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Kathleen Rogers Column: October

MiNDFOOD’s environmental columnist is the president  of Earth Day Network and  says women have an enormous capacity to influence policies  on climate change.

Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role

A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a brake on climate change, scientists say.

A bleak future for Australia’s cities

Architects and demographers say Australian cities must radically transform to cope with the pressures of population growth and climate change or face social unrest and urban decay, reports MiNDFOOD.

Climate change is a fact, says China

A deputy director of China’s most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial, MiNDFOOD reports.

Chanel muses on global cooling with iceberg show

Karl Lagerfeld dabbles in green politics with the ice age themed Chanel fashion show in Paris this week, MiNDFOOD reports.

Climate change allergies

Sneezing, congestion, and runny noses from hay fever are though to be lasting longer because climate change may be extending pollen seasons, doctors in Italy have reported. From MiNDFOOD.

UN to probe doomsday glacier forecast

The United Nations’ panel of climate scientists says it will probe claims its doomsday prediction for the disappearance of Himalayan glaciers was wrong, as an expert said he had warned of the mistake, MiNDFOOD reports.

Hottest decade on record

Australia experienced its hottest decade on record from 2000 to 2009 due to global warming, according to the nation’s bureau of meteorology, reports MiNDFOOD.

Five minutes with: Michael Hatcher

Michael Hatcher is chief winemaker for Hungerford Hill, which recently released the eponymous cool-climate 2008 Tumbarumba Chardonnay grown in the Snowy Mountains, NSW. MiNDFOOD reports.

Finding the sweet spot

Viticulturist Martin Tillard is on the hunt for the perfect spot to grow New Zealand pinot noir and riesling grapes, measuring soil densities, structures and the climate, writes MiNDFOOD wine editor Joelle Thomson.

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