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Many wildlife species face an uncertain future due to recurring, severe drought.
President Joe Biden has pledged sweeping action on climate change but struggled to deliver it. A legal scholar explains why a national emergency declaration should be a last resort.
With decades of images and data from the same locations, these satellites can show changes over time, including deforestation, changes in waterways and how loss of trees corresponds to urban heat.
If you’re outside staring in, you’d probably say the Albanese government is looking good. If you’re inside gazing out, you’d likely think its challenges appear little short of dire. Next week the new parliament…
We can no longer pretend we’re separate to nature. If ecosystems collapse, our society will be threatened too.
Coastal erosion along the St. Lawrence River has economic, social and cultural impacts.
Traditionally cool countries need to look at how nations with high levels of heat adapt.
Hotter, drier summers risk making widlfires more like those of southern Europe.
Step one: check the thermometer isn’t next to an ice cream van or barbecue.
Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels.
A climate scientist looks at what works and some popular ideas that aren’t as cheap or effective as people hope.
Both Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern had successful meetings at the Pacific Islands Forum – but there is much more work to be done in the region.
A change in climate may have triggered the decline and collapse of the Mayan city of Mayapán in the 15th century.
Trade regulation by rich countries against pests and disease is gradually making its way into the less developed nations. On top of safer foods, new research shows this could also bring sustainable growth.
Climate change and its solutions are complex. One way to understand them — and the decisions that come with them — is through “systemic storytelling.”
Governments and organizations must listen to older adults’ experiences with extreme heat, flooding and wildfire smoke to create effective policies and programs
An expert assesses the weak links in a warming UK.
Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek acknowledges “it’s time to change” after the State of the Environment report revealed a bleak picture of Australia’s natural places. In a speech on Tuesday…
Environment groups are pushing the Greens to accept Labor’s emissions target. What do these tensions mean for climate action?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University
