NSW flood info 'incorrect and out of date'

A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the Northern Rivers and Hawkesbury flood disasters found the information from the Bureau of Meteorology and NSW SES was “incorrect and out of date”.

The damning findings come as a leading Australian climate researcher warns that trillions of dollars may be misallocated to deal with the wrong climate threats around the world because the models used by central banks and regulators aren’t fit for purpose.

And a proposal to pay ageing coal burning power stations to be on call to add their power to the grid looks in doubt after both fossil fuel and renewable power companies hit out at the plan.

‘Out of date, inaccurate and confusing’: BOM, SES and Resilience NSW slammed for flood response

A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the state’s deadly flood disasters in the Northern Rivers and Hawkesbury region found the information from the Bureau of Meteorology and NSW SES was “incorrect and out of date”.

Satellite data shows Antarctic sea ice is at it's lowest July level since monitoring began

Last month saw the lowest extent of Antarctic sea ice on record for July, according to the European Union's satellite monitoring group. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) found Antarctic sea ice extent reached 1.53 million square kilometres — some 1.1 million km2, or seven per cent, below the 1991-2020 average for July. 

Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch

Trillions of dollars may be misallocated to deal with the wrong climate threats around the world because the models used by central banks and regulators aren’t fit for purpose, a leading Australian climate researcher says.

ACTU pushes for caps on energy bills and a windfall tax on corporate profits ahead of jobs summit

The Reserve Bank should use interest rates to push for full employment, and the government should introduce controls on energy prices to curb inflation, according to a report commissioned by the ACTU ahead of next month’s jobs summit.

Power companies switch off support for key clean energy proposal

A key reform the federal government says is urgently needed to modernise the electricity grid and boost the take-up of clean energy has been plunged into uncertainty after both major fossil fuel and renewable power companies hit out at the plan.

Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers surge near Whyalla after fishing ban is reimposed

Whyalla tourism operators have been buoyed by recent figures showing a surge in Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers. Recently published figures reveal a 28 per cent increase in the numbers of cuttlefish migrating to waters around the Eyre Peninsula town for their breeding season.