Category Archives: Southern Ocean

Needed: an army of fisher-folk to help unravel the sea’s secrets

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Peter Boyer

Our oceans bear some disturbing tidings about the state of our planet, which we need urgently to attend to. Redmap is a Tasmanian initiative that seeks to involve fishing people in mapping changes to our coastal marine environment. [15 December … Continue reading →

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Tasmania in 2100: the vision of our new breed of future-gazers

Posted on 10 November 2009 by Peter Boyer

Simulating our climate using computer models has been an important tool in understanding how rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect global processes. Now, world-leading modellers are building a high-resolution vision of our own island’s future climate. [10 … Continue reading →

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Antarctic ice and sea levels: the knowledge gap

Posted on 5 May 2009 by Peter Boyer

Antarctic ice is the biggest unknown in our quest to get a handle on future sea levels, but it looks as if it will play a key role. Continue reading →

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