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Scientists discover why thousands of octopuses huddle in a deep-sea crevice – video
A study of the biggest known congregation of breeding octopuses, about 20,000, has made discoveries as to why so many of the species gather there. A volcanic vent in the ocean bed off California provides warm water and nutrients to the brooding octopuses, and scientists from MBARI have found this helps shorten the time it takes for their eggs to hatch, increasing their chances of survival
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Amazon’s emissions ‘doubled’ under first half of Bolsonaro presidency
New study published in Nature says period was as destructive as record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwave
The first half of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency was so destructive for the Amazon that it was comparable to the record 2016 El Niño drought and heatwave in terms of carbon emissions, according to scientists.
Annual emissions from the world’s largest rainforest roughly doubled in 2019 and 2020, compared with the 2010 to 2018 average, according to a new study published in Nature, as swaths of forest were deliberately cleared and burned for cattle ranching and farming during the first two years of the far-right leader’s time in office.
Continue reading...Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds
Some kinds of tree leaf could become too hot to be able to conduct photosynthesis, researchers warn
Tropical forests could become so hot that some kinds of leaves will no longer be able to conduct photosynthesis, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
The photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to fail at about 46.7C on average. The research suggests that forests may be nearing dangerous temperature thresholds sooner than expected.
Continue reading...Ministers accused of ‘environmental crime’ over South Downs oil drilling
UK Oil and Gas says work is to resume at Avington site in national park after decision from Planning Inspectorate
The Liberal Democrats and green groups have accused the government of “an environmental crime” after it emerged that potentially large-scale oil drilling is to take place inside the South Downs national park, despite widespread local opposition.
In a statement, UK Oil and Gas, which is part of the consortium wishing to drill at the Avington site near Winchester, said work was to resume in the hope of extracting “potentially significant” amounts of the estimated 59m barrels there, lasting up to 2025.
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Eels have vanished from critical parts of Somerset Levels, DNA tests show
Experts shocked as analysis finds no traces of eel DNA in area once teeming with the endangered fish
Eel experts say they are shocked to find no evidence of the animal in the network of drainage ditches that make up its traditional habitats in the Somerset Levels, which once teemed with the critically endangered fish.
DNA sampling by the Sustainable Eel Group and Somerset Eel Recovery Project in the drainage ditches found no traces of eel DNA.
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US gov’t allocates $2 mln for Mozambique carbon offset programme
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‘I’ve got the best job in the world’, prestigious Eureka prize winner says
Prof Richard Kingsford and his Waterbirds Aerial Survey team’s work over forty years has influenced Murray-Darling Basin conservation and helped create three new national parks
“When it’s perfect flying weather and it’s still, I have to pinch myself,” says Prof Richard Kingsford. “I’ve got the best job in the world.”
At the start of October for almost 40 years, Kingsford has climbed into a small plane to lead one of the world’s biggest and longest-running wildlife surveys, scanning and recording waterbirds across almost a third of the Australian continent.
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A near 100pct renewable grid for Australia is feasible and affordable, with just a few hours of storage
Two years of simulations show that very close to 100% renewable electricity is affordable and feasible for Australia’s main grid, using just a few hours of battery storage.
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UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry
Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis
The Royal Society is under pressure from more than 1,200 leading academics to issue a clear condemnation of the fossil fuel industry.
The academics have written to the association of the world’s most eminent scientists calling for an “unambiguous statement about the culpability of the fossil fuel industry in driving the climate crisis”.
Continue reading...Failure to manage feral horses causing ‘devastating impact’ on Australian alps, Senate inquiry hears
Advocates say state governments, especially NSW, are ‘trashing and trampling’ natural, Indigenous and historic values by failing to cull brumbies
The failure of state governments to manage feral horse populations is “trashing and trampling” the natural values of the Australian alps, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
The Invasive Species Council has expressed concern about the “devastating impact of feral horses in the Australian alps, and also the failure of state governments, particularly in New South Wales, to take adequate action to address this”.
Continue reading...UK charity hopes to turn the tide of nature loss with £6-mln rewilding investment
Australia teams up with Japan to reduce CO2 shipping costs
Massive economic pain for Australia if temperature rises exceed 2C, intergenerational report predicts
Report says hundreds of billions of dollars and millions of work hours in productivity are at risk due to hotter conditions
Success in limiting global warming will spare Australia a sharp fall in economic activity but would see coal exports fall to a trickle by 2063 under a low-emissions scenario, according to the government’s intergenerational report.
The report, to be released in full on Thursday, will provide much greater detail on the range of impacts and their scale in a warming world than the five previous intergenerational reports.
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