Once you start to look into the guts of climate change you find that just about every scientific institution in the world is conducting research on the issue.
And given that there's been probably a ten-fold amount of information about terrorism through the media than there has about climate change; I think that's quite an interesting statistic.
There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems, which are already over stressed, and these will hit farming communities and the health of crop lands.
There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.
What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.
In particular, Australia, because of its ancient geography, soil profile and distinctive weather patterns, is more adversely affected by climate variability than some other continents.