Environment

Plastic bags and food packages killing Australia’s marine animals

ABC Online, Other, 14/12/2020, David Robertson A sperm whale with 135 different plastic items in its stomach, mostly soft plastic […]

EU is moving towards restrictions to reduce microplastic pollution

Maritime Executive, Other, 12/12/2020 The European Union is moving closer towards restrictions to reduce or eliminate the use of microplastics […]

Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’

terradaily.com, Other, 13/12/2020 A fleet of new-generation, deep-diving ocean robots will be deployed in the Southern Ocean, in a major […]

Data to provide valuable insight into fire response

Ballarat Courier, Other, 13/12/2020 An innovative project will take place in the region this summer, as scientists work to better […]

From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system

Australasian Science, Other, 01/12/2020, Arianna Olivelli It’s estimated about two million tonnes of plastics enter the oceans from rivers each […]

Deep-diving sea robots aid climate studies

7news.com.au, Other, 04/12/2020 Deep-diving robots will be used in the wild Southern Ocean to hopefully shed light on how "marine […]

Australian, Japanese companies study deep sea carbon capture project off Australia

Channel NewsAsia, Other, 07/12/2020 An Australian company has lined up the country's national science agency and Japanese firms to work […]

Opposite response of strong and moderate positive Indian Ocean Dipole to global warming

Nature, Other, 01/12/2020 A strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole (pIOD) induces weather extremes such as the 2019 Australian bushfires and […]

Mapping a wildfire’s path is getting easier, thanks to computers

CNET, Other, 20/11/2020, Laura Hautala Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread, even while it's still burning. Andrew […]