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Record June temperatures point to more 'extraordinary' extremes
North America endured hottest June on record
Satellite data shows temperature peaks are lasting longer and rising higher
North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according to satellite data that shows temperature peaks lasting longer as well as rising higher.
The heat dome above western Canada and the north-west United States generated headlines around the world as daily temperature records were shattered across British Columbia, Washington and Portland.
Continue reading...Enchanted forests: British woods and moors at night – in pictures
The woods are lovely, dark and deep – at least in the images of Jasper Goodall. In Twilight’s Path, he stays awake to capture nocturnal landscapes in the forests and on the moors of the British Isles
Pitt slammed for $21m handout to Liberal Party linked Beetaloo gas projects
Keith Pitt slammed for $21m handout to Liberal party aligned gas company, to fund accelerated drilling in the Beetaloo Basin.
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Decline of baseload: AGL mothballs gas unit as it prepares first big battery
AGL to mothball unit at Torrens B gas plant, as the growth of lower cost renewables and storage push ageing gas plants out of the market.
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Seen to be green? Research reveals how environmental performance shapes public perceptions of our leaders
CopperString 2.0 to be “shovel ready” by October
CopperString 2.0, the proposed high voltage transmission network to connect the State’s North West to the National Electricity Market, is expected to be “shovel-ready” by October.
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Human activity influencing global rainfall, study finds
Anthropogenic warming of climate has been a factor in extreme precipitation events globally, researchers say
Human activity such as such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use change were a key factor in extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides around the world, a study has found.
In recent years, there have been numerous instances of flooding and landslides: extreme precipitation, an amount of rainfall or snowfall that exceeds what is normal for a given region, can be a cause of such events.
Continue reading...Australia’s electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by wind and solar
Australia's fossil fuel-based electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by the influx of wind and solar, regulator says.
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CSIRO to lead new international collaboration on “low emissions” hydrogen
CSIRO to lead a $5 million international research collaboration to advance emerging technologies crucial to low emissions hydrogen industry.
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Lawyers challenge NZ’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with 1.5℃ goal
Group of 300 climate-concerned lawyers seek judicial review of the processes Climate Commission used to calculate carbon budgets.
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Antarctic base could be powered by wind and batteries alone
Remote renewables specialist says plan to power an Antarctic research station on Ross Island with 100% wind and battery storage "looks feasible."
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Maoneng plans to trump Hornsdale with big two hour battery near Adelaide
Maoneng hopes to build a 225MW big battery with two hours storage near Adelaide as the state races towards net 100 per cent renewables.
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