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Australia: Drought-stricken Queensland town considers evacuating 3,000 residents
2014-02-05 02:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: After two years with almost no rain, a Queensland town is planning for the possible evacuation of its entire population as water supplies run out. The mayor of the inland community of Cloncurry, near Mount Isa, says evacuating its 3,000 residents will be a last resort. But that option is part of an emergency plan now being developed in response to dwindling water supplies. Mayor Andrew Daniels says residents are now on the toughest water restrictions, with domestic use restricted to the bare...
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Bombardier consortium contracted to provide 75 new six-car trains for Queensland
2014-01-30 01:00:00| Railway Technology
A consortium of Bombardier Transportation, John Laing, ITOCHU Corporation and Uberior, has won a $4.1bn order to provide 75 new six-car electrical multiple units (EMUs) for the Queensland government.
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Bombardier Consortium wins $4.1bn Queensland Government contract
2014-01-20 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Bombardier NGR Consortium has won a A$4.4bn ($4.1bn) contract from the Queensland Government for the New Generation Rollingstock Project.
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Climate change threatens native eucalyptus species with extinction, Queensland study finds
2014-01-13 08:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The future is looking grim for some species of Australian eucalyptus trees, as they feel the impact of more severe heatwaves, droughts and floods. Researchers from the University of Queensland looked at such effects on more than 100 eucalypt species, finding that some may be wiped out from increasingly extreme weather conditions. The report was modelled on two temperature scenarios. The first scenario was for an increase of one degree by 2055 and an increase of just over two degrees by 2085....
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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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