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It is not the drought that causes disease outbreak, but instead the way society deals with dry conditions.
Calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world” overlooks the forest’s vital role in the water cycle.
Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
Not all El Niño events lead to drought in Australia. Other factors are involved and it will take some time for drought to develop now catchments are wet and most dams are full.
Better food supply, a reduction in population growth rate, and greater integration into global markets are three key steps Niger must take.
Will the return of buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin trigger more water fights? Let’s hope not. Buybacks are the most efficient way to recover water for the environment and deliver the Basin Plan.
Even after January’s storms, California faces a water-scarce future. An economist and an engineer propose a way to test higher water prices as a conservation strategy without hurting low-income users.
The work done by the campaign before, during and after the drought remains important for the food security of Cape Town
Lake Powell’s existential crisis is a unique opportunity to save a treasured landscape.
The latest Bureau of Meteorology forecast offers relief from record rain and floods brought about by La Niña. A longer-term outlook for El Niño is still up in the air – but its arrival would be disastrous.
Globally, the air is getting hotter and drier, which means flash droughts and risky fire conditions are developing faster and more frequently.
A monster hurricane, destructive storms and a drought that disrupted businesses across the economy led the list of the year’s costliest disasters.
Fifty years ago, the Salton Sea was a draw for boaters and fishermen; today it’s an ecological time bomb. Two water experts who served on a state review panel describe its proposed rescue plan.
Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
If the situation doesn’t change, Africa – indeed, the world – may lose one of its most iconic animal species.
African leaders must take radical actions to strengthen the continent’s voice and participation in future events.
Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
Indigenous engineering and care for Country points to a better way to manage the Baaka.
With Uhuru Kenyatta leaving office to make way for a new leader, it was always going to be an eventful year for Kenya.
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Chief Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, CSIRO
