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"Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures
to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of countries recorded their
hottest year and numerous weather disasters occurred as climate change reared
its head.
How did Australia’s environment fare against this onslaught? In short, 2023 was
a year of opposites.
For the past nine years, we have trawled through huge volumes of data collected
by satellites, measurement stations and surveys by individuals and agencies. We
include data on global change, oceans, people, weather, water, soils,
vegetation, fire and biodiversity.
Each year, we analyse those data, summarising them in an annual report that
includes an overall Environmental Condition Score and regional scorecards.
These scores provide a relative measure of conditions for agriculture and
ecosystems. Scores declined across the country, except in the Northern
Territory, but were still relatively good.
However, the updated
Threatened Species Index shows the abundance of listed
bird, mammal and plant species has continued to decline at a rate of about 3% a
year since the turn of the century."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
