We have long been warned that climate change would intensify the severity and frequency of extreme weather. That future has now arrived.
After hearing of ground-breaking Australian research into how seaweed could reduce planet-warming methane emissions in cows,Sam Elsom left fashion behind.
Though the news of this latest disastrous bleaching event is shocking,we shouldn’t be surprised.
In some ways,this latest report says much the same thing as the last report. The difference is that the impacts are happening even faster now.
The government’s report to UNESCO is a classic case of spin over substance. It makes you wonder:what alternative universe is our federal government living in?
Glasgow’s COP26 was not a total success,nor was it an abject failure and,despite Australia’s poor contribution,there is some cause for cautious optimism.
Instead of heeding early warnings that the reef was at risk,the government is working hard to ensure it isn’t embarrassed by an adverse UNESCO ruling next week.