Rural communities in the Australian state of New South Wales are battling a “plague” of mice that has struck the region. Thousands of mice are invading grain silos, barns and homes and infesting the farmers’ bumper grain harvest. Mice numbers boomed after unusually heavy summer rains fell across eastern Australia after years of drought, experts […]
The Wooroloo fire, raging out of control outside Perth, Western Australia, has destroyed at least 71 homes and was expected to continue to grow. Authorities warn the fire, already fueled by hot and unusually dry conditions, is being made dangerously erratic by winds gusting at over 45 mph and blowing embers as much as three […]
By Georgina Kenyon Earlier this year, the term “bat tornado” started appearing in the Australian and international media. It all started with a BBC report from the town of Ingham in the northeastern state of Queensland, where the population of flying fox bats had apparently “exploded” over the last two years, leaving residents fed up […]
A new report about Australia’s wildlife loss following the 2019-2020 wildfires reveals a staggering number. The sobering findings, calculated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Australia, determined that 143 million native mammals were likely killed, including more than 61,000 koalas. Ten scientists and researchers worked on the labor-intensive report, factoring in limitations for concluding total numbers. […]
The world’s largest sand island has been on fire for the past six weeks due to a campfire, and Australia‘s firefighters have yet to prevent flames from destroying the fragile ecosystem. The wildfires on Fraser Island, also called by its Indigenous name K’gari, have burned almost 200,000 acres of its unique habitat, including large sand […]
The Australian state of Victoria will build the largest battery in the Southern Hemisphere to assist in its planned transition to renewable energy. Victoria has committed to sourcing 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, The Age reported. The new lithium-ion battery will have a capacity of 300 megawatts and provide 85 […]
In a giant step forward for the Tasmanian devil, the iconic species has been reintroduced to Australia’s mainland in a protected, disease-free area, The Guardian reported. As the largest carnivorous marsupial species, Tasmanian devils vanished from the mainland about 3,000 years ago, but survived in Tasmania. However, they have declined in the latter in recent […]
By Hao Tan, Elizabeth Thurbon, John Mathews, Sung-Young Kim China’s President Xi Jinping surprised the global community recently by committing his country to net-zero emissions by 2060. Prior to this announcement, the prospect of becoming “carbon neutral” barely rated a mention in China’s national policies. China currently accounts for about 28% of global carbon emissions […]
More long-finned pilot whales were found stranded today on beaches in Tasmania, Australia. About 500 whales have become stranded, including at least 380 that have died, the AP reported. It is the largest mass stranding in Australia’s recorded history. The stranding started on Monday when the whales became stuck on sandbars in Macquarie Harbor on […]
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