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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.
Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.
The ravages of climate change and hunger do not occur in isolation, but are part of the system we have built.
Conservation that places less emphasis on who may or may not use a piece of land could result in better outcomes for people and wildlife.
Atmospheric dust storms often follow wildfires and have serious impacts on human health and ecology.
On average, Sydney and Rome get more rain than London each year.
The findings have big implications for how Australians prepare for extreme weather events.
Changing habitat ranges, competition for food and water, and biological effects of climate change all pose threats to wildlife.
The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
Flash droughts can develop within a few weeks, causing water shortages, damaging crops and worsening fire risks.
Natural disasters associated with climate change put people at risk of injury and death, and alter the prevalence and distribution of illnesses and infectious diseases.
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Lecturer, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney 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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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Chief Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
