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Donald Trump has been known to spread misinformation. This gives us a great opportunity to hone our critical thinking skills.
Australia still rests too heavily on its luck, and not enough on its brains.
Dietary changes make a big difference to both people and planet.
Scenarios on global trends over the next 20 years point to some serious challenges for Africa. Whatever actually happens, it’s important for the continent to put in place mitigation strategies.
It is impossible to know for sure what a Trump presidency would be like. But there are sensible reasons to suspect it could be disastrous – not only for the US but also for Australia.
Eating less meat isn’t the only solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
Using historical records, researchers determine that wine harvests are happening earlier in France and that the changing climate could make it harder to grow in today’s wine regions.
Right on cue, coral bleaching has struck the Great Barrier Reef, as the world’s third mass bleaching event continues.
The burden of mitigating and adapting to climate change must be shared between all parts of society.
February 2016 was the hottest month by the biggest margin ever. Does that mean global warming has gone into hyperdrive?
Rising seas are one of the major concerns of Pacific Island nations, and looking at past sea-level change can help understand the future.
As the world warms, Antarctica’s melting ice will likely reach the point of no return.
Despite its long idle, Melbourne’s desalination plant plays a vital role in providing water in a drying climate.
The airline industry’s promised technological solutions have not arrived, and they never will.
Fossil fuel emissions are slowing, but another major climate problem is becoming clear: food production.
In an attempt to better understand hurricanes, researchers recreate hundreds of years of hurricane records with Spanish shipwreck logs and tree ring data.
It seems like a ‘no brainer’ to use urban greening to help cities adapt to increasing heat, but the uptake of green infrastructure, such as trees and vegetated roofs, surfaces and walls, is slow. Why?
Methane is a stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and Australia’s coal mines are a major source.
Climate change means the number of overweight and obese people will fall by 2050, but these benefits will be massively outdone by a rise in underweight and malnourished people.
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