How did Australia’s climate fluctuate before the large-scale burning of fossil fuels? Old records can help us find out.
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These ancient wetlands are wildlife hotspots and crucial carbon stores.
International law doesn’t require refugee camps, making them a policy choice rather than a legal obligation.
A rising number of school districts across the country are beginning their new academic years in July or August, raising the likelihood that kids and educators will encounter scorching days.
Rising seas threaten low-lying islands in the Torres Strait. Does the government have a duty of care?
This new documentary series reveals how nature is fighting back against today’s extreme weather.
A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
Australian scientists are exploring ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere – using our oceans.
Solar farms can bring jobs, but the story of one South African community shows that rural residents who give up their land need more say in how benefits are shared.
Brazil holds 12% of the world’s freshwater reserves and yet growing water insecurity reveals some of the country’s deepest sanitation inequalities, which are particularly relevant to Marajó, its largest coastal island.
What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and why – and what fails.
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.
The pint-sized pookila faces uncertainty in Queensland, as two experts explain.
New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.
Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.
Blue carbon involves more than just counting carbon. It requires governance, finance, policy, and practice. Ultimately, success hinges on people and their skills.
In extreme heat, the tour can provide extra shade, hydration during racing and even alter or cancel a stage. But is this enough?
There’s a growing trend to pave over front gardens.
Four experts explain how we can protect the rare – and increasingly at risk – spidery wattle.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Adjunct professor, UNSW
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex, University of Staffordshire
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania