More is essential, but voting them in, and Morrison out, comes first. Let’s not miss this chance to reset Australia’s climate ACTION plan. View from The Hill: Albanese's 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 has some political cover https://t.co/uTPb6USYgl via @ConversationEDU
This sort of ‘he said, he said…’ escalation is never helpful, and in the past has led to wars! Surely it’s time for our PM to genuinely speak for Australians, to reach out in a sportsmanlike way and re-level the playing field. Or let a woman take over! https://t.co/WppVzQQeJ5
Dr Penny Berents @austmus is awarded the 2021 Australian Museum Research Institute Medal, for her lifelong commitment to the field of marine biology, and her passionate contribution to museum policy and management.
Australia ‘lagging at the back of the pack’ of OECD countries on climate action, analysis finds. I’m not sure what makes me despair more - reading and understanding the important messages in this report or knowing that our government won’t! https://t.co/XfkpO5tpdk
If the risk of catching COVID-19 (and getting very sick or dying) just by passing a random stranger in the street doesn’t encourage ‘hesitants’ to get vaccinated, I’m not sure what will. Do it, folks - GET VACCINATED! NOW. It IS a race! #vaccinate
Great panel session at our first stakeholder briefing on the #oceandecade discussing what success looks like after a decade of Australian action on ocean science for sustainable development @IocUnesco
Congratulations, Melbourne! Loving that we are opening up again, but feeling so sad for those who don’t have jobs to go back to and who will have a tougher journey out of COVID-19.
“How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change” by @BarackObama
https://t.co/WvtG8mQGJe Words of wisdom at a critical time, not just for US but for the world. #trueleadership
The health of the environment and human health are intimately linked. Australia’s ‘failing’ environmental laws will fuel further public health crises, Nobel laureate warns https://t.co/6Tgrp0myxS
What a fantastic event, thank you @RKP_Industries and everyone who helped put the workshop #EPWDMQ together. So many data issues that transcend and unite our disciplines.
Now for the final discussions of the @cachemq workshop: “Exploring the Past With Data” - the Brains Trust Panel, all our speakers & delegates shine light on emerging opportunities & challenges from today’s proceedings 🗣🤔💡
@AncientHistMQ@MACmuseumMQ@Archaeology_MQ#EPWDMQ
The satellite imagery loop shows how wind direction at various levels of the atmosphere affects smoke movement. The low-level winds are moving the smoke plume towards the divide in NSW whereas up higher in the atmosphere, the winds are moving it out towards the Tasman Sea.
"When we warm the globe by one degree, we get a really large change in the frequency and the severity of our #ExtremeWeather and our #ExtremeClimate events."
Our thoughts are with those who are and will be impacted by this week's events.
Wondering how Fire Danger Ratings are calculated, and what the different ratings actually mean? Bureau fire weather expert Claire Yeo explains. For the latest fire weather warnings check https://t.co/6R4IV6vqAH and always follow advice from emergency services. @nswrfs @QldFES