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Premium Content Subscriber only There are no active bushfires on the Sunshine Coast this afternoon, however authorities have reported several hazard reduction fires. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said as of 5pm there were no active fire jobs on the Sunshine Coast, only permitted burns. It comes after fires were reported on social media and photos were sent into the Daily. Sunshine Coast Council has started its annual planned burns process this month at seven locations across the region. According to council’s website, burns in Landsborough, Mount Mellum, Palmview, Mo...

Premium Content Subscriber only A massive plume of smoke billowing over Currimundi Lake which could be seen from across the Sunshine Coast was part of a hazard burn off. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday afternoon there were no active bushfires on the Coast. It comes after several photos of large fires from around the Coast were sent to the Daily. Sunshine Coast Council started its annual planned burns process in April at seven locations across the region. According to council's website, burns in Landsborough, Mount Mellum, Palmview, Mountain Cre...

Greenhouse gases escaping from Siberian permafrost could overwhelm already belaboured efforts to curb man-made carbon pollution. Monsoon rains in South Asia, the polar ice cap, coral reef ecosystems, the jet stream, the Amazon basin -- all are vulnerable to point-of-no-return transitions that would radically alter the world as we know it. Up to now, scientists have focused mostly on temperature thresholds and timing: how much warming will it take to trigger each tipping point? 'PERIOD OF GRACE' The threshold for the two ice sheets is probably below 2 C, and may have already been passed, ...

04-21-2021 By Earth.com staff writer A new study suggests that the catastrophic consequences of climate “tipping points” could still be prevented if global warming is swiftly reversed. The experts report that tipping points will not necessarily be permanent, depending on how quickly we act.  Once a certain threshold of warming is reached, tipping points in the climate system will trigger abrupt changes such as the loss of major ice sheets and large carbon stores like forests. In previous studies, scientists have warned that a cascading series of climate ...

He said the measure was more cost effective within the project. Work was also extended further south along Sunset Drive, the spokesman said. "The upgrade of Parklands Boulevard, including large scale relocation of utility services, was originally forecast to cost Sunshine Coast Council $13.5 million," a council spokesman said. Mayor Mark Jamieson said the project demonstrated the Sunshine Coast's rapid growth in population. "It's significant that we're upgrading this not so long after this road was initially built," Mr Jamieson said. "Wouldn't it have been great if the leaders at the ti...