A 10,000-home government-backed development on the Dry Creek saltpans in Adelaide's north faces a “very high” risk of flooding due to sea level rise from climate change, according to environmental experts and councils, prompting concerns about insurability and high infrastructure costs.
Protesters take aim at South Australian mining department s handling of St Kilda mangrove die-back
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People wore black armbands during the vigil for the St Kilda mangroves.
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A vigil has been held at Parliament House in South Australia for 10 hectares of mangroves that died due to a salt mining mishap north of Adelaide.
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Community leaders and the Opposition have questioned the Government s handling of the situation
There are warnings that many more mangroves remain at risk, with hypersaline water still leaking into the area
The aquatic trees surrounding the popular St Kilda Mangrove Walk, along with 35ha of salt marsh, are believed to have been killed by leaking salt brine from nearby gypsum ponds.
Call for urgent action to prevent further dieback of Adelaide s St Kilda mangroves
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Dead mangroves around the St Kilda boardwalk north of Adelaide.
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Environmentalists are calling for urgent action to prevent further dieback of a popular mangrove forest north of Adelaide, saying extremely salty water is killing the sensitive plants.
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Mangroves at St Kilda have died and more are under threat
It is believed leaking salt ponds, mined by Buckland Dry Creek, are contributing to the salinity
The SA Government says it is working frantically to fix the issue
About 10 hectares of mangrove forest adjacent to the St Kilda Mangrove Trail died within two months last year, along with 35 hectares of salt marsh, and the gardens of about half a dozen houses.