Marine sediments provide evidence of climate variability in South Africa going back 270,000 years. These changes correspond with changes in the archaeological record of the country.
Investment in renewables has slowed to trickle.
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Renewable energy has had a rough time in Australia. Good climate policy could fix that.
Bleached coral can take on luminously beautiful pink and purple hues - but don’t be deceived, these corals are under stress.
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The bleaching hitting the Great Barrier Reef not only harms corals. As these close-up photos show, it also deprives many other species of a home and livelihood.
China’s coal use has gone down two years in a row – or has it?
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Building on local experience and having access to current and expected climate trends is crucial to adapting to climate change for farmers in semi-arid regions.
Glacier melt is one of the major contributors to global sea level rise.
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Climate change may threaten the survival of the Cape frog. The solution could lie in creating corridors for them to move to new habitats and more suitable climate spaces.
Academics are studying whether talking about climate change as a health risk, rather than an environmental or economic issue, will dispel Americans’ general indifference to global warming.
The extreme architectural investment in Chaco Canyon typifies periods of peak building.
Nathan Crabtree
Multiple times over the centuries, climate issues caused Pueblo farming to collapse, taking the establishment down with it. New research suggests there are parallels with American inequalities today.
Residents protest against the felling of century-old trees to make way for light rail along Anzac Parade in Sydney.
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If planning decisions properly considered the value of trees in a city, we could have a modern transport system and tree-lined views to enhance the journey.
Could sea levels really rise by several metres this century. Probably not, although this century’s greenhouse emissions could potentially set the stage for large rises in centuries to come.
Farming land in New South Wales.
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Growing population, growing demand for food, climate change: Australia’s rural lands are facing a number of pressures. So how can we sustainably use them in the future?
A diet like this isn’t particularly good for your waistline – or the planet.
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Infectious diseases are a normal part of ocean ecosystems, just as they are on land. But climate change is altering the oceans in ways that could make marine diseases spread farther and faster.
Australia has isolated sustainable development projects, like Adelaide’s Bowden precinct that got Princes Charles’ attention in 2015, but lacks an overarching commitment to sustainability.
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The challenges we face demand profound changes in our thinking and priorities. Replacing the Productivity Commission with a National Sustainability Commission would help us make this paradigm shift.