Australia is the driest inhabited continent where long periods of low rainfall, sometimes lasting many years, are common. The Federation Drought from 1895 to 1903 (named after Australian Federation, achieved in 1901) was the worst drought ever recorded in Australia. During the drought Australia lost more than 40 per cent of its cattle, and it took 50 years for sheep […]
Month: March 2023
A RECORD WARMING IN EARLY 1998
UPI ARCHIVES JUNE 8, 1998 WASHINGTON, June 8 — After the past several years of record warm temperatures worldwide, the first several months of 1998 brought some of the warmest U.S. temperatures ever on record, the federal government announced. The data was collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and announced by Vice President Al […]
ALTITUDE DECREASES TEMPERATURE
To add to the difficulty of presenting any genuine annual climate report it must be taken into account that temperatures decrease with height above sea level. For every 100-meter increase in elevation, the average temperature decreases by 0.7°C. Even in areas located near the equator, the temperature at higher elevations is cooler. I doubt that […]
PRESSURE ON SUPPLIER EMISSIONS
Excerpts from an article in The Australian newspaper by Christopher Nieche: Australian companies will soon be required to report on their suppliers and customers’ carbon dioxide emissions, including international airlines flying into Australia.The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) last year said it would introduce a framework for the reporting of customer and supplier emissions and […]
WAS THE VOICE ALREADY IN PLACE?
The NIAA, National Indigenous Australian Agency, was established in July 2019 as the lead Agency in the Commonwealth for Indigenous Australians. Prior to this, the Indigenous Affairs Group within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet lead government policy and programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. According to NIAA’s 2021-2022 Annual Report it was […]