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Australia: Climate action call as 'another angry summer' breaks 156 heat records
2014-03-10 02:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than 150 temperature records were broken in Australia during another angry summer that highlighted the need for deep reductions in greenhouse gases, a new report has said. The analysis, by the Climate Council, found that Sydney experienced its driest summer in 27 years, while Melbourne sweltered through its hottest ever 24-hour period, averaging 35.5C. The Victorian capital also had four days in a row above 41C. Elsewhere, Adelaide had a record of 11 days at 42C or hotter during the...
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Australia: Carbon pricing needed to control greenhouse gas emissions - BHP chief
2014-03-08 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Andrew Mackenzie, who took over at BHP in 2013 has called for a price to be put on greenhouse gas emissions to address the threat of global warming. He says the mining industry needs to do more to develop technology to capture and store carbon dioxide. Talking in Houston Texas on the future of fossil fuels and carbon emissions Andrew Mackenzie said BHP needs to think carefully about controlling its carbon emissions. He wants BHP to lead the way. BHP is the world's largest mining company and the third...
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Australia: Great Barrier Reef Faces Irreversible Damage
2014-03-08 15:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Great Barrier Reef will suffer "irreversible' damage by 2030 unless radical action is taken to lower carbon emissions, a stark new report has warned. Unless temperatures are kept below the internationally agreed limit of 2°C warming on pre-industrial levels, the reef will cease to be a coral-dominated ecosystem, the report warns. Unless temperatures are kept below the internationally agreed limit of 2°C (3.6°F) warming on pre-industrial levels, the reef will cease to be a coral-dominated...
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Australia: Santos fined after coal seam gas project contaminates aquifer 'with uranium'
2014-03-08 00:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The NSW government should tear up an agreement with Santos to fast-track a coal seam gas project after the energy producer was fined for contaminating an aquifer, reportedly with uranium, the state opposition says. The Environment Protection Authority issued a $1,500 fine to Santos last month following the pollution incident at the companys Narrabri Gas Field operations in the Pilliga in NSWs northwest. Fairfax Media reports that the aquifer was contaminated with uranium at levels 20 times...
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Wool Prices in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2014-03-07 20:34:34| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices this week slighlty fell in A$ terms, as a result of a lack of demand. Our weekly report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. A glimpse on the New Zealand and South African markets is provided.
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