Category Archives: Antarctic

The huge and endless cost of rising seas

Posted on 25 July 2017 by Peter Boyer

Protecting coastal infrastructures is just the beginning of our battle to survive the rising tide. Rising out of a coastal swamp, medieval Venice became a maritime power with a global reach. Now, that glorious relic of empire is being reclaimed by … Continue reading →

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Chinese stake in Hobart’s new ocean research centre

Posted on 23 May 2017 by Peter Boyer

With help from China, CSIRO is reasserting its leading position in Southern Hemisphere climate science. CSIRO is back in town and back on the world climate research stage. That was the real news in yesterday’s welcome announcement of a new … Continue reading →

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A greenhouse bomb primed to explode

Posted on 28 March 2017 by Peter Boyer

If the predicted methane “pulse” comes to pass we will have a whole new climate ball-game. The name Siberia is said to derive from a Tartar phrase meaning “sleeping land”. That sleeping land is now waking up. The mean temperature … Continue reading →

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