In a new report by The Australian Strategic Policy Institute it is claimed that the validity of Australia's territorial claim over 42 percent of Antarctica will face more challenges. "There is going to be a lot more pressure on Antarctica - climate … [Read more...] about New Report Outlines Potential Challenges To Australia’s Claim to Antarctica
Archives for April 8, 2007
Latest IPCC Climate Change Report
It was all over ABC news yesterday that Australia’s magnificent Great Barrier Reef is in "real danger of disappearing in 20 years" The journalist, Elizabeth Jackson, was extrapolating from a new United Nation’s 23-page summary of a report on … [Read more...] about Latest IPCC Climate Change Report
Pacific Island Rises Up Out of the Ocean
There has been widespread concern that rising sea levels from global warming will swamp Pacific Islands. (Remember the blog post by Ian Mott lambasting the ABC for confusing sinking islands with rising sealevels?) Then along comes a seismic jolt … [Read more...] about Pacific Island Rises Up Out of the Ocean