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Revisited: Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming – podcast | Science

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Revisited: Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming – podcast | Science

Science Weekly revisits episode one of this 2023 mini-series from Full Story. Pioneering Australian scientists Graeme Pearman, Lesley Hughes and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg saw the climate crisis coming. Pearman predicted the increase of carbon dioxide levels, Hughes foresaw the alarming number of species extinctions and Hoegh-Guldberg forecast the mass coral bleaching events we’re seeing today. All … Read more

Emergency restrictions in place after invasive fire ants jump border from Queensland to NSW

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Emergency restrictions in place after invasive fire ants jump border from Queensland to NSW

An emergency biosecurity control order has been put in place after fire ants were found in NSW for the first time since the Queensland infestation began. The NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed on Saturday three red imported fire ant nests were found in South Murwillumbah, 13km from the Queensland border in the state’s northeast. … Read more

Loggerhead turtle egg discovery on Mid North Coast beach prompts advice

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Loggerhead turtle egg discovery on Mid North Coast beach prompts advice

A “precious” discovery on the NSW Mid North Coast has signalled the first known instance of turtle nesting in the state this season. But the partially buried eggs were located precariously close to shore, with king tides forecast. Long tracks left behind in the sand by “an incredibly rare” loggerhead turtle led NSW National Park … Read more