Monthly Archives: February 2014
Illawarra and south coast sport: Grounds for concern on climate change and sea level rise?
Icecaps and glaciers might seem a long way from south coast NSW. But global warming because of excess greenhouse gases we have been putting into the air is going into warming the oceans, even more than it is going into … Continue reading
Climate change: grounds for concern for North Coast NSW sport?
Melting icecaps and glaciers might seem a long way from north coast NSW. But global warming is going into warming the oceans, which makes the water expand and rise – even before we start accounting for icecaps and glaciers. Sea … Continue reading
Bankstown sports: Grounds for climate change concern?
Global warming is making the oceans warmer. Warm water expands, and so the seas are rising – around 200 mm last century and the pace is accelerating. OzCoasts provides online maps that show predicted areas of inundation from impacts of … Continue reading
Northern Territory sport and climate change
Northern Territory cricket already takes our current climate into account, by playing in the summer season down in Alice Springs, but the winter season in the Top End. What will global warming do for how playable the summer is for … Continue reading
Newcastle sport at serious risk from climate change
In many other areas of Australia, low lying sports grounds give an early warning of risks to communities from the sea level rise which is being driven by global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. In the Newcastle area, whole … Continue reading
Cricket and climate change in the media
Australia and climate change: it’s just not cricket (Friends of the Earth, November 2013) Australian High Commission in London presented with replica Ashes urn : “In affectionate remembrance of THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S CONSCIENCE Which died at the Warsaw Climate Talks on 16th NOVEMBER 2013 Deeply … Continue reading
Sydney North Shore sport under threat from climate change
Cricket and other junior and community sports on Sydney’s North Shore are under threat from rising sea levels as a result of climate change. Global warming is warming the oceans as well as the atmosphere. Water expands as it warms. … Continue reading
Sydney Northern Districts cricket at risk from climate change
The risk to Australia’s summer game from more severe and frequent heatwaves resulting from climate change should be obvious. A less obvious threat may be that of sea level rise. Global warming is warming the oceans. Water expands as it … Continue reading
Don’t let Sydney Grade Cricket be caught out by climate change
The Sydney Grade Cricket competition is recognised as one of the strongest in the world. It has been among the foundations of Australian cricket since the late 19th century. But now some of its home grounds are threatened by impacts … Continue reading
Why is Joe Hockey voting for Tunks Park, Cammeray, to go under?
Global warming is real. Joe Hockey knows this. And yet he’s been voting in Parliament for Tony Abbott’s agenda of denial, delay and destruction. Global warming is warming the oceans. Water expands as it warms. So, sea level rise: around … Continue reading
Australian sports grounds and climate change 