Aussie Enviro

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Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding

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According to MPs who have seen a “terrifying” external threat assessment kept secret by the Albanese government for nearly three years, Australians have been given only half of the “wake-up call” needed on the threat of climate change.

The warning comes as the government announced a 2035 emissions reduction target range of 62 to 70 per cent. Defying climate and science groups, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese regards the range as the “sweet spot” for a target to be both ambitious and achievable.

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Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is the harder part

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One and a half million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050 unless climate change can be limited, Australia’s first national climate risk assessment has warned.

It found under 1.5C of warming, sea levels would rise by 0.14m, but they would rise by 0.54m under a 3C scenario — with Queensland home to 18 of the 20 most-exposed regions.

The assessment, which is the single most-significant body of climate work by the Australian government, also warns that 597,000 people are living in areas that will become exposed to sea level rise by 2030.

The grim document has been released days ahead of the federal government committing to its emissions target for 2035, and a meeting at the United Nations where countries will update their commitments.

Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said the assessment was an honest warning of the cost of failing to act.

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^made with Canva, irl photo FlickR/Ken Hodge^

The article has previously been posted, but its so freakin egregious,

State and federal authorities reportedly approved Santos’ controversial 25-year Barossa offshore gas project without requiring the leak to be repaired or replaced.

Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action Published: September 2, 2025 3.46pm AEST

The nature group separately used state government land-clearing data in NSW and Queensland to calculate how much koala habitat had been cleared in those states from 2011 to 2023 – the most recent year for which data was available.

It found 2,295,134 ha of bushland that was likely koala habitat – more than twice the size of greater Melbourne – had been destroyed in that period.

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Interesting history (recent) of "saving" the GBR. The anecdote about Unions halting the exploration for oil and gas back in the day.

The puch is in the last two paragraphs.

Unfortunately, “saving” the reef doesn’t just have to be done once. All coral reefs face human threats: fishing, coastal development and declining water quality. But these pale compared to the big one – climate change. As intense marine heatwaves multiply, coral bleaches over large areas and can die.

In the 1960s, conservationists fought hard to stop oil and gas on the reef. Their campaign eventually succeeded. But the reef couldn’t escape the damage done by the oil and gas extracted and burned everywhere else. Saving the reef is going to be even harder this time round.

Jevons Paradox, Wikipedia

^note the energy production table in the Conversation article is interactive^

In short:

Seven new species of fungi have been discovered growing in Queensland and northern New South Wales.

The discovery was made by 80-year-old retired doctor turned PhD student Fran Guard.

What's next?

Dr Guard says she expects to uncover more unnamed fungi species as her PhD progresses.