Daily Links Aug 11
Top Post Great southern drought: Australian farmers crippled, climate action stalled Amidst the worst drought in living memory, the world’s driest continent is also heating up due to climate change. …
Daily Links Aug 10
Top Post Surprise! Trees are gaining ground globally Amid wildfires, climate change, insect outbreaks and deforestation, news about forests can seem like one long-running disaster. https://www.insidescience.org/news/surprise-trees-are-gaining-ground-globally Today’s Celebration Independence of …
Daily Links Aug 9
Top Post To help drought-affected farmers, we need to support them in good times as well as bad Jacki Schirmer et al Farmers need help to plan for droughts, not …
Daily Links Aug 8
Top Post Forests crucial for limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Trying to tackle climate change by replacing forests with crops for bioenergy power stations that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) …
Daily Links Aug 6
Top Post Most Australians want more renewables to help lower power prices – poll Survey comes as Victoria and Queensland urged to block national energy guarantee and business groups call …
Daily Links Aug 7
Post of the Day Children are highly vulnerable to health risks of a changing climate Children and adolescents are more vulnerable to climate-related disasters because of their anatomic, cognitive, immunologic, …
Daily Links Aug 5
Top Post Push for pedestrian crossings to always be green [$] Pedestrian crossing signals would be permanently green and would change only when a car arrived at the intersection, under …
Daily Links Aug 4
Top Post Clearing of native vegetation in NSW jumps 800% in three year Figures released after eight-month battle between Guardian Australia and state tribunal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/aug/04/clearing-of-native-vegetation-in-nsw-jumps-800-in-three-years Today’s Celebration Anniversary of Huancavelica …
Daily Links Aug 3
Top Post For wildlife, climate change brings a mixed bag Discussions around climate change and wildlife tend to focus on winners and losers. In reality, animals’ responses cross a wide …
Daily Links Aug 2
Top Post Last year was warmest ever that didn’t feature an El Niño, report finds State of the climate report found 2017 was the third warmest with a record high …