Efforts to save the reef aren’t tackling the main cause: climate change. What we need from our next federal government is strong leadership to avert the climate crisis.
Southern Africa’s summer rainfall regions currently experiencing the wet-season will likely continue having wetter than normal conditions.
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The southern parts of Australia are expected to become increasingly dry due to climate change. Yet, we now find ourselves subject to another La Niña event. What’s going on?
Un pèse-bébé est suspendu à une branche d'arbre lors d'une séance de dépistage de la malnutrition à Ifotaka, dans le sud de Madagascar.
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Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in Southern and Eastern Africa, which are at the heart of inclusive food value chains, are not receiving fair prices for their produce.
A baby scale hangs on a tree branch during a malnutrition screening session in Ifotaka, southern Madagascar.
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To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña.
The possibility of accurate predictions will aid planning adaptation for severe weather conditions
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Reef fish vanish during marine heat waves, but may bounce back quickly on reefs that have few other environmental stressors.
An Amazon forest in Brazil’s Para state after deforestation and wildfires March 9, 2019. Unlike in some tropical forests, the animals of the Amazon are not adapted to survive fire.
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A new study finds 70% of Amazonian dung beetles were killed by the severe fire and droughts of 2015 to 2016. By spreading seeds and poop, dung beetles fertilize forests and aid regrowth of vegetation.
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The latest bushfires cannot be compared to Ash Wednesday or Black Saturday. Our nation’s fire history is being rewritten.
It’s the first time since overlapping records began that Australia experienced both its lowest rainfall and highest temperatures in the same year.
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The Bureau of Meterology says persistent drought and record temperatures were a major driver of Australia’s fire activity, and the context for 2019 lies in the past three years of drought.
Australia will probably see fewer tropical cyclones reaching land this season.
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