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Desertification is turning the Earth barren – but a solution is still within reach | David R Montgomery
The expansion of drylands is leaving entire countries facing famine. It’s time to change the way we think about agriculture
- David R Montgomery is professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington, and author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations and Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
This summer’s record-setting heatwaves and dramatic fires in southern Europe and the American west were stark reminders that the climate crisis has arrived. But as the world warms, there is also a quieter, lesser-known crisis unfolding underfoot. Desertification, long seen primarily as a threat to developing nations, is coming for Europe and North America too, as worsening droughts bake soils already degraded by conventional farming and grazing practices.
In Spain, for example, about a fifth of all land is now at high risk of desertification, as is much of the agricultural land across Italy, Greece, and western North America.
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*Carbon Project Development Technician (Gold Standard/Verra/Other), Nexus for Development – Phnom Penh
Train ploughs through massive wind turbine blade in Texas
How does a train come to plough through a wind turbine blade on a lazy Sunday in Texas? Watch and see.
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EU carbon market “solid” with prices above €60, says Commission official
Why won’t US TV news say ‘climate change’?
It’s media malpractice not to mention that burning fossil fuels drives extreme weather events like Hurricane Ida
The climate emergency is exploding in various parts of the world this week, but climate silence inexcusably continues to reign in much of the United States media.
Hurricane Ida has left more than a million people in Louisiana without running water, electricity, or air conditioning amid a heat index topping 100F. The Caldor fire destroyed hundreds of houses and forced mass evacuations around Lake Tahoe in California. Abroad, vast swaths of Siberia were ablaze while drought-parched Madagascar suffered what a United Nations official called the first famine caused entirely by climate change.
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NZ Market: Momentum carries NZUs to new highs near NZ$60
Unending horizons: water, air and light – in pictures
Seascapes is a series of photographs made by Paul Rousteau while artist-in-residence on a boat in Australia’s Coral Sea. Inspired by the beauty around him, Rousteau took to the darkroom to invent images of his own to bring out the barest constituent elements of the landscape
- Seascapes by Paul Rousteau is published by Loose Joints
Morrison government moves to strengthen secrecy around energy ministers meetings
Details of key energy policy decisions could remain secret, as the Morrison government moves to protect National Cabinet deliberations from transparency laws.
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This shy little wallaby has a white moustache and shares its name with a pub meal. Yet it's been overlooked for decades
Curious southern right whale nudges paddleboarder in Argentina – video
A rare encounter was caught on video at Puerto Madryn, Argentina when a southern rIght whale seemingly plays with a woman on a paddleboard and pushes the board gently forward, observing its movement as it swims directly beneath it.
"They are rare moments, it is something that is prohibited," said Oscar Comes, a local water-sports tourism operator. "It isn't like you can go in a kayak, standup board, a boat, or whatever, to look for the animal."
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Join a panel of leading experts to discuss Australia's new energy market in the first webinar of the Energy Transformed series.
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Kean says states may carve own path on energy transition, flags talks with coal owners
'Whether Canberra likes it or not, we've got to crack on with it', Kean signals states could leave Morrison government behind in transition to clean energy.
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“Missing in action:” Former defence chief says Australia failing on climate change
New report says failure of leadership by Australian governments has left country ill-prepared for the security implications of devastating climate impacts.
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Did you know birds use tools? Did you know some birds make their own tools?! | First Dog on the Moon
Sometimes when I go to Bunnings there are sparrows inside there
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Offshore wind set for take off in Australia as legislation tabled in parliament
Angus Taylor introduces legislation to allow offshore wind projects, a move that is likely to kickstart several multi-gigawatt scale projects.
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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 finalists revealed
CP Daily: Wednesday September 1, 2021
CopperString gets transmission approval for Townsville to Mt Isa renewables link
CopperString reaches key milestone with transmission authority, but still needs approvals and deal with governments and customers.
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