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Australia: Thousands of bats killed by hot weather in Queensland
2014-01-06 06:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of bats have died across Queensland after extremely hot weather at the weekend. On Saturday Dayboro resident Murray Paas found hundreds of dead flying foxes on the ground of his 1.5-hectare property. He filmed the sight and uploaded it to YouTube, describing it as "massive carnage' from the extreme temperatures, which rose above 43C in Brisbane on Saturday. Paas told Guardian Australia that he estimated more than 1,000 bats had died in the heat on his property alone. "[The bats]...
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Australia Local Auto Sales Fall by Record as Carmakers Seek Exit
2014-01-06 03:30:38| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Australian sales of locally-produced vehicles fell a record 15 percent last year as Ford Motor Co.
In Australia, 2013 was a Scorcher for the Record Books
2014-01-03 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The numbers are in and Australia just finished it's hottest year since recordkeeping began in 1910. Not only was 2013 the hottest year on record, but it featured other notable milestones, from adding a new color to the temperature map to a wild and damaging start to bushfire season. And while the calendar has turned to 2014, the weather appears stuck in 2013. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) released its 2013 numbers on Friday. They show that the average annual temperature in Australia...
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Australia swelters under a sham climate change policy after hottest year on record
2014-01-03 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia's temperatures have warmed by "about 1° C since 1910" according to the Bureau of Meteorology, and 2013 was the hottest year since records began in 1910. In the last 11 months leading to November 2013 average temperatures "were 1.25°C above average" and 2013 saw maximum temperatures 1.45°C above the average. The full update is available from the BOM here. It bears repeating: 2013 was Australia's hottest year on record and globally the seventh hottest year on record. Most of Australia...
Australia: Bushfire fears as soaring temperatures make North Stradbroke battle tougher
2014-01-03 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Temperatures in Queensland are expected to continue soar over the weekend and firefighters fear a wind change forecast for Saturday will worsen a fire burning on North Stradbroke Island which has already jumped containment lines. Parts of central Queensland will see temperatures reach up to 46C on Friday and Saturday. Brisbane is forecasted to reach 41C on Saturday. Four weather stations recorded the highest ever January temperatures on Thursday afternoon, reaching 48.1C in Birdsville. About...
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