THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ANTARCTICA

Ockham’s Razor, Radio National: The Effect of Climate Change in Antarctica David Neilson is a photographer from Emerald in Victoria. David has made six trips to Antarctica between 1990 and 2009 and in this program he talks about the effect of climate change in Antarctica. Hear David’s experience and see some of the photographs that…

A strong recommendation to see this exhibition which opened last night.  A marvellous collection of works, by artists working in very different mediums – furniture maker, painter, jeweller and object artist – are brought together in a special collaboration that has given the participants freedom to explore new ideas. We learn this collection of personal stories and…

About the plankton ecology: view a short video with David Attenborough explaining a group of interacting organisms that form the ecological community that makes Original Quinton™.

Stresses on Global Phytoplankton

Researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health and productivity of ocean plants using a unique signal detected by NASA’s Aqua satellite. Single-celled phytoplankton fuel nearly all ocean ecosystems, serving 
as the most basic food source for marine animals. Phytoplankton 
account for half of all photosynthetic activity on Earth and play a 
key role in…

Climate Change Threatening the Southern Ocean

CSIRO scientists are observing changes in ocean temperatures, ocean chemistry and global sea levels. In this vodcast, we meet four marine scientists from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship who are conducting research for the Australian Climate Change Science Program on the how increased carbon dioxide in the air affects our oceans. The scientists explain the…

How does the Ocean Affect the Climate?

Hear Australian oceanographer Steve Rintoul, a Southern Ocean specialist, working at CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship Hobart and the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research centre, in the first of a series of interviews from the Antarctic re-supply vessel, Aurora Australia recorded by PhD student and Lynchpin Scholar, Nick Roden early 2012: Rintoul describes the influence…

The Connections between Ocean and Atmosphere

The Southern Ocean is a sponge for carbon dioxide. Hear Australian oceanographer and Southern Ocean specialist Steve Rintoul explain how the ocean absorbs CO2. A scientist at CSIRO and the Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research centre, he was interviewed in January, 2012 aboard the Australian Government’s Antarctic re-supply vessel, Aurora Australis by PhD student and…

Lynchpin Scholar Profile, 2012 : Robert Johnson

Watch Lynchpin Scholar Profile:  Robert Johnson This scholarship supports research into the fundamental and primary base of the ecosystem – the Southern Ocean phytoplankton, using rapid and large-scale observation of phytoplankton from space. Invisible to the naked eye, yet visible in vast biomass from outer space, the phytoplankton of the Southern Oceans have global significance…

Climate Change Exhibition

When words and science fail, could art hold the answer to tackling climate change? Earlier in 2012, the Metro Gallery housed an exhibition involving nine of Australia’s leading artists who took on the role of problem solvers in the show Climate Change, which explored the power of art to cut through political dialogue and scientific debate. See…

sea stories:  Collected work from: Karin Beaumont, Michaye Boulter, Sally Brown, Linda Fredheim Curated by Helen Norrie On this island, stories from and of the sea are shared and pervasive. In 2010, 4 artists were invited to collaborate and develop work for the Alcorso Foundation. Despite diverse practices and different backgrounds, the ensuing conversations, experimentation and…