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Australia’s bush fire preparedness under threat as climate change kicks in
Posted by Sydney Morning Herald: Lucy Cormack on November 18th, 2015
Sydney Morning Herald: Australia risks being under-prepared for longer, drier and more severe bushfire seasons, a report from the Climate Council says.
The national report found that record-breaking temperatures and hot winds will place unprecedented strain on firefighting resources, estimating that the number of professional firefighters across Australia will need to double by 2030.
Australia's bushfire season got off to an early start, when more than 200 fires burned across Victoria in the first week of October,...
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Comments Off on Australia’s bush fire preparedness under threat as climate change kicks inClimate change means plants are growing better, but they are drinking more water
Posted by Sydney Morning Herald: Lucy Cormack on October 20th, 2015
Sydney Morning Herald: Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide is making plants in Australia's semi-arid and subtropical regions bigger and greener. It's also making them a hell of a lot thirstier.
It is a peculiar paradox that sees plants "greening" and growing better as a result of climate change, while water supply across Australia's grazing and annual cropping land is suffering.
"What we are seeing is very much consistent with [the effect of] increasing carbon dioxide, the main ingredient of photosynthesis. So higher...
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