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Australia shares consolidate gains, NZ shares close at 5-year high
2013-01-07 11:03:34| Agriculture - Topix.net
Australian shares slipped 0.1 percent on Monday, paring early gains to trade flat as investors consolidated a recent rally on U.S. data showing a steady pace of jobs growth and brisk expansion in the services sector.
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Australia scorching, Gillard blames climate change
2013-01-07 08:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: Australian has been bracing for near-record temperatures, with bushfires ablaze in five out of six states. Police in Tasmania are still searching for those reported missing after fire swept across the island last week. Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned Australians of high bushfire risks in coming days, highlighting global climate warming as the probable cause. "We do know over time that as a result of climate change we are going to see more extreme weather events and conditions." She urged...
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Australia: Weather on steroids: climate change in action
2013-01-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australia is in the midst of a heat wave. In and of itself, that's nothing special, but it is getting hotter. What we do today will dictate how hot we are tomorrow, writes Tony Mohr. Chances are that as you read this, if you're not in Sydney, you're either sweating uncomfortably or sitting in an air-conditioned office. It's probably somewhere between 35 and 40 degrees Celsius outside. More if you're in one of Australia's hotter regional areas. You probably had a fitful night's sleep. We...
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Australia: Spooner's views on climate change are far from weathertight
2013-01-06 15:36:39| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Age: JOHN Spooner's opinion article "Sceptics weather the storm to put their case on climate" published in The Age on December 29, 2012 confirms that he is not qualified to comment on global warming. By comparing the judicial system to scientific methodology, Spooner shows little understanding of either. Scientific method is a worldwide collaborative enterprise aimed at discovering the truth about us and the world we live in. It relies on posing testable hypotheses, collecting and analysing relevant...
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Australia: Tasmania fires rage on as police search burned homes
2013-01-06 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australian police and defense forces searched burned-out vehicles and homes in the towns worst hit by wildfires on the island of Tasmania, where more than 40 fires still raged on Sunday. The blazes began on Thursday on the state's thinly populated southeastern coast, amid a fierce heatwave and strong winds. The heat eased over the weekend, slowing the fires, but late on Sunday firefighters issued an emergency warning for residents in Taranna, 47 km (29 miles) east of the state capital Hobart,...
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