High levels of ocean noise a possible threat to whales and dolphins

Posted on June 13, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

Sound propagates very easily in ocean water. It occurs due to the high density of water compared to air. A hydrophone will pick up sounds from hundreds of kilometres away. Sounds of ice breaking in Antarctica can be detected 6,000 km away off the south-west Australian coast. The acoustic environment of the ocean is used by mammals such as whales and dolphins to find each other. The impact of industrial noise on aquatic mammals and is being studied at Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology.

— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/high-levels-of-ocean-noise-a-possible-threat-to-whales-and-dolp/13384098

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The legacy of Andrei Sakharov and the state of Russian science today

Posted on June 13, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

100 years after his birth, Alexander Kabanov remembers his hero Andrei Sakharov and wonders where Russian scientists can now look for inspiration.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/the-legacy-of-andrei-sakharov-and-the-state-of-russian-science/13384068

Expressing pleasant surprise at Russia having developed a COVID vaccine the “when government presumes to control truth, science suffers, science cannot exist without truth”

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A call for strengthened environmental legislation

Posted on June 13, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

Detailed discussion about exactly why Tasmanian salmon farms are doing so much harm to other marine life, including what’s known as snot, which devours things like eggs of small fish like sardines, without which…

Despite five vertebrate extinctions in 1999, critics say proposed amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act will weaken existing legislation.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/a-call-for-strengthened-environmental-legislation/13371866

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Solve nature and climate together or not at all

Posted on June 12, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

11 June, 2021 − Sink or swim as one, says science. Solve nature and climate together, or neither of the twin crises will be soluble.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/solve-nature-and-climate-together-or-not-at-all/

this is serious Mum…

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Fish supplies face rising threat from algal blooms

Posted on June 11, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

10 June, 2021 – Fish farms, and the protein supply of over three billion people, are at increasing risk from algal blooms.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/fish-supplies-face-rising-threat-from-algal-blooms/

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Olympic cauldron awaits 2021’s Tokyo competitors

Posted on June 9, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

9 June, 2021 − Despite a recent Covid spike Japan is going ahead with its plans, involving a veritable Olympic cauldron for competitors.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/olympic-cauldron-awaits-2021s-tokyo-competitors/

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Military leaders, security chiefs demand action on climate threat

Posted on June 9, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

The problem is we don’t have an action plan, so we are wandering around in circles trying to figure out what to do.”

Admiral Barrie said he believed United Nations climate talks in Glasgow in November will be the last chance the world has to properly address the threat.

“What we want is an action plan, so that we can get on at all throughout our community, all through our local governments, our state and federal governments and start pulling together in one direction.”
— Read on www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/military-leaders-security-chiefs-demand-action-on-climate-threat-20210420-p57kve.html

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Atmospheric CO2 levels defy the pandemic to hit record high

Posted on June 9, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

Scientists measuring concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory have reported the highest levels on record, and ones not see on Earth in more than four million years.
— Read on newatlas.com/environment/atmospheric-co2-pandemic-record-concentrations/

NOTE – just CO2 ignoring other GHGs pushing CO2e to >520ppm

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As battery costs tumble, Coalition puts Australia on most expensive energy path

Posted on June 9, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

The gas price is likely to be higher, and the sort of gas projects proposed by the likes of energy minister Angus Taylor at Kurri Kurri assume a capacity factor of just 2 per cent. Which means they will be charging like a wounded bull before being switched on.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/as-battery-costs-tumble-coalition-puts-australia-on-most-expensive-energy-path/

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NSW looks to EVs to (save coal?) ease economic pain of vanishing coal markets

Posted on June 9, 2021 by groundswellbasscoast

NSW coal mining industry could disappear entirely by as early as 2042, while EV take-up could hit 5 million registered vehicles by 2050s.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-looks-to-evs-to-ease-economic-pain-of-vanishing-coal-markets/

How to shoot your self in both feet, crazy story EVs to prolong deadly agony with coal.

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