New Anthropocene
Environment
Building more dams will bring a bigger emissions headache
In mid February, a Coalition draft dams plan was leaked to the media. This plan suggested the potential for an additional 100 dams across Australia to help with water security and flood mitigation as well as provide hydro-power. While this plan does not officially form part of the Coalition’s environmental strategy, Tony Abbott has thrown his … Continue reading
How to Win a Climate Change “Argument”
Just some fun. Have a good weekend.
One Angry Summer… Oh, Anthropogenic Climate Change was Involved.
Sure, Australia is a country of drought and flooding rain, but not often at the same time, year after year! Key facts: The Australian summer over 2012 and 2013 has been defined by extreme weather events across much of the continent, including record-breaking heat, severe bushfires, extreme rainfall and damaging flooding. Extreme heatwaves and catastrophic … Continue reading
Future of Food: Water Woes
They even showed a rice crop, happily evaporating that water away…
Tony Abbott Damming Up the Country
The only conclusion that I can draw is that Tony Abbott and a team of geniuses, work through the wee hours of the night to put together ridiculous plans so that people have something to deconstruct. I mean, no-one could intentionally be so misinformed and be in a position to ask Australians to vote for … Continue reading
The environment issues we should be hearing about at this election
By Ian Lowe, Griffith University The forthcoming Australian election will be a critical one for the environment. The most urgent issue is climate change. We are already seeing the social, economic and environmental impacts of about one degree increase in average temperature. The possible impacts of two degrees are frightening enough, but we face the … Continue reading
PIOMAS Arctic Sea Ice Volume 1979 – 2012
Andy just shared an animation he has been working on, which demonstrates just how much sea ice has been lost in the Arctic.
The Week Ahead – Australia Facing 50+ degrees C
[From ABC News]
Boom and Bust: The Bigger the Boom, the bigger the BOOM
I’ve been saying this for some time now. Australia, as well known, is a boom and bust cycle country. It isn’t alone with this cycle either. As we venture further into an unmanaged Anthropocene (as I truly believe we will need to shift from the illusion of stewards to outright engineers) these cycles are likely … Continue reading
The Road to Business as Usual! Are we Doomed to Watch?
In the recent article, CO2 emissions rises mean dangerous climate change now almost certain, the Guardian highlights the growing scientific concern that business as usual is being business as usual, leading us down that cliché nightmarish fork in the road; the higher estimates in the climate models, which will present future generations with a world … Continue reading
