Author: postMigrator

In Australia, hurricanes are called “cyclones.”

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” … cyclones will be stronger, more frequent and last longer, and the

region of cyclone activity will shift southwards, affecting areas 300km

further south by 2070.”

” … possibility the “stressed” forest could shift from being the

‘ultimate carbon sink’ and reverse its role to become a carbon emitter.”

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The Courier-Mail (Australia)

July 25, 2008

The future is grim reveals climate change report

By Peter Michael

QUEENSLAND will become hotter and super-cyclones will batter the 

coast as far south as Brisbane by 2070, the nation’s top scientists 

have warned. In a top-level ministerial briefing note seen by The 

Courier-Mail, the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, the 

co-ordinating body for the nation’s 15 peak scientific bodies, offers 

stark predictions about climate change.

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Valuable seagrass faces global warming threat

Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:08pm EDT

GENEVA (Reuters) – Seagrass meadows, which are vital for the survival of much marine life and a source of household materials in Europe and Africa, face a mounting threat from global warming, a report said on Friday.

The report, from the Swiss-based International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), said the submerged meadows — many around the Mediterranean — could be saved through concerted action by governments and scientists.

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