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Fossil fuel emissions behind Australia's record-breaking spring heat
2016-02-22 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: World leaders and street protesters were struggling in a heatwave with temperatures hovering around 40C at Brisbanes G20 meeting. Longreach in central Queensland had 13 days straight when the maximum temperature hit 40C (104F) or higher four days longer than the towns previous record. Down in New South Wales and Tasmania, residents fought off bushfires. A few weeks earlier, South Australia had its hottest October on record. This was the spring of 2014, Australias hottest September-November...
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Global satellite map highlights sensitivity of Australia's plants
2016-02-17 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The study suggests the vegetation of our interior does not respond to sudden increases in rainfall because it has "learned" that drought will soon follow. It also indicates the Murray-Darling Basin is one of the world's most ecologically sensitive zones, and highlights the fact that Australian flora is most sensitive to changes in water availability. The maps are part of a study, published today in the journal Nature, that analyses 14 years of satellite data measuring the key climate variables...
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Australia's Woodside profit tumbles 99%
2016-02-17 07:22:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Woodside Petroleum - Australia's largest independent oil and gas company - posts a 99% fall in profits for year to 31 December.
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Beadwindow Continues Supporting Australia's Defence Fuel Network
2016-02-10 10:57:00| Naval Technology
Beadwindow, in association with Kiah Consulting, has been granted an additional contract assisting operation of the Australian Department of Defence's fuel installation network, with more than 100 sites worldwide.
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continues
supporting
fuel
New 'backpacker tax' will devastate Australia's agriculture industry: farmers
2016-02-08 13:00:40| Agriculture - Topix.net
MARK COLVIN: Fruit and vegetable growers are getting increasingly anxious about a new tax on the backpackers they rely on to pick their crops. They've already got more than 8,500 signatures on a petition urging the Government to change its plans.
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tax
agriculture
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