Tasmanian Times
Climate Change
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1.5KAutumn Potentially ‘Wetter than Average’
Advisory – Bureau of Meteorology, 25 February 2022 Autumn Outlook La Niña wanes while Australia faces a potentially wetter-than-average autumn Autumn days...
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In Heatwaves, Tasmania’s Tall Eucalypt Forests No Longer Absorb Carbon
Southern Tasmania’s tall eucalyptus forests are exceptionally good at taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into wood. For many...
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New Exhibition Explores Impact of Climate Change in Antarctica
A new exhibition by European-Australian artist Michaela Skovranova, exploring the impacts of climate change in Antarctica, was launched at the Institute for Marine...
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Local Government and Climate Change
Newsletter item – Local Government Association Tasmania, 9 February 2022 Climate Change Climate change is a major priority for councils and their...
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1.2KExpert Comment on New Feasibility Report on Carbon ‘Geoengineering’
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has published a new report on the topic of Geoengineering, the deliberate manipulation of the global Earth environment in...
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Is Meat Really That Bad?
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Climate Change Biggest Danger to Birds on Edge of Extinction
Up to 216 Australian birds are now threatened – compared with 195 a decade ago – and climate change is now the...
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1.3KProven – Australia’s Black Summer of Fire was Not Normal
The Black Summer forest fires of 2019–2020 burned more than 24 million hectares, directly causing 33 deaths and almost 450 more from...
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Governments Can Manage Orderly Exit of Coal Plants
The international climate summit in Glasgow aimed to ‘consign coal power to history‘. But while some major coal-consuming countries have agreed to...
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Electric Cars Alone Won’t Save the Planet
Electric cars alone won’t save the planet. We’ll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely At the COP26 climate...
