Antarctic sea ice cover fell to an all-time low recently and hasn't yet recovered. Why? The initial answers could lie in an unlikely place – the tropics.
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Cities around the world are redeveloping their waterfronts to be accessible and resilient to the effects of climate change. Here's where Sydney's Darling Harbour went wrong and what we can do better.
Crises in the Darling River have raised questions about cotton and rice farming in the Murray Darling Basin.
Most cases of breast cancer are related to environmental causes. When we talk about climate change, we must not forget this part of the story.
Our research suggests it's not too late to avoid drastic climate change – if we act now.
Though best remembered for her role in the doomed German Revolution, Rosa Luxemburg's theories on how capitalism exploits people and nature need hearing today.
What is the best way to conserve US national parks in a climate-altered future? One answer is connecting parks and other public lands, so plants and animals can shift their ranges.
Mangrove forests along the world's tropical and subtropical coasts store enormous quantities of 'blue' carbon – especially in river delta zones, where soil builds up quickly.
Words matter because they influence the way we understand environmental problems and shape their solutions.
There are ways to reduce the risk of protests like France's yellow vests movement.
From eating less meat to foregoing flying, individual obligations make up our understanding of how to fight climate change, letting polluters off the hook and stifling real change.
New energy to advocate for planetary health could be unleashed through career guidance that prepares future generations for climate change while inspiring them to envision a meaningful future.
Plankton in the world's oldest and deepest lake are being disrupted by exceptionally warm waters.
Other industries plan for the future, but the tourism industry is acting as if responses to climate change will leave it untouched.
City planners and politicians have pitched carbon emission reduction as an individual choice but this leads to green gentrification and fails to make broad changes. We need a new guiding philosophy.
Climate change threatens to cause mass extinctions – but how, exactly? New research suggests male fertility may be the weakest link.
Canada's top-down approach to designing its climate policy has failed. It needs to find ways to engage with individuals.
The microbes living in the soils around plant roots can help plants deal with a variety of stresses.
Many of the crop plants that feed us waste 20 percent of their energy, especially in hot weather. Plant geneticists prove that capturing this energy could boost crop yields by up to 40 percent.
As 2019 dawns, a worldwide circular economy could be created through international trade and trade agreements like the one that could be forged between Canada and the U.K., post-Brexit.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University
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ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
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ARC Future Fellow, UNSW
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Global Systems, University of Exeter
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Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Director, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
