195 News & Press Releases found
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation News
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Securing energy supply in a changing and variable climate
A conference to advance our understanding of how weather and climate events will impact global energy systems is underway on the Gold Coast. Welcoming delegates today to the international conference on climate risk management for the energy sector, ...
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No plain sailing for marine life as climate warms
Direct effects of climate warming on biodiversity pose a serious conservation challenge for marine life, according to new research published today in Science. Marine life may need to relocate faster than land species as well as speed up alterations ...
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Auditing the Earth`s sea-level and energy budgets
An international research team has balanced the sea-level rise budget by showing that the total amount of contributions to sea level rise explains the measured rise over recent decades. Scientists have accounted for all the contributions to ...
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CSIRO launches new water book
A new book designed to inform business, government and the community about the importance of one of Australia`s invaluable natural resources – water – will be launched in Canberra today by CSIRO`s Chief Executive, Dr Megan Clark. Water: ...
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Pollen research not be sniffed at
Pollen may annoy allergy sufferers in springtime but, viewed under the microscope, a pollen grain is a thing of beauty. Pollen may annoy allergy sufferers in springtime but, viewed under the microscope, a pollen grain is a thing of beauty. Amazing ...
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New energy in search for future wind
Scientists are taking the first steps to improve estimates of long-term wind speed changes for the fast-growing wind energy sector, intended to reduce the risks for generators in a changing climate. Some recent international studies have shown a ...
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Emission sources identified in Huon Study
Emissions from domestic wood-fired heaters in southern Tasmania`s Huon Valley dwarf emissions from forest regeneration burns, according to a new CSIRO study. "Smoke plume events from prescribed burns do impact the air quality and occasionally ...
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More than 80 Tribal Schools in Arizona, Navajo Nation to improve environmental management
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a comprehensive settlement with the Department of the Interior to address alleged violations of waste, water, air, toxics and community right-to-know laws at schools and public water systems ...
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EPA’s $6 million challenge to restore great lakes and create jobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is setting aside approximately $6 million for federal agencies to sign up unemployed workers to implement restoration projects in ...
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Deep-ocean sentinels on northern climate watch
Up to 3,000 metres tall and carrying an array of special marine sensors, the moorings were deployed earlier this month as part of an international collaboration to monitor the Timor Passage and Ombai Strait – two strategic deep ocean channels ...
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CSIRO’s own to lead international research centre
CSIRO’s Dr Neal Wai Poi will lead the development of a major new international mining and mineral processing research centre based in Santiago, Chile. Developed by CSIRO in collaboration with the University of Chile and leading industry and ...
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Adapting crops and ‘natives’ to a changing climate
CSIRO scientists are investigating the potentially damaging effects climate change will have on Australia’s agricultural crops and native plants as carbon dioxide concentrations, temperatures and rainfall patterns change. "We`re facing an ...
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Species affected by climate change: to shift or not to shift?
Relocating species threatened by climate change is a radical and hotly debated strategy for maintaining biodiversity. In a paper published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from CSIRO, University of Queensland and United ...
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Understanding what causes droughts and floods
The latest research into how variations in the atmosphere and oceans combine to produce impacts like the major droughts and floods experienced recently in south-eastern Australia will be presented today in Canberra at a science workshop hosted by ...
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New climate change research team established
One of Australia`s leading climate change modelling experts, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship’s Dr Wenju Cai, has been awarded a five-year CSIRO fellowship to establish a new research team examining climate influences on Australia. Dr Cai ...
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Forests absorb one third our fossil fuel emissions
The world`s established forests remove 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon per year from the atmosphere – equivalent to one third of current annual fossil fuel emissions – according to new research published today in the journal Science. This ...
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Indian Ocean pirates impede climate observations
Australian scientists have sought the help of the United States and Australian navies to plug a critical gap in their Argo ocean and climate monitoring program caused by Somali pirates operating in the western Indian Ocean. "We have not been ...
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First ever coal seam gas scientific research alliance established
Industry and science came together in Brisbane today to launch a groundbreaking new research alliance to support the sustainable development of the coal seam gas (CSG) industry. The alliance was officially launched by CSIRO Chief Executive Megan ...
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+4ºC scenarios for Australia`s future climate
The impacts on Australia of a 4ºC increase in average annual temperatures – including major reductions in annual rainfall in southern Australia, marked increases in evaporation nationwide and reduced snow cover in alpine regions – ...
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Big step forward for SKA
The discovery potential of the future international SKA radio telescope has been glimpsed following the commissioning of a working optical fibre link between CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope in Western Australia, and other ...