Will oceans boil away? (don't panic just yet!)
"Yes", writes National Geographic, "a billion years from now, as the sun gets brighter. But could we make it happen sooner through climate change?" Read the article here.
Sea creatures on the move
The Two Degrees Project (2degreesproject.com.au) publishes climate change stories told by everyday Australians and experts. Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl submitted a story about the sightings that Redmap is receiving of uncommon sea creatures. Read her article here.
Rivers and wetlands may also feel the heat
From ABC Radio NT: Kakadu National Park is home to some of Australia's most iconic wetland landscapes, but will the environment always look the way it does now? Scientists are trying to find out how the region's tropical river systems work, and what might happen to them as the climate changes. Read the full ABC article here.
Discover what's at risk?
See these wonderful photos on the Discovery Channel News that celebrate the Great Barrier Reef and what's at risk with a changing climate.
You call this a job? Andrew Hart on TV's Hook, Line and Sinker
Andrew Hart knows his job blurs the line between work and play. The host of TV fishing show Hook, Line and Sinker explains why it's hard work not to love fishing for the cameras around Australia.
Salty stories from "Redmappers"
Redmap has received more than 330 sightings since its national launch five months ago. But who are "Redmappers"? They’re fishers, divers and beachgoers who send Redmap photos of uncommon marine life! Meet some of Redmap's "citizen scientists" who are mad-keen anglers (next issue: divers!).
The world's first climate refugees?
It's not just marine life that may need to migrate due to climate change. Alaska is experiencing melting permafrost, thinning sea ice and extreme storms. For the residents of Newtok exile is inevitable, writes the Guardian newspaper. Alaska has warmed twice as fast as the rest of America over the past 60 years. "Freeze-up occurs later, snow is wetter and heavier. Wildfires erupt on the tundra in the summer. Rivers rush out to the sea. Moose migrate …
ABC news: How to live remote in a hotter world
It' s not just marine life that are stressed by climate change! Research indicates people in remote areas will be more susceptible to tropical diseases, mental health issues and chronic health conditions due to climate change, writes ABC news. Read the article here.
How to set up a citizen science program: webinar
If you are thinking of starting a citizen science program - and wondering how to make it successful - then you should join this live online seminar (aka "webinar") on July 18. It will be co-hosted by Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl and other successful Australian citizen science program leaders.
Century-old science helps confirm global warming
A new analysis of ocean data collected more than 135 years ago by the crew of the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition provides further confirmation that human activities have warmed our planet over the past century, writes NASA about the joint University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and NASA project. Read the article here.
