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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Petra Stock

UNCOVERED: Scientists sound the alarm for nullarbor s fragile limestone caves and unique underground creatures - Caught on Camera

Entrance to an enormous cave system in Australia’s Nullarbor plain
Beneath Australia’s Nullarbor plain is an internationally significant limestone cave system, a fragile home to a host of unusual animals. Photograph: Stefan Eberhard

On the Nullarbor plain, the world’s largest hydrogen export hub is being developed, a colossal renewable energy and industrial project comprising up to 3,000 wind turbines and 60m solar modules – which, at 70GW capacity, is larger than the national grid.

Beneath it lies an internationally significant limestone cave system, a fragile home to globally unique creatures, and a time capsule of life since the Pliocene.

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