GAWA's main objective is to encourage the advancement, education, promotion and practice of the science of Geography in Western Australia.
Perth, Western Australia
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A new study shows that Indigenous fire management in Australia began at least 11,000 years ago – and possibly as long as 40,000 years ago.
Read more about fire management in Australia: ausgeo.co/indigenousfiremana…
#ausgeo #australia #wildlife #biodiversity #climate #environment
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This might look like a #badgeographyjoke at first but is really just a geography lesson…
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European countries that had their hottest September on record this year.
🇵🇱 Poland, +4.0°C
🇨🇭 Switzerland, +3.8°C
🇱🇹 Lithuania, +3.7°C
🇫🇷 France, +3.6°C
🇧🇪 Belgium, +3.6°C
🇱🇺 Luxembourg, +3.6°C
🇨🇿 Czech Republic, +3.6°C
🇭🇺 Hungary, +3.6°C
🇦🇹 Austria, +3.6°C
🇱🇻 Latvia, +3.5°C
🇸🇰 Slovakia, +3.5°C
🇩🇪 Germany, +3.4°C
🇫🇮 Finland, +3.2°C
🏴 Wales, +2.5°C
🏴 England, +2.4°C
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🇪🇺 Europe, +2.5°C
*Reference period: 1991-2020
GAWA retweeted
How do we know humans are responsible for #climatechange?
IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report shows that the dominant role of humans in driving recent climate change is clear. This is based on a synthesis of information from multiple lines of evidence.
➡️ bit.ly/AR6WGI3
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Temperatures in France soared as high as 35.8°C. It was the hottest temperature ever recorded in October in France. To reiterate - it was 35.8°C in France in OCTOBER!
There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #endfossilfuels
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July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded.
🔗 bit.ly/47ksxal
🗣️ #EarlyWarningsForAll #StateOfClimate
📷 @CopernicusEU
GAWA retweeted
Another day, another #climate-fuelled weather disaster. This time, Norway.
Nowhere is safe. Nowhere.
The Annual GAWA conference is on! The day started with the awarding of the Gentilli Award. Congratulations to Sara Tyrell and Jon Wyllie!
David Attenborough, the voice of Netflix’s Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse “ - Vox vox.com/2019/4/12/18306566/d…
Mass whale stranding underway off Western Australia's southern coast - ABC News apple.news/AM0TmImIXQ8K7Uohz…
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New #WaronWaste coming next week!!
Craig Reucassel on making War on Waste 3 and what he learnt that shocked him abc.net.au/news/backstory/20… via @ABCaustralia
Craig Reucassel on the importance of Australia's War on Waste
Did you watch this tonight? #year12 #wastemanagement #waronwaste mediaweek.com.au/war-on-wast…
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Not to be alarmist but…this is what’s called a six-sigma event, now unfolding in Antarctica.
Otherwise known as a once-in-7.5-million-year event.
Hang onto your hats.
HT @EliotJacobson
Important for students in all year groups to watch this and understand how small actions, such as taking public transport instead of driving and reduce-reuse-recycling can help. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/a…
Port Hedland, Broome among Australian regions to become unliveable in next 100 years | PerthNow perthnow.com.au/news/environ…