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Climate alarms from the cryosphere

Posted on 20 September 2011 by Peter Boyer

The state of the world’s sea ice is one of the most telling indicators of a warming planet. The news from the poles is not good. [20 September 2011 | Peter Boyer] While Federal Parliament debates the merits of carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, ice, marine organisms, marine sciences, natural climate influences, organisations and events, scientific institutions | Tagged Antarctic, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Antarctic Peninsula, Arctic, Australia, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, Canada, changes to climate, climate change, climate politics, climate system, Dr Jan Lieser, Dr Rob Massom, global warming, ice, marine organisms, marine sciences, natural climate influences, North-East Passage, North-West Passage, ozone hole, Siberia, Tasmania, University of Bremen, West Antarctica | Comments Off

The hangover that comes from too much fizz

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Peter Boyer

Too much carbon in our atmosphere has a serious impact on life in our oceans. That alone, quite part from global warming, justifies strong action to cut emissions [10 May 2011 | Peter Boyer] It’s un-Australian not to enjoy a … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate system, ecology, environmental degradation, marine organisms, ocean acidification | Tagged Antarctic, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Australia, Australian Antarctic Division, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate change, climate system, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Dr Donna Roberts, ecology, environmental degradation, global warming, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, marine organisms, ocean acidification, pteropods, Tasmania, University of Tasmania | Comments Off

A glimmer of light in the murky haze

Posted on 29 March 2011 by Peter Boyer

Sometimes governments get it right. Climate Futures for Tasmania was an investment that is already paying off, in high-quality data about our future. [29 March 2011 | Peter Boyer] All the angry noise about alarmism and a carbon tax doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, economic activity, economic threat from climate, energy, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, future climate, hydro, land use, modelling, science, scientific method, sea level, Southern Ocean, Tasmanian politics, tourism, trees, water | Tagged agriculture and farming, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Australia, biodiversity, biological resources, Brian Green, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, climate change, Climate Futures for Tasmania, climate politics, climate system, economic activity, economic threat from climate, energy, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, future climate, global warming, hydro, land use, Michael Lockwood, modelling, Nick McKim, Professor Nathan Bindoff, science, scientific method, sea level, Southern Ocean, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, tourism, trees, UTAS School of Geography and Environmental Studies, water | Comments Off

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