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Australia: Marine turtles' nesting troubles attributed to continuing drought
2016-01-29 02:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A Cape York environmental organisation has discovered Queensland's continuing drought is causing problems for marine turtles attempting to nest on an island in the northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. You would see turtles spending an hour, an hour and a half, trying to dig a chamber to lay their eggs in and just not making any progress because the sand was just too dry. In nesting seasons gone by, up to 40 female hawksbill and green turtles per night could be seen building their nests...
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China offers sonar vessel to Australia to help search for Malaysian MH370 flight
2016-01-29 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss has announced that a Chinese sonar-equipped vessel will support underwater search efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet.
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Boeing wins $2.46bn contract to deliver P-8A aircraft for US and Australia
2016-01-29 01:00:00| Naval Technology
Boeing has been awarded a $2.46bn contract to manufacture and deliver P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for the US Navy, and the Government of Australia.
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Hunt under pressure as Australia loses climate cred, gains carbon risk
2016-01-28 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Renew Economy: Australias poor record on climate change action and energy market reform has been highlighted by two major global publications this week, bringing environment minister Greg Hunt under renewed pressure to defend his departments policy. The first, the latest rankings of the Yale environmental performance index described by Hunt himself as the most credible, scientifically based, hard data-based analysis in the world shows Australia has dropped 10 places in its overall ranking on protecting...
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Australia: Wildfires Are Burning Some of the Worlds Oldest Trees
2016-01-28 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Northwest Tasmania is home to part of the Gondwana forest. It's a stretch of primeval-looking temperate rainforest, much like the one found in the Pacific Northwest's Olympic National Park. Trees more than 1,000 years old tower above ancient ferns, forming a connection to the distant past. It's why the region has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But that connection is being broken by climate change. Fueled by extremely dry conditions that stretch back two years, major bushfires have...
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