Gas will drive coal from its throne

STRONG export demand will result in the nation's energy production nearly doubling by 2030, but Australia is set to consume far less coal and much more gas, to a federal government report says.

Energy output to soar, gas to burn brighter than coal

STRONG export demand will result in the nation's energy production nearly doubling by 2030 but Australia is set to consume far less coal and much more gas, according to a federal government report.

Emissions hit all-time high as coal use takes dominant role

A JUMP in the use of coal to produce electricity, especially in China and India, has contributed to carbon emissions from human activities reaching an all-time record high, a study published today finds. With the faltering climate change talks set to open in Copenhagen next month, the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project show carbon dioxide emissions rising another 2 per cent last year as coal became the dominant source of fossil fuel emissions, taking over from oil for the first time in 40 years.

Man-made emissions still on rise

MAN-MADE greenhouse gas emissions continued to climb last year, reflecting an expanding reliance on coal and a continuing demand for manufactured goods produced in developing countries.

More to come, warns expert

SUMATRA faces further devastation from a much larger earthquake and probable tsunami within decades, a leading geologist has warned.

Tremors shake Melbourne's south-east

RESIDENTS across Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs have reported shaking houses and loud "bangs" after two small earthquakes hit the area late yesterday.

There's Gold In Them Thar Western Victoria Plains, Say Scientists

UP TO 1200 tonnes of gold worth more than $36 billion may be lying underground in western Victoria, geologists have revealed. GeoScience Victoria,

Disaster Warning Beamed Out In Minutes

IT WAS 6.47 yesterday morning when David Jepsen, a seismologist at Geoscience Australia, was woken by his mobile phone.

Seismic Waves Strike To The Core

THE world "rang like a bell" after the Sumatra earthquake. Shock waves produced by the magnitude 9.0 quake would have circled the world several times a day, possibly for days, Clive Collins, a scientist with Geoscience Australia, said.

Quake Experts Work On Warnings

EARTHQUAKE experts at Geoscience Australia have begun modelling a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean.

Laser Station Destroyed

THE ACT bushfires destroyed $6 million worth of equipment belonging to Geoscience Australia, which was also housed at the Mt Stromlo observatory.

Hunt For Wartime Wreck

A geophysical exploration company claims it can find the wreck of HMAS Sydney - all it needs is time and money. World Geoscience Corporation says it has the aerial electronic technology necessary and could find the ship in as little as 10 weeks at a cost of $600,000. The Perth-based company ha

Geologist Leads The Way In Mining Mothers' Bones

Dr Brian Gulson once explored for metals in the earth. Now the chief research scientist with the CSIRO's Division of Exploration Geoscience probes for lead in the bones of young women - women like Ms Nadia Terzieva. Ms Terzieva, a 28-year-old Bulgarian computer engineer who migrated to Aus