Blue Mountains
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| Elevation | 1,189 m |
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| Area | 11,400 km² |
| Locations | 50 km (31 mi) NW of Sydney CBD |
| Highest point | Mount Boyce |
| One Tree Hill | |
| State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains |
| Did you know | In 1814, William Cox, an extraordinary engineer, assembled a team of thirty convicts and eight guards to build a road across the Blue Mountains. |
| Ratings | 4.7 |
| Countries | Australia |
| Mountains | Mount Solitary |
| Mount York | |
| Mount Boyce | |
| Mount Banks | |
| Downwards | Guide to the Common Potentilla Species of the Blue Mountains Ecoregion |
| A Guide to Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica | |
| Australian Geographic Blue Mountains | |
| Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks: The Bestselling Colour Guide to Over 60 Fantastic Walks | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 735809 |
About Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains is a rugged region west of Sydney in Australia’s New South Wales. Known for dramatic scenery, it encompasses steep cliffs, eucalyptus forests, waterfalls and villages dotted with guesthouses, galleries and gardens. Katoomba, a major town in the area, borders Blue Mountains National Park and its bushwalking trails. Echo Point affords views of the storied Three Sisters sandstone rock formation. ― Google
Where is the Blue Mountains
Australia landslide: UK family in 'wrong place at wrong time'
... " Landslides are common in the Blue Mountains, about 100 miles from Sydney, and have been made more likely by recent heavy rain, Mr Chapman said...
Australia landslide: Two members of British family killed and others injured
... The man, 49, and his nine-year-old son were killed by falling rocks in the Blue Mountains near Sydney on Monday...
Man arrested after Australian child found dead in barrel
... The victim is believed to be a nine-year-old girl who went missing from the Blue Mountains near Sydney last Thursday, local media report...
Climate change: Human activity makes forests emit carbon
... World Heritage sites that were net carbon contributors from 2001-2020 The tropical rainforest in Sumatra, IndonesiaThe Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, HondurasYosemite National Park, USWaterton Glacier International Peace Park, Canada and USThe Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains, South AfricaKinabalu Park, MalaysiaThe Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia and MongoliaGrand Canyon National Park, USThe Greater Blue Mountains area, AustraliaMorne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica Alarming message Hurricane Maria destroyed an estimated 20% of the forest cover in Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica, in 2017...
Australia fires: 113 animal species 'need help'
... These included the Pugh s frog, Blue Mountains water skink and the Kangaroo Island dunnart...
Stunning images from the landscape Photographer of the Year competition
... North Cainevlle Mesa, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, US Sierra, California, US, Lincoln s Rock, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, national Park Cozia, Romania, Page, Arizona, USA Yosemite National Park, California, USA Turin, Italy, Croatia, Pink Salt Lake, Kalbarri, Western Australia, Vatnajokull national Park, Iceland More winner photos, visit the ...
Australian business owner on bushfires impact
... In areas such as the Blue Mountains, people in the area say thick smoke is putting off visitors...
Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states
... One man was reported missing in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, but ultimately found safe and well, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service tweeted...
Climate change: Human activity makes forests emit carbon
Ten of The World 's Most protected forests have become net emitters of carbon, as they are degraded by human activity and Climate Change .
The alarming insight is from a study of planet-warming gases emitted from and absorbed by forests in.
It revealed 10 protected forests had emitted more carbon than they Locked Away over The Past 20 years.
World heritage forests span an area twice the size of Germany.
The same research also revealed The Network of 257 World Heritage forests around The World collectively removed 190 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year.
" That is nearly half of the UK's annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels, " said Dr Tales Carvalho Resende, from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), who co-authored The Report .
" We now have The Most detailed picture to date of the vital role That [these] forests play in mitigating Climate Change . "
But forests face a raft of pressures, including Illegal Logging , the expansion of farming and wildfires - which are made more likely by Climate Change .
Combining satellite-derived data with monitoring information at The Site level, researchers estimated the carbon absorbed and emitted by World Heritage forests between 2001 and 2020.
But as well as calculating the billions of tonnes of carbon absorbed by All That " biomass" of trees and vegetation, the research revealed how much pressure some of these sites were under.
The sites studied in this assessment have some of the highest levels of official protection.
They are deemed globally significant in terms of their Natural Value to The World and are closely and continuously monitored.
" But they're still under significant pressure, " Dr Carvalho Resende said.
" The main pressures are agricultural encroachment, Illegal Logging - human-induced pressures.
" But we also found climate-related threats - Most specifically wildfires. "
'Vicious Cycle 'In recent years, what Unesco called " unprecedented wildfires" notably in Siberia, the US and Australia, have generated tens of millions of tonnes of CO2.
" It's a Vicious Cycle , " Dr Carvalho Resende said.
" More carbon emissions means more wildfires, which means more carbon emissions. "
And wildfires are not the only climate-related threat.
World Heritage sites That were net carbon contributors from 2001-2020 The tropical rainforest in Sumatra, IndonesiaThe Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, HondurasYosemite National Park , USWaterton Glacier International Peace Park , Canada and USThe Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains, South AfricaKinabalu Park, MalaysiaThe Uvs Nuur Basin, Russia and MongoliaGrand Canyon National Park , USThe Greater Blue Mountains area, AustraliaMorne Trois Pitons National Park , Dominica'Alarming message'Hurricane Maria destroyed an estimated 20% of the Forest Cover in Morne Trois Pitons National Park , Dominica, in 2017.
" There's an alarming message from this study, " Dr Carvalho Resende said.
" Even The Best and Most protected forest areas in The World are threatened by the global climate crisis.
" So action [to cut global emissions] is really needed now to ensure That these forests - That all forests - Can continue to act as carbon sinks and, of course, as important sites for biodiversity. "
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