Mr Kevin Hennessy, Principal Researcher, explains why farmers and the Government have reacted with alarm to a new joint report from CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, which indicates that hot periods and low rainfall years which have occurred every 20 years may become much more frequent. (5.36)
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Drought Report pushes alarm bells (Podcast 15 Jul 08)
Posted: July 14th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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Science and industry hunt for new in oil starved future (Podcast 11 Jul 08)
Posted: July 10th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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A joint industry/CSIRO forum in Melbourne today will examine the fuels of the future, in light of predictions that oil will cost between $2.00 and $8.00 a litre within the next decade. According to Paul Graham, from CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship, the alternatives include biofuels made from non-food materials and even algae. (5:35)
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Today's farmers meeting tomorrow's climate challenges (Podcast 2 Jul 08)
Posted: July 2nd, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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Australia’s farmers are our climate change 'warriors', and many of them are already meeting the challenges of climate change, with major modifications to the way they produce our food. In this podcast, Dr Mark Howden from CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, explains how farmers are dealing with challenges such as lower rainfall and irrigation allocations. (4.51)
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High fuel prices and hybrid cars – will they change the way we move? (Podcast 27 Jun 08)
Posted: June 26th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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The Federal Government’s support for Australian-built hybrid cars, coupled with ever increasing fuel prices, are forcing Australians to think again about the way they move from A to B. In this podcast, David Lamb from CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship canvasses our options. (6.40)
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'Dugong' and 'Lobster' Volcanoes surprises scientists off Fiji (Podcast 20 Jun 08)
Posted: June 19th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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The discovery of two huge active volcanoes under the sea near Fiji has excited scientists searching for new minerals – and revealed new species of creatures never seen before. In this podcast, Captain Fred Stein, Director of the Marine National Facility, describes how the volcanoes, named 'Dugong' and 'Lobster' were found almost by accident. (5.44)
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The Hidden crisis in the Murray-Darling Basin (Podcast 19 Jun 08)
Posted: June 18th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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The drought in the Murray-Darling Basin continues, but lack of rainfall is not the only woe to afflict one of the country’s most productive agricultural regions. In this podcast, CSIRO’s Dr Ian Smith, Co-Ordinator of the South East Australia Climate Initiative, explains that global warming has a less obvious, but very real, threat. (6.06)
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Countdown to Satellite Launch and new era of ocean research (Podcast 13 June 08)
Posted: June 12th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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Teams of climate change researchers around the world will be anxiously counting down the launch of the Jason-2 satellite from California, scheduled for 20 June 2008. Successful lift-off will mean a whole new era in detecting the expansion of our oceans and sea level rise, both major indicators of climate change. (5.30)
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Outraged Scientists call for more funds for marine research (Podcast 6 June 08)
Posted: June 9th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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Scientists from the CSIRO and the University of Queensland have called for a bigger research effort into the impact of climate change on marine species, outraged that research into the oceans has received far less Government funding than the examination of climate change on terrestrial species. (5.30)
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Australia’s north – nirvana for irrigators? (Podcast 26 May 08)
Posted: May 25th, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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The continuing drought is prompting a re-appraisal of northern Australia’s vast rivers and streams, fed copiously during every rainy season. But is a move to the North, or piping the water south, the answer to our irrigation problems? In this podcast, Dr Cuan Petheram dashes some hopes and dreams. (4.24)
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Hormones in our water devastate aquatic sex lives (Podcast 23 May 08)
Posted: May 22nd, 2008, 7:00am PDT
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Preliminary findings by CSIRO’s Land and Water shows that human and synthetic hormones are slipping through our water treatment plants and into the nation’s rivers and streams, and there’s strong evidence that the reproductive cycles of fish and other aquatic species are suffering. (5:46)