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Australia: Floods set to peak across Australian state of Tasmania, threaten historic city
2016-06-08 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Flooding in Tasmania - Australia's southernmost state - will peak on Wednesday, the country's Bureau of Meteorology said, threatening one of the country's oldest cities. Australia's east coast was battered this week by heavy rains, bringing giant waves and cyclone-strength winds. As the weather system moved south, it struck Tasmania in recent days. Parts of Tasmania recorded about a month's worth of rain. The recent wild weather across Australia's east coast and Tasmania is likely to bring...
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Storm damage: two bodies recovered as Tasmania flood evacuations continue
2016-06-07 10:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The body of a 75-year-old woman has been recovered from her northern Tasmanian home and another body was pulled from the ocean off Sydneys eastern suburbs in search and rescue efforts following days of intense storms and flooding in eastern Australia. Major flood warnings remain in place in parts of north-western Tasmania on Monday evening, where authorities fear the overflowing South Esk river could threaten homes and businesses in Invermay and Longford. Precautionary evacuations are underway...
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Warming temperatures spark 'race to Tasmania' for winemakers escaping heat
2016-06-04 20:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Brown Brothers moved their vineyards to Tasmania to cope with the warming climate. Grape expectations: Six generations adding flavour to dinner tables Related Story: Tasmanian wine grapes tested for smoke taint in wake of bushfires Map: TAS They are one of the oldest families of wine in Australia, and after more than 120 years in Victoria, Brown Brothers' decision to expand outside of its traditional growing area because of rising temperatures is paying off. Key points: Warming climate means...
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Australia covered up UN climate change fears for Tasmania forests and Kakadu
2016-05-29 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A draft UN report on climate change which was scrubbed of all reference to Australia over fears it could deter visitors to the Great Barrier Reef, also outlined possible threats to the Tasmania wilderness and Kakadu. The draft report contained a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef, which described climate change as the biggest long-term threat to the [reef] today, and to its ecosystems services, biodiversity, heritage values and tourism economy. It concluded that without a comprehensive response...
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Tasmania marine heatwave hits seafood industry and puts species risk
2016-04-22 07:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Ocean temperatures off the coast of Tasmania have risen to 4.5C above average twice the temperature rise that led to the mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef in a marine heatwave that has lasted more than 130 days. The above-average temperatures were first recorded in December and have continued into April, affecting the oyster, salmon and abalone industries, as well as stressing already declining kelp forests. Dr Alistair Hobday, a senior principal research scientist with the...
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