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ANU food security glasshouses remain unrepaired one year after Canberra s hailstorm, further compromising research
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JanJanuary 2021 at 11:56pm
ANU and CSIRO greenhouses were badly damaged by the hailstorm that tore through Canberra on January 20 last year, and look much the same today.
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Critical research to prepare Australia s crops for harsher weather has been kept on hold after a devastating hailstorm that swept through Canberra damaged Australian National University glasshouses 12 months ago.
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Researchers say damaged glasshouses are a depressing scene, as insurance delays see them still shattered one year on
They say work has been compromised by the delayed repairs, and will result in less secure food supply in the future