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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Hear Merinda Nash talk about ocean acidification and opportunities for biologists and geologists to understand both the past and the future.
The Environment Institute’s Sprigg Geobiology Centre presents Merinda Nash from the Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics, Australian National University on Thursday 21st February 2013. The talk is titled ‘Conditions constraining biomineralised dolomite in living tropical calcifying red algae offers insight into past environments’ (See Abstract Below) Where: B18, Ingkarni Wardli Building, The University […]
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SA Climate Change Adaptation Showcase
The South Australian Climate Change Adaptation Showcase will be held on Thursday 14th March 2013. You will hear the latest in climate science and also how practitioners from around South Australia are working at the local level to determine the best response for their region. Environment Institute members Professor Andy Lowe, Professor Wayne Meyer and […]
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New paper investigating whale shark populations
A new paper involving Environment Institute members Ana Sequeira, Camille Mellin (also Australian Institute of Marine Science) and Corey Bradshaw (also SARDI) as well as Mark Meekan (Australian Institute of Marine Science) and David Sims (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom) has recently been published in the Journal of Fish Biology. The paper titled […]
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Nominations Now Open for the UNAA World Environment Day Awards 2013
Nominations for the United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards 2013 are now open! Each year, in support of UNEP World Environment Day (June 5), the United Nations Association of Australia recognises innovative and outstanding environmental programs and initiatives from across Australia and the important work of Australian environmental leaders through its World […]
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New Paper on future energy options in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear crisis
A new paper involving Environment Institute members Sanghyun Hong (also IMER), Corey Bradshaw (also SARDI) and Barry Brook has recently been published in the journal Energy Policy. The paper ‘Evaluating options for the future energy mix of Japan after the Fukushima nuclear crisis’ reviews and quantifies a range of tangible negative environmental, economic and social […]
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Issue 4 of e-Science out now!
Issue 4 of the Faculty of Sciences e-Science Magazine is out now! The new and exciting Issue 4 of e-Science features: How fossils reveal the hot and wet world of the Eocene The possibilities of plastic solar cells How evolution is helping to make better wine The effects of deforestation on genetic diversity of forest […]
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Increases in extreme rainfall linked to global warming
A worldwide review of global rainfall data led by the University of Adelaide has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures rise. In the most comprehensive review of changes to extreme rainfall ever undertaken, researchers evaluated the association between extreme rainfall and atmospheric temperatures at […]
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