Australia

Parts of Australia to get hotter by 5 degrees by 2070

Sydney, Oct 2 : Temperatures across Australia are likely to rise by one degree Celsius by 2030, but it could rise by up to 5 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country by 2070, a new CSIRO study has revealed.

Penny Whetton, co-author of the new Climate Change in Australia report produced by the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, said the probability of warming exceeding one degree Celsius was 10-20 per cent for coastal areas of Australia, and more than 50 per cent for inland regions.

Australia has more pigs than people!

Sydney, Sept.28 : Official estimates suggest there are now 23 million feral pigs in Australia, outnumbering the continent's human population of 21 million.

According to news.com.au, they are the descendants of domestic pigs which explorers such as Captain Cook released as a living larder for future expeditions.

The animals found Australia to be hog heaven, with plentiful food, a balmy climate and no natural predators aside from the occasional crocodile and piglet-pinching dingoes.

Australia's hog population more than its human population

Sydney, Sept.28 : Official estimates suggest there are now 23 million feral pigs in Australia, outnumbering the continent's human population of 21 million.

According to news.com.au, they are the descendants of domestic pigs which explorers such as Captain Cook released as a living larder for future expeditions.

The animals found Australia to be hog heaven, with plentiful food, a balmy climate and no natural predators aside from the occasional crocodile and piglet-pinching dingoes.

Haneef case impact: Australia may review vetting system for overseas trained doctors

Child expert warns that Shane Warne's kids could be harmed by spousal feud

Sydney, Sept.26 : A child expert has warned both Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan to end their public feud over an alleged affair for the sake of their three children.

The Australian Counselling Association's Philip Armstrong said the Warne's tit-for-tat claims over the end of their relationship could damage their children Brooke, 10, Jackson, 8 and Summer, 5.

Armstrong was particularly scathing of the tell-all interview Simone gave to New Idea about an alleged affair revealed by yet another wayward text message.

`Leopard' Warney can't change his spots, says his wife Simone

Sept.25: The war of words between former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne and his estranged wife Simone show no signs of abating.

A day after Warne accused Simone of taking advantage of his hard-earned fame to malign him through their personnel differences, Simone described her ex-husband as a "leopard who couldn't change his spots".

According to The Daily Telegraph, relations between Shane and Simone have deteriorated into verbal warfare over his latest alleged new text messaging affair scandal.

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