More rain headed to flood-ravaged communities
Monday, 28 March 2022
Life-threatening flash flooding and intense rainfall could hit some of Australia’s most disaster-ravaged areas with another dangerous weather system looming.
The Great Barrier Reef is being hit by a fourth mass coral bleaching event in six years and the first ever to occur in La Nina year, authorities have confirmed.
And new data shows that the emissions from Queensland’s proposed coal mines would effectively double the state’s greenhouse gas figures.
Great Barrier Reef authority confirms 'mass bleaching' event as UN monitoring mission underway
The Great Barrier Reef is suffering "mass bleaching" as corals lose their colour under the stress of warmer seas, authorities have confirmed.
Northern NSW, southeast Queensland told to brace for more heavy rain after recent floods
Life-threatening flash flooding and intense rainfall could hit some of Australia’s most disaster-ravaged areas with another dangerous weather system looming.
Thirteen-year-old Ella O'Dwyer-Oshlack should be at school but she now doesn't have one. Instead, the Lismore teen on Friday told a crowd of about 1,000 people outside Kirribilli House in Sydney the recent floods had made her a "climate refugee"
Queensland’s proposed coal mines would double emissions, report suggests
Queensland’s proposed coal mines would produce enough direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions to effectively double the figures now reported annually to the federal government, according to new analysis from environment group Lock the Gate Alliance.
Over 500 academics sign open letter demanding end to fossil fuel funded research
Over 500 academics from more than 125 universities across the globe signed an open letter calling on universities to ban funding from fossil-fuel companies for climate-related research on Monday 21 March.
Fighting the inevitable: Coal closures and the clean energy transition
The Federal Government continues to back coal-fired power, but with an election looming, it’s not too late to change, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.