[PDF] Brochure focusing on costal areas, including Queensland’s coast. Global warming, sea-level rise, projected changes in weather extremes, costal impacts, uncertainties and challenges are issues in this booklet, which was published in 2002.
[PDF] Published by Donna Green, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Marine and Atmospheric Research, in November 2006. Stating the disproportional vulnerability of remote indigenous communities on the effects of climate change, reviewing evidence of likely health impacts for these communities and providing material to inform adaptation strategies.
Article by ABC News Online, stating the effects that climate change will have on farmers, relating to the International Climate Change report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Section of the CANA (Climate Action Network Australia) website featuring three main chapters: Cost of Living; Farming and Rural Communities, Impacts on Australia's natural environment; and Health Educational website for farmers.
This section of the Australian Government Department of Climate Change website identifies the future impacts of climate change, as well as potential adaptive responses to reduce the damage of each impact. The societal areas covered include:
Agriculture,
Biodiversity,
Coasts,
Forests,
Settlements & infrastructure,
Water resources and
By region. Most areas also have links to related reports.
The Section of The Department of the Environment and Water Resources website is featuring the contents of a report with outcomes of a workshop about the topic sponsored by the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee in 2002.
The CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) provides on its website links to a climate change poster and a climate impacts 2001 brochures. Further material on Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) research projects.
Section of the CANA (Climate Action Network Australia) offering information on the following categories: Social Impacts of Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts in Africa, Climate Change Impacts in Asia, Impacts in Latin-America, TImpacts in the Pacific Islands and Other Small Island States, and Delivering "Climate Sensitive" Aid.
Section of the South Australian Government website explaining the regional impacts of global warming. Temperature rise, rainfall decrease, sea-level rise, change in sensitive ecosystems, more pests and diseases, more extreme weather situations (i.e. storms), and economic damages are discussed. Navigational links to additional issues such as facts and possible solutions, and other websites.
Intro to climate change of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, mentioning the effects of Climate Change in regards to increased melting rates of the polar ice caps, sea-level rise, increased number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes, droughts, poverty and food insecurity. Some topics contain links to one related article or audio-slideshow.
Section of the greenhouse gas online website summarizes predictions on climate change by discussing various predictions of future carbon dioxide emissions, rising temperature and sea levels. The web page provides a link to the homepage of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
The Queensland Opposition says thousands of dead fish have been found at Paradise Dam, west of Maryborough in the state's south-east.
(ABC News, 17/03/10)