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Climate change expected to impact heavily on Murray

CSIRO scientists predict climate change will cause a 16-35% drop in the amount of water flowing into the rivers of the Murray Darling Basin by 2050.

posted by seamas on February 23, 2006 at 1:14 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

A survey has found Britons are willing to pay an environmental tax, and believe environmental protection should come before economic growth.

posted by markmann on February 22, 2006 at 3:19 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

A group of meteorologists says global warming was not the direct cause of any major storm in recent years.

posted by markmann on February 21, 2006 at 2:46 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

NSW Premier Morris Iemma has announced the creation of 21 new national parks and reserves.

posted by markmann on February 21, 2006 at 2:45 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Logging company Gunns has threatened to take a proposed $1.4billion pulp mill offshore if Labour loses overall majority in Tasmania.

posted by markmann on February 21, 2006 at 2:32 pm · filed under Forests, land and agriculture

Plans to restore the Snowy River have been quietly shelved.

posted by markmann on February 19, 2006 at 6:26 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy

The amount of ice breaking off Greenland’s glaciers has doubled in the last ten years.

posted by markmann on February 19, 2006 at 6:01 pm · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy