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As erosion costs climb these coastal communities consider retreat
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (932+ words) ABC South East SA Storms in 2025 did significant damage to beaches along the Limestone Coast, including in Robe. (Supplied: Patrick Hesp) Residents and councils on SA's Limestone Coast are raising the alarm about increasing coastal erosion. After a particularly bad…...
Fears for the future of WA's oldest operational lighthouse
2+ week, 3+ day ago (945+ words) ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt The Point Moore lighthouse is 34m tall and was put together from 192 iron plates shipped out from England in 1877. (ABC News: Claire Moodie) Point Moore lighthouse is WA's oldest operational lighthouse. A report shows the lighthouse is under…...
What to know about a major landslide in the 'Gold Coast of New Zealand"
4+ week, 2+ day ago (728+ words) New Zealand authorities are working to confirm how many people are missing after a landslide hit a campground in the Bay of Plenty region, south-east of Auckland. The disaster occurred in the coastal resort town of Mount Maunganui, a popular…...
Japan is turning to the seabed to reduce its reliance on China
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (955+ words) Japan's drilling-equipped research vessel Chikyu departed from Shimizu port on Monday. (Reuters: Yuka Obayashi) Japan is going to the depths of the ocean to reduce its reliance on China." Tokyo has launched an ambitious plan to mine the floor of…...
Scientist drills into dunes to collect storm surge data at renowned wetland
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) ABC South East SA Patrick Hesp and Adrian Werner in the dunes of the Coorong along the Beacon 19 track. (ABC South East SA: Caroline Horn) An expert who has studied the Coorong since the 1970s is putting systems in place to…...
COP30 sidesteps fossil fuels, boosts climate aid for poor nations
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (865+ words) COP30 Brazil has sealed an uneasy deal after negotiations exposed deep rifts over how future climate action should be pursued. However, the compromised climate deal aims to boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming. Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a…...
Boom time for geology? But university geology departments are shrinking or closing
3+ mon, 12+ hour ago (120+ words) With fewer graduates, it's unlikely Australia will have the geologists needed to produce what's being promised. Program: Boom time for geology? But university geology departments are shrinking or closing Brought to you by Indrani Mukherjee has seen a decline in…...
Federation University scraps one of Australia's oldest geology courses
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (873+ words) Aspiring geologist Anthony Dale organised an internship with a gold mine. (Supplied: Anthony Dale) Specialised courses have been in decline across Australian universities, as student demand falls despite an industry shortage. Enrolled geology and geoscience students will need to study…...
Climbers rescued off erupting volcano as 1,000 locals evacuated
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (627+ words) More than 170 people have been rescued off the slope of Mount Semeru after it erupted this week. Some 1,000 locals have been forced to evacuate the area because of ash and falling volcanic rock. A number of properties have been damaged…...
The strange macho appeal of fossil fuels in a world struggling with net zero
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (1254+ words) The Coalition is walking away from net zero. (ABC News: Callum Flinn) Now that solar and wind are cheaper than fossil fuel electricity, the opponents of renewable energy and net zero are left with the somewhat looser notion that it's…...