Tonight was the opening of the 'Living Water' exhibition at #UNSW, with exhibits that ranged from marine ecology (living seawalls) to coastal geomorphology (#coastsnap) to groundwater.... that was us. You can read more here and the exhibition is open to the public until November at UNSW in Sydney Australia.
https://www.library.unsw.edu.au/about-unsw-library/exhibitions-program/living-water
#water #groundwater #science #engineering #marinescience #oceans #rivers #envionment #caves #mines #waterengineering #coasts #Sydney #UNSW
Library exhibition: Over its 75-year history, UNSW has made significant contributions to water governance and security, the support of healthy oceans and resilient coastlines, and ensuring safe and equitable access to water. The exhibition Living Water reflects, celebrates, and reaffirm UNSW’s commitment to the stewardship of the planet’s marine, freshwater, and urban water ecosystems
Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant
Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years
#tesla #toxic #manufacturing #pollution #envionment #airquality #Fremont #SiliconValley #automotive #auto #cars
Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking up more than 100 violations for allegedly releasing toxic emissions into the atmosphere over the last five years. That is according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's independent hearing board. The board announced its decision Tuesday and planned to release a written order later this week. The board pointed to the facility’s paint shop operations as a specific problem. Tesla’s public relations department did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution -- powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation. This @Flipboard Storyboard focuses on the roles of those born since 1989, when recognition of children’s rights and the spike of global temperatures began to intersect, curated by The Christian Science Monitor:
https://flipboard.com/@csmonitor/the-climate-generation-born-into-crisis-building-solutions-vnm4s8i54r285sfs
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Envionment #Indigenous #Anthropology #Sustainability
Climate change is shaping a mindset revolution—powerfully driving innovation and progress. And young people are leading the transformation. This series focuses on the roles of those born since 1989, when recognition of children’s rights and the spike of global temperatures began to intersect. The stories include vivid Monitor photography, and are written from Indigenous Northern Canada, Bangladesh, Namibia, Barbados, and the United States. This series was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
A job opportunity (Australian citizens only) at ANSTO (Lucas Heights, near Sydney) as an Operations Manager
https://careers.ansto.gov.au/job/Sydney-Operations-Manager-NSW/1050627666/
#fedijobs #jobs #envionment #NuclearScience #australia #Sydney
Over three years of Australian cave climate data
In 2020, members of the Australasian Cave and Karst Management Association (ACKMA) grouped together to set up a regional cave climate monitoring program. At the time, tourist caves were largely closed due to COVID-19, and a baseline study was envisaged.
http://andy-baker.org/2024/02/06/over-three-years-of-australian-cave-climate-data/
Are you at an Australian beach or walking the coastline? Can you help collect citizen science data by taking a photo with your smartphone?
I'm sharing this article in the @theconversationau on behalf of my UNSW colleague Mitch Harley of CoastSnap fame.
"Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines"
https://theconversation.com/become-a-beach-scientist-this-summer-and-help-monitor-changing-coastlines-214307
#citizenscience #science #photography #geomorphology #envionment #australia #beaches #coasts #coastsnap #unsw
Are you at an Australian beach or walking the coastline? Can you help collect citizen science data by taking a photo with your smartphone.
I'm sharing this article in the @theconversationau on behalf of my UNSW colleague Mitch Harley of CoastSnap fame.
"Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines"
https://theconversation.com/become-a-beach-scientist-this-summer-and-help-monitor-changing-coastlines-214307
#citizenscience #science #photography #geomorphology #envionment #australia #beaches #coasts #coastsnap #unsw
From my #UNSW colleague David Eldridge:
Human Induced Regeneration Scheme lacks credibility
> Australia's carbon plan disregards evidence. Our recent letter in Science
#carbon #climatechange #soil #carbonstorage #australia #soilscience #envionment #science
The oceans are warm.
Tropical cyclone Lola is now earliest Category 5 (the strongest category) Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone on record.
Beating the previous record by 42 days!
#ClimateCrisis #climatechange #cyclones #weather #climate #envionment #Lola
Tropical Cyclone Lola has become the earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone to form in the Southern Hemisphere on record as it bears down on Vanuatu. Tropical Cyclone Lola first developed on Sunday evening in Fiji’s Area of Responsibility and has since quickly intensified. Just 36 hours after its initial development it is now classified as a Category 5 tropical cyclone, the highest category, with wind speeds of 215km/h, gusting up to 260km/h. Severe Tropical Cyclone Lola is the earliest Category 5 tropical cyclone to form, not only in the South Pacific basin, but the whole Southern Hemisphere during the Southern Hemisphere season (July to June). The previous record holders are: Tropical Cyclone Joan in 1975 and Tropical Cyclone Graham in 1991 became Category 5 on the 5th December, both in Australia’s region In the South West Indian Ocean, the earliest Category 5 (named ‘Very Intense Tropical Cyclones’) was Tropical Cyclone Ambali on December 6th 2019 Tropical Cyclone Yasa was the previous earliest for the South Pacific on December 15th 2020 So Tropical Cyclone Lola has beaten the previous Southern Hemisphere record by 42 days. Tropical Cyclone Lola has formed a clearly visible eye and is a near perfect annulus (‘doughnut’ shape) indicating it is a fully mature and very strong system. It was able to strengthen so quickly mainly due to its small size, but was certainly aided by near-perfect conditions of very warm waters, high moisture, low wind shear, and good outflow, allowing it to develop uncontested. Tropical Cyclone Lola is expected to track southwest, putting it on course for a direct hit on Vanuatu around 6am AEDT on Wednesday (Vanuatu time is also AEDT at this time of year). This could be one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record to make landfall over the Pacific Island nation. Some areas are already experiencing gales on the western side of the system. Official warnings and tracks issued by the Fiji Met Service can be seen here. Image: Forecast sustained winds as Tropical Cyclone Lola makes landfall over the Vanuatu archipelago from Access-TC From there, it is expected to make more of a southerly track towards New Caledonia and could make landfall there also. However, it will be moving into an area that is unfavourable for sustaining its current strength, with relatively cool waters and wind shear that will tear the system apart. It is now unlikely that Lola will move into Australia’s region. Tropical cyclones developing during October is unusual, given that the official tropical cyclone season runs from November to April each year, but they are not unprecedented. What is unusual is how strong this system has become, with very few systems ever making it to a severe tropical cyclone (Category 3 or higher) out of the normal season. What has certainly aided this record-breaking tropical cyclone is an active El Niño. While El Niño decreases the number of tropical cyclones forming in the Australian region, it increases them in the South Pacific. This is due to the warmer than normal waters residing further east than usual, as well as the South Pacific Convergence Zone shifting to the northeast. As seen in the table below, Australia usually sees about 2.4 fewer (-25%) tropical cyclones in El Niño years, while the South Pacific sees 2.5 more (+38%) on average. With such a significant system, we will keep up to date on the latest developments at Weatherzone.
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Andy Baker
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Flipboard Science Desk
