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The reef is suffering environmental conditions that are so extreme, scientists are struggling to simulate these scenarios in laboratories.
Many of Africa’s forests are unknown to the public at large, yet so fascinating and important.
Residents and businesses are considering leaving Lismore for good. The town is now on the brink.
Behaviour change would also help tackle the climate, nature, food and fuel emergencies.
This score is a massive four points higher than the year prior. But as La Niña subsides, we’ll quickly feel the long-term warming trend again, with bushfires picking back up next season.
The best way to experience a rainforest canopy is by crane - and researchers have made full use of Australia’s first canopy crane.
Several states are experimenting with weather modification to try to generate snow as water supplies shrink. An atmospheric scientist explains the history behind it – and the challenges.
Flood threatened settlements must get everyone involved in an effort to become truly resilient cities.
Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but the bigger problem is what carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released. A 200% increase is possible this century.
Environment minister Sussan Ley successfully argued that she doesn’t have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change. Here’s why the judges unanimously ruled in her favour.
Conflict in Eastern Europe must not cause global climate action to falter. We must ensure the renewables industry can withstand such global shocks.
While climate change poses new threats to trees, it also creates new opportunities for us to work with trees as allies. We must not work against them.
Clearing alien trees before the drought hit could have reduced the impact of climate change on water supply during the ‘Day Zero’ drought.
The findings indicates natural disasters such as the current floods in southeastern Australia can influence election results.
Seaweed was thought to be a vital tool in the fight to slow climate change. But it turns out seaweed ecosystems may be a natural source of carbon dioxide – and not a sink.
Australia has finally opened the regulatory doors to offshore wind farms. What do we need to do to make the roll out fast and build supply chains?
Simply providing passive information is not enough. Governments must find better ways to deliver important messages about natural hazards.
One in 1,000 years style descriptions apply to probabilities that don’t change. The likelihood of severe floods is increasing.
Resurgence of SUV sabotage highlights the failure of climate policy and an evolving protest strategy.
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