Yvonne De JongThomas Butynski
University of Sydney ecologists estimate that around 480 million animals have been killed. Up to 30% of the koala population in New South Wales' mid-north coast may have been killed, Australia's minister for the environment, Sussan Ley, told theAustralian Broadcast...
2009 in Pulaski, Tennessee. With a poor economy and the first African-American president in office, there has been a rise in extremist activity in many parts of America. According
Australia's egalitarian ethos persisted through and beyond the 19th Century and has become a defining feature of the culture today. It's why, at dinner in one of Sydney's plethora of restaurants, the bill is often split evenly, regardless of differences in wealth (which is uncommon in many ...
Bushfires are not an uncommon thing in Australia, one of the most wildfire prone regions in the entire world. Those fires can cause a tremendous amount of damage, and the country's 2019-20 bushfires were particularly devastating. An album calledSongs for Australiawas released in 2020 to help...
and air [pollution], is not relevant for us. It’s all the more so currently,” she adds. A chapter on different sources of energy — from fossil fuels to renewables — has also been removed. “That’s a bit strange, quite honestly, given the relevance in today’s world,” says Osb...
Yeah, but scientists have been warning us for years about zoonotic diseases and Australia has had its fair share with the likes of Hendra virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Brucellosis and Q fever. We’re not immune from creating environments where these bugs can cross over to humans, or persi...
Over the past week or so a 'hot topic' has been the stimulus checks in the form of direct payments to millions of Americans. When will people receive them? and in what amount can we expect them to be in? Have been some of the most asked questions. ...
As someone who has been exploring the world’s most isolated wilderness regions for nearly half a century, I have some insight into the state of the planet and the human race’s current environmental befuddlement. I’ve watched the condition of the earth plummet before...
Warnings are also issued to alert people to impending bushfires and advise them how to respond. This paper examines how people threatened and affected by bushfires in New South Wales, Australia, in 2017 understood, interpreted and acted upon warning messages they received. The research involved ...