Annette Painter has always dreamed of retiring by the sea with her husband Luke, so when they found a waterfront home overlooking the idyllic Queensland coastline, they were thrilled. Key points: According to projections adopted by the state government, the sea level is expected to rise by 0.8 meters by 2100 More than 500 properties …
The numbers of one of Australia’s rarest birds, the regent honeyeater, are so low that this breeding season conservationists have struggled to spot any in the wild. Key points: There are 250 to 350 regent honeyeaters left in the wild A study concluded that if nothing was done to help the species, it would be …
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Ocean temperatures over parts of the Great Barrier Reef have reached record highs this month, raising fears of a second consecutive summer of massive coral bleaching. Data from the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows sea surface temperatures in the northern parts of the reef were the highest in any November since …
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