by bpckle | Jan 28, 2023 | Media
Victoria Park near the Auckland CBD on January 27. Getty ImagesThe extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart. Over 24 hours, 249mm of...
by bpckle | Jan 28, 2023 | Media
A competition to deplete the invasive, warty amphibian has attracted plenty of contestants – who take it deadly seriouslyFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe sun has set...
by bpckle | Jan 27, 2023 | Media
Five years ago, bulldozers with chains cleared forests and woodlands almost triple the size of the Australian Capital Territory in a single year. Brazil? Indonesia? No – much closer: Queensland. In 2018-19, truly staggering land clearing, mostly by farmers and cattle...
by bpckle | Jan 27, 2023 | Media
Government told to focus on boosting uptake of electric vehicles, public transport, cycling and walking rather than offset ‘gimmick’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news...
by bpckle | Jan 27, 2023 | Media
Fires, land conversion, logging and water shortages have weakened resilience of 2.5m sq km of forest, says studyHuman activity and drought may have degraded more than a third of the Amazon rainforest, double the previous estimate, according to a study that heightens...
by bpckle | Jan 27, 2023 | Media
Scientists identify parts of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10% of human diet to reduce impact of agricultureAn area of ocean almost the size of Australia could support commercial seaweed farming around the world, providing food...
by bpckle | Jan 26, 2023 | Media
ShutterstockDoes your cat or dog suddenly get a burst of energy and perform athletic feats around the house that would make even a gold medallist jealous? Welcome to the world of zoomies. Zoomies involve intense periods of high-energy activity including running,...
by bpckle | Jan 26, 2023 | Media
Wes Mountain/The Conversation/ShutterstocklAm I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help. Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympic games in Queensland’s capital Brisbane,...
by bpckle | Jan 26, 2023 | Media
Farmers who have taken regenerative approach hail birds as indication of ecosystem healthAlmost as soon as Johnny Haimes took up regenerative farming – replacing arable fields with herb-rich pasture so cattle could graze outside all year round – a distinctive white...
by bpckle | Jan 26, 2023 | Media
Increase in reports of the koel and its loud mating call south of its usual territory may be attributable to climate change, scientists sayFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news...
by bpckle | Jan 25, 2023 | Media
Shutterstock/AGCreationsBirds sold in the pet trade are often colourful and charismatic creatures. Some can even be taught to talk, and they often provide owners with much-needed companionship. But there are negative aspects of the pet trade that warrant a closer...
by bpckle | Jan 25, 2023 | Media
A child receives treatment after an alleged chemical attack in Syria in 2017. IDLIB MEDIA CENTER/EPAThe number of armed conflicts currently raging around the world is the greatest since the end of the Second World War. These wars can leave toxic environmental legacies...
by bpckle | Jan 25, 2023 | Media
More than 1m households and businesses have signed up to get paid to cut back on power usageHouseholds were paid to cut back on their electricity use for an hour on Monday evening in the first test of a National Grid scheme aiming to cut energy consumption in Great...
by bpckle | Jan 24, 2023 | Media
ShutterstockThe emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. However, most people don’t realise emus once also roamed Tasmania but are now extinct there. Where did...
by bpckle | Jan 24, 2023 | Media
Critics say millions of dollars are being spent by local governments on offsetting when it should be the last resortFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRenewed questions are...
by bpckle | Jan 24, 2023 | Media
ShutterstockAt the end of last year, the world’s average price to emit one tonne of greenhouse gases was around US$5.29 (AU$7.77). For pricing to work as we want – to wean us off fossil fuels – it needs to be around $75 by the end of the decade, according to the...
by bpckle | Jan 24, 2023 | Media
Ali Jam Productions Photography, Author providedEnvironmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field. We gathered at the edge of the ship deck, awaiting the...
by bpckle | Jan 23, 2023 | Media
Brittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in AtlanticThe French government is taking legal action over an “environmental nightmare” caused by waves of tiny plastic beads washing up on the coast of Brittany.The white...
by bpckle | Jan 23, 2023 | Media
Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to riversThe market town of Fairford, nestling in the Cotswold hills, is perhaps best known for its church, which has the only complete set of...
by bpckle | Jan 23, 2023 | Media
ShutterstockHave you ever been in the garden and found a large, white, C-shaped grub with a distinctive brown head and six legs clustered near the head? If so, you’ve had an encounter with the larva of a scarab beetle (family: Scarabaeidae) also known as a “curl...
