Environment

Coordinated action needed to protect Antarctica from threats: Report

As Antarctica faces growing conservation threats, a new report calls for a coordinated effort to protect the continent. With experts from over 40 countries involved, the report identified ten major challenges, categorised as either environmental or geopolitical, which hovers over Antarctica’s future. Image: Image Credit: AlKaleski / Pixabay Produced By: Toni Pankaluic Featured In Story: …

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Protests call for gas giant to pay up amid algae bloom outbreak

South Australia’s coastlines remain plagued by toxic algae, a situation that has left community groups questioning how recovery will be funded, particularly amid ongoing marine heatwaves. Environmental activists say they attribute fossil fuel companies for driving climate change. Earlier this week environmental group, Rising Tide, was joined by frustrated locals outside Santos’ headquarters, demanding the …

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Powerful Russian earthquake prompts tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific

Multiple nations across the Pacific have been issued with widespread tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday. Russian authorities declared a state of emergency as waves of up to 4 metres hit the eastern coast of Russia. Coasts along the US, Hawaii, China, Japan and Russia among other …

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Urgent plan proposed to save South Australia’s dying Coorong

Environmental advocates have proposed a “last ditch” strategy to restore South Australia’s Ramsar-listed Coorong, fearing the state’s toxic algae spread could be “the straw that’s broken the camel’s back.” The Coorong is known as a “national treasure,” yet has remained in crisis for decades. Registered charity, The Coorong Environmental Trust (CET), has examined research dating …

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