People who have been affected by extreme weather events might experience mental health issues.
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When we think about the health impacts of climate change, the effects of rising temperatures on physical health are often front of mind. But climate change affects people’s mental health, too.
Antarctic winds have a huge effect on weather in other places.
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Each spring, winds circling the South Pole weaken. If they weaken enough, they can actually reverse – causing rapid warming.
Detail from Reed Plummer’s photograph Surge, in which a breaking wave drops tons of water even as it pulls tons of sand from the sea bed.
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The cycles of life, in their fierce glory, are reflected in a stunning exhibition of nature photography.
Burnt out cars in Tingha, New South Wales, in February 2019.
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Many Australians are unprepared for the worse-than-average bushfire season ahead - even those in high-risk areas.
Sydney’s water levels have fallen below 50%, triggering Stage 1 water restrictions.
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Dry and warm conditions in winter are set to continue into spring, and the likely culprit is the positive Indian Ocean Dipole
A valuable resource: Snowpack on Oregon’s Mt. Hood.
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New research forecasts that climate change will make multiyear stretches with low snow levels more common across western North America – bad news for water managers, farmers, foresters and skiers.
Sunburnt Victorian fields are set to become more common under climate change.
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Hitting the Paris targets will go a long way to securing Melbourne’s water supply against future pressure.
Inland towns need far more water storage.
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Many rural town water supplies cannot weather even a single year of drought. This is a failure of planning and funding on a grand scale.
Studies on mortality in sub-Saharan Africa haven’t focused on the effects of climate change.
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African countries need to take into account the effects environmental changes, like climate change, have on their ability to deal with food security, poverty reduction and lowering mortality rates.
The white “bathtub ring” around Arizona’s Lake Mead (shown on May 31, 2018), which indicates falling water levels, is about 140 feet high.
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Western states adopted a 7-year plan in May 2019 to manage low water levels in the Colorado River. Now they need to look farther ahead and accept that there will be less water far into the future.
More efficient irrigation means less water can escape and make its way back into the Murray and Darling rivers.
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A federal program to help the Murray-Darling environment accidentally lowered water levels – but not as much as previous reports had feared.
Wading through floodwater in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.
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As climate change threatens to bring more sudden rainstorms, we need to rethink the way we manage water.
A commuter train passes the swollen River Taff, near Cardiff.
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The UK has seen drought conditions since 2018, but the flooding of June 2019 shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Governments have been reluctant to work towards increased overbank flows, but the Basin needs it to boost its resilience.
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The Murray-Darling Basin might not survive future climate change shocks without changes to the plan.
Muddy water from debris flows like those in the Macalister catchment (West Gippsland, February 2007) can disrupt a region’s drinking water supply for years.
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Australia’s water supplies are at risk as climate extremes provoke erosion events that threaten lakes and dams.
A mixture of grains and crops keeps the doctor away.
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Combining and fermenting readily available indigenous African crops can help counter malnutrition on the continent.
Stucco frieze from Placeres, Campeche, Mexico, Early Classic period, c. 250-600 AD.
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Many people think climate change caused Classic Maya civilization to collapse abruptly around 900 A.D. An archaeologist says that view is too simplistic and misses the bigger point.
Gardeners use water crystals to drought-proof their plants.
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Water crystals help drought-proof plants. But these tiny polymers are leaving gardeners concerned.
Autumnal displays may be dimmed in the future.
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Record-breaking summer heat might mean trees delay and mute their autumn hues.
An Aboriginal flag planted on the riverbed in front of the last stagnant pools of water that are now the Darling River at Wilcannia.
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For the Barkandji people, the crisis on the Barwon-Darling represents the biggest threat to their continued survival on country since the sheep invaded.