One of the world’s leading coral scientists claims a sixth mass bleaching event is unfolding across the Reef on the eve of the 10-day Unesco monitoring mission.
Bundaberg mayor and former Queensland LNP minister Jack Dempsey says the Morrison Government is “obsessed by coal” and voters in his region “oppose coal” and don’t want new mines.
A new study of satellite data shows changes in ozone-depleting gases in the atmosphere following the Black Summer fires, suggesting the increasing frequency of wildfires due to climate change may delay the recovery of ozone levels.
Great Barrier Reef hit by sixth mass bleaching event, leading coral scientist says
One of the world’s leading coral scientists claims a sixth mass bleaching event is unfolding across the Great Barrier Reef, with official monitoring flights now under way all along the Queensland coastline.
‘Obsessed by coal’: former Queensland LNP minister hits out at Morrison government
Bundaberg mayor and former Queensland LNP minister Jack Dempsey has described the Morrison government as being “obsessed by coal” and out of step with almost everybody on the climate crisis “except the big polluters”.
Black Summer bushfire smoke altered ozone-depleting chemicals in atmosphere, study finds
A team of researchers, led by Peter Bernath of the University of Waterloo, found smoke from the 2019-2020 fires caused extreme changes in a number of ozone-depleting gases at mid-latitude locations.
Mount Hopeful Wind Farm project at Bajool at next stage of approvals process
The $750 million Mount Hopeful Wind Farm project, which will be built between Bajool and Ulogie, has reached the next stage of assessment after an environmental report was submitted to the Federal Government.
Two years after devastating bushfires donated funds remain unspent
The country’s largest wildlife rehabilitation charity, the NSW Wildlife Rescue and Education Service, better known as WIRES, has yet to spend most of the $100 million in donations it raised after the Black Summer fires two years ago.