Thousands of people were being evacuated from their homes in northeast Australia late Wednesday, as bushfires raged across Queensland state amid a scorching heatwave.
Environment
Nov 28, 2018
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The fossils of two extinct mice species have been discovered in caves in tropical Queensland by University of Queensland scientists tracking environment changes.
Archaeology
Sep 24, 2018
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I first remember seeing sapphires as a teenager in a jeweller's shop in Silver Street in pre-Khmer Rouge Phnom Penh – the deep saturated blues of the gems from Palin on the border with Thailand were captivating. The sapphires ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2018
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As the federal government aims to ink a deal with the states on the National Energy Guarantee in August, it appears still to be negotiating within its own ranks. Federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg has reportedly told ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 27, 2018
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When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Iris near the coast of Queensland, Australia it measured cloud top temperatures and found strong storms with the potential for creating heavy rainfall.
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2018
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During the week of March 26 Tropical Cyclone Iris weakened to a low pressure area and since then it has been lingering off the coast of Queensland, Australia. On April 2, strengthened by the warm waters of the Coral Sea, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2018
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NASA used satellite data to calculate the heavy rainfall created by Tropical Cyclone Nora as it came ashore in northwestern Queensland on March 24, 2018.
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2018
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Most major floods in South East Queensland arrive in five-year bursts, once every 40 years or so, according to our new research.
Environment
Mar 19, 2018
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South-East Queensland is in danger of losing one of the last remaining populations of the Eastern bristlebird, one of Australia's most melodic songbirds, a study has shown.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2018
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Laws intended to protect Queensland's most-threatened forests are failing, with the most vulnerable forests falling even faster than other forests.
Environment
Jan 29, 2018
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