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Australia: Climate Council links New South Wales bushfires to climate change
Posted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Simon Lauder on October 26th, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Scientists say there is a very real link between the recent bushfires in New South Wales and climate change.
As the Federal Government continues to reject claims that recent bushfires are linked with climate change, a report by scientists has stirred the debate further by saying the two are indeed linked.
The Climate Council, which was called the Climate Commission before it was recently de-funded by the Coalition Government, says climate change is increasing the probability of extreme fire...
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Posted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Simon Lauder on March 24th, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: TONY EASTLEY: It's not just the Defence Forces coming under pressure from climate change.
A group which represents investment and superannuation funds says Australia's major industries need to do a better job of protecting themselves.
The Investor Group on Climate Change, which says it represents Australian and New Zealand investment with combined funds of $900 billion, has released a series of reports showing climate change is already posing new risks for investors.
The reports were conducted...
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Posted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Simon Lauder on January 12th, 2013
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A new report from the Federal Government's Climate Commission says the heatwave and bushfires that have affected Australia this week have been exacerbated by global warming.
The report - Off the Charts: Extreme Australian Summer Heat - warns of more extreme bushfires and hotter, longer, bigger and more frequent heatwaves, due to climate change.
It says the number of record heat days across Australia has doubled since 1960 and more temperature records are likely to be broken as hot conditions...
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