Post of the Day
Save our minds by saving the world
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Most Australians are in no doubt about the depressing reality of climate change. How do we cope mentally and emotionally?
Today’s Celebration
Martyr’s Day – Azerbaijan
Armed Forces Day – Mali
Heroes’ Day – Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau
Chiaraque en Canas – Peru
Foundation Day (Rio de Janeiro) – Brazil
Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades – Latvia
Tamborrada – Spain
Climate Change
North American glaciers melting much faster than 10 years ago – study
Satellite images show glaciers in US and Canada, excluding Alaska, are shrinking four times faster than in previous decade
Melting glaciers spell trouble for millions in Asia
In Central Asia, a warming climate is shrinking many glaciers. The Tuyuksu is losing ice every year. Around the world, vanishing glaciers will mean less water for people and crops in the future. Here, the people need to prepare sooner.
New study reveals local drivers of amplified Arctic warming
An international team of researchers, including Professor Sarah Kang and DoYeon Kim in the School of Urban and Environmental Engineering at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has unveiled local drivers of amplified arctic warming.
National
‘It’s like hell here’: Australia bakes as record temperatures nudge 50C
Fears rise for homeless and vulnerable people as communities brace for another week of relentless hot weather
A global economic slowdown is on the horizon – so can Labor put principle before politics?
Greg Jericho
On climate change, Labor should embrace its past rather than be overwhelmed by fear.
Australia faces ‘new normal’ of year-round bushfires [$]
Greg Mullins
Extreme bushfire conditions in Australia are becoming worse, fires are burning in areas that should never burn at times when there should not be fire, former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner Greg Mullins says to describe our now unpredictable fire seasons.
Save our minds by saving the world
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Most Australians are in no doubt about the depressing reality of climate change. How do we cope mentally and emotionally?
New South Wales
Mass fish deaths caused by ‘mismanagement’
The NSW Government has defended itself after a new report blamed river mismanagement for the death of up to a million fish in the Murray-Darling.
‘We’re walking around like zombies’: First the fish died, and Menindee could be next
It took a million dead fish for Australia to pay attention to Menindee’s plight — now people in the outback hamlet are worried their community’s days are numbered and that the national spotlight may have come too late.
‘Cultural water’: Indigenous water claims finally on Darling agenda
It’s been a long time coming, but there’s a growing recognition of the cultural significance Aboriginal groups place on the Barka – and the need for water rights to go with it.
‘They are suffering’: Heatwave sees hundreds of trout die in Snowy Mountains
In eight years of business, Eucumbene Trout Farm owner Peter Cottrell hasn’t seen a heatwave disaster like this.
ACT
Firefighters respond to bushfires started by lightning strikes
Firefighters are monitoring two areas where bushfires were started by lightning strikes in the ACT on Friday afternoon.
Queensland
Deadly flaws in solar panels could prove fatal [$]
Homeowners have been warned to check their solar panels after worrying new stats revealed they could have a “ticking time bomb” on their roofs.
Western Australia
How rock lobsters turned into a hot potato for the WA Government
Jacob Kagi
The Fisheries Minister wants to make more lobsters available to WA consumers and lobster fishers want more people buying lobster at affordable prices. So how did this turn into such a spiteful political row?
Sustainability
Don’t have an air conditioner? Here are some other ways to stay cool during a heatwave
Are there better ways to keep cool, without sending your power bills sky high or spending all day in the pool? Here’s what our ABC Messenger audience told us.
Scientists turn carbon emissions into usable energy
A recent study, affiliated with South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has introduced a system that turn carbon emissions into usable energy.
New ways to harness wasted methane
The primary component of natural gas, methane, is itself a potent greenhouse gas. A recent study has unveiled a high performance catalyst for methane conversion to formaldehyde.
Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria
New technology can clean water twice as fast as commercially available ultrafiltration membranes
Air pollution increases ER visits for breathing problems
Rate depends on age, pollutant and lung disease
Can a critic-turned-believer sway others? The case of genetically modified foods
When an advocate for one side of an issue announces that he or she now believes the opposite, can that message affect others’ views? Research shows that such a conversion message can influence public attitudes. Using video of environmentalist Mark Lynas speaking about his change from an opponent of genetically modified crops to an advocate, researchers found that message had a greater impact than his direct advocacy message.
Could flexitarianism save the planet?
Sam Wolfson
Scientists say a drastic cut in meat consumption is needed, but this requires political will
Nature Conservation
Mangrove patches deserve greater recognition no matter the size
Governments must provide stronger protection for crucial small mangrove patches, is the call led by scientists at international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London), which hosts the IUCN SSC Mangrove Specialist Group, in a letter published in Science today.
Green turtle: The success of the reintroduction program in Cayman Islands
The reintroduction program for the green turtle in the Cayman Islands has been crucial in order to recover this species, which are threatened by the effects of human overexploitation, according to the first genetic study of the green turtle’s reintroduction program in this area of the Atlantic ocean.
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change
Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean region.
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