This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication proofread Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so…
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Tinny Of Soon To Be Deported Blokes Arriving In WA Eclipses Housing Crisis, Climate Change, Buckling Health System And Cost Of Living Pressures As The Most Pressing Issue On National Agenda
WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT After a tumultuous few years, the political landscape might just be returning to normal this week. Following a glut of stories about a variety of issues directly impacting everyday Australians, a semblance of normality returned to the news cycle on Friday afternoon. That came in the form of a tinny…
Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline
The Paris Climate Accords in 2015 set an ambitious (and necessary) goal of keeping global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temps. But a new study says we might’ve blown past that threshold several years ago. A new study from University Western Australia Oceans Institute studied long-lived Caribbean sclerosponges and created an ocean temperature…
Australia fights a highly destructive termite aided by climate change – The Washington Post
The destruction at Galaxy Auditorium restaurant at Wycliffe Well — a tiny highway stop calling itself the “UFO capital of Australia” — is the destruction that could lie ahead for many places on the continent unless mastotermes darwiniensis can be stopped. These termites are the last survivors of an ancestral species that shared space with…
Scientists report ‘heartening’ 30% reduction in plastic pollution on Australia’s coast | Australia news | The Guardian
The amount of plastic pollution on Australia’s coast has decreased by up to 30% on average as a result of work by local governments to reduce litter, according to research by Australia’s science agency. Scientists from CSIRO surveyed 183 coastal sites in six Australian states for plastic and other litter, such as glass, in 2018-19….
Anthony Albanese calls for coal power stations to come back online in climate change strategy shock | Daily Mail Online
Labor has begged industry bosses to fire up all their coal-fuelled power stations at full capacity to ease the national energy crisis in a dramatic policy u-turn. Just days after promising ‘real action on climate change’, Labor today demanded the nation’s coal power stations are all brought back into service as soon as possible. At…
WA’s south-west is set for a dry winter and climate change is part of the reason – ABC News
As Australia’s north and east gets set for a soaking-wet winter, the weather bureau’s seasonal outlook shows WA’s most populated region looking starkly different to the rest of the country. Key points: Instead of being covered in blues and greens, the rainfall forecast map is marked by hues of orange and red — a sign a dry…
Magpies face bleak future as heat rises with climate change – ABC News
The sound of magpies warbling in the morning is synonymous with life in Australia, but Perth researchers are predicting a bleak future for the beloved species. Key points: Research conducted by associate professor Amanda Ridley and her team at the University of Western Australia has found that very hot weather is affecting the birds’ ability…
