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2015-01-18 Australia Science


ABC Online
   
Labor, Greens pressure Tony Abbott to act on climate change as 2014 named ...   
ABC Online
Labor and the Greens are pressuring the Government to do more to combat climate change, in light of a new report showing 2014 as the hottest year in modern history. The data from America's space agency NASA shows that not only was 2014 the warmest ...

Coalition climate policy under fire after 2014 shown to be hottest year on record   The Guardian
'Abbott frozen while world warms': Labor   9news.com.au

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Manly Beach cleared after shark sighting   
Sydney Morning Herald
Manly Beach has been cleared after a shark sighting. Sirens sounded and lifeguards yelled for swimmers to get out of the water, Fairfax journalist Effie Mann has reported. "I heard them say: 'Shark sighting, get out of the water now!' Approximately 1.21pm, a ...

Shark sighting forces suspension of surf carnival at Sydney beach   9news.com.au
Man nearly drowns at Manly as thousands flock to beaches to cool off on hot ...   The Daily Telegraph
Wanda draws in Intercities Surf Carnival this Saturday   St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Ask Fuzzy: How much water is there on the planet?   
Sydney Morning Herald
Question: How much water is there on the planet? Where did it all come from? Answer: Water is essential for life but makes up only a tiny fraction of the Earth's mass. Surface water makes up about 1/4200th of the total mass of the planet, a similar amount ...


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TIME
   
Analysis of temperature reveals world is feeling the heat   
Whitsunday Times
The declaration, from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, illustrated a deeply concerning trend for developing countries already feeling the heat of climate change. Extreme heat blanketed Alaska and much of the western United ...

A Bad Day for Climate Change Deniers … And the Planet   TIME
2014 Could Be the Hottest Year in History   New Era
Does GOP want a boiling planet?   ErieTVNews
Union Gazette   
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WA sizzles as scientists reveal 2014 was the hottest in a century   
NEWS.com.au
NOT even the beach offered respite from the sun's nuclear intensity as WA sizzled and the mercury approached 40C in Perth on Saturday. Families opted for shopping malls, movie theatres and other airconditioned sanctuaries as the temperature hit 39.9C ...


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Herald Sun
   
Australian driver narrowly avoids falling trees caused by windstorm   
Mashable
An intense windstorm on Dec. 29, recorded by one driver's dashboard camera, wreaked havoc on trees lining the Maroondah Highway in Australia. The storm, which registered wind speeds of more than 50 miles per hour, caused dozens of trees to fall onto ...

Incredible footage of trees tumbling in a storm perilously close to drivers   Herald Sun

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ABC Online
   
Newly awakened Hunga Ha'apai volcano creates large new Tongan island   
ABC Online
A newly awakened volcano off an uninhabited Tongan island has finally been viewed up close, with volcanologists saying it has created a substantial new island since it began erupting last month. Tonga's lands and natural resources ministry said experts ...

Volcanic eruptions disrupt more Tonga flights   New Zealand Herald
Video: Incredible images show underwater volcano creating wall of ash around ...   The Independent
Tongan volcano creates new island   Yahoo!7 News

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BioScholar News
   
New legless, snake-like amphibian discovered in Cambodia   
BioScholar News
The new species, Ichthyophis cardamomensis, is a caecilian, an order of limbless amphibians often mistaken for snakes, with larger species known to grow to 1.5 metres in length. This discovery, at only 30 cm, is linked to the continuing ground-breaking work ...

Weird legless, snake-like creature found in Cambodia   AOL Travel UK
The bizarre legless giant amphibian found in Cambodia: New species can grow ...   Daily Mail
New Species of Legless Amphibian Found in Cambodia   Discovery News
The Inquisitr   
Radio Australia   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Aerial footage shows huge lava flow in Iceland   
Telegraph.co.uk
It looks like something out of a Game of Thrones episode, but this is the real place where ice and fire meet. Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has been erupting continuously over the last five months and, according to Icelandic Met Office, is triggering small ...

Aerial footage shows enormous lava flow in Iceland   Union Gazette
Spectacular Video And Images Of World's Largest Lava Field In 200 Years   Gizmodo Australia
Spectacular shots of Holuhraun – Icelands' 'most beautiful crater'   For Argyll
WA today   
Eagle Radio   
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Business Insider Australia
   
Here's How The World's Most Advanced Missile Defence System Works   
Business Insider Australia
The most advanced missile system on the planet can hunt and blast incoming missiles right out of the sky with 100% success rate — from a truck. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD), with the utmost and unmatched precision, can equalise ...


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