Around the world, coral reefs are suffering. But scientists in high-income nations are developing new ways to build coral resilience. We have a duty to share our skills and build capacity elsewhere.
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Climate change – Analysis and Comment
A sense of powerlessness is preventing farmers from adapting to climate change.
Even among millennials climate change was only the fourth most important issue.
Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
In variable environments, like temperate woodlands, species are not equally at risk.
Fossil fuel ad bans are gaining traction overseas, but New Zealand has so far shown few signs of wanting to be at the forefront of the movement.
Rapidly reaching net-zero is vital to avoiding the worst ravages of climate change. But doing so in a way that damages nature is self-defeating.
Australia is likely to have a new environmental data agency. Here’s what it’s for – and why we need it.
Trees are supposed to grow faster as a result of increased CO₂ in the atmosphere - but this research suggests there are many exceptions to the rule.
Clive Hamilton, who is Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, joined us to talk about what Australia can do to not only survive a hotter world.
Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
Environmentalists have long been sceptical of carbon capture and storage, which began in the oil and gas industry. But there’s nothing else like it for storing emissions from industry.
2024 is shaping up to be a record year for heat – and national elections.
A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
China, which is not an Arctic state, is nonetheless increasingly outpacing the rest of the world in terms of scientific research in the Arctic. Here’s why that’s a problem for Canada.
When extreme heat arrives, people can seek safety in air-conditioned buildings. Are wild animals doomed?
Groundwater is the largest source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet. Even though it’s underground, climate change is heating this reservoir up.
African countries need to find an alternative that acknowledges that sustainable development and economic growth are interdependent.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
If currently implemented policies are continued with no increase in ambition, there is a 90% chance that the Earth will warm between 2.3°C and 4.5°C, with a best estimate of 3.5°C.
Focusing on despair is unhelpful and may even prevent climate action. Insights from climate social scientists can help navigate the doom and gloom.
Pursuing net zero will cost UK citizens around £5 a week per person – new study.
Solutions driven by the private sector are only for those who can pay, and also end up driving public priorities.
The US majors have been doing a much better job of forecasting where oil demand is heading.