Jumping to conclusions
This blog has enabled me to explore and share many facets of environmental change within Australia, one of the most critical aspects of the environmental sciences, not only within Australia, but also the world, is the communication of the science to the wider community. Australia continues to have both warming average air and sea surface temperatures, with fewer cold events and more hot events, along with disturbed precipitation. The primary driver of these changes is continued anthropogenic CO 2 emissions . The biodiversity of Australia (Fig.1) and its surrounding oceans is dwindling, primarily through a l oss of habitat and rising sea surface temperatures . As well as this, the main climate drivers across Australia are changing, with ongoing variability of ENSO . Figure 1. An Australian Saltwater crocod ile ( Crocodylus porosus) in Kakadu national park. Photo J Chapma n The Australian government is staunchly opposed to more encompassing environmental policies , but gr