May 2023 - Water & Waste
Clean water is essential for all animal and plant life, and human settlement depends on its availability and relies on its placidity. In this edition, we look at the water cycle in Victoria, our usage of water, and our treatment of waste relating to water - sewage and chemical contamination - especially in the face of climate change.
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Victoria is home to tens of thousands of native plant species, but as at June 2023, 1,618 of these are under threat of extinction in our state (FFG Act Threatened List, June 2023). As the impacts of climate change are increasingly felt, there is a risk that this number will rise unless we act. In this edition, we look at the value of our flora, how we can support ecosystems in a changing climate, and whether the European model of seasons is unsuited to our part of the world.
From field work in your backyard to fight extinction, to a journey to the Moon and beyond, the June 2021 edition takes us to Science Beyond the Lab!