,615 tree species in wetland areas of the Amazon Basin
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/fda-tsr082418.php
Carbon emissions in African savannas triple previous estimates
Widespread tree felling in African savannas is producing at least three times as many carbon emissions as was previously thought, research suggests.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uoe-cei082418.php
Kelp forests function differently in warmer oceans
The dynamics of kelp forests in the North-East Atlantic will experience a marked change as ocean warming continues and warm-water kelp species become more abundant, according to new research.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uop-kff082318.php