Commonly used surfaces in play areas, such as “soft fall” materials and Astroturf, can heat up to 80-100°C in the sun. This makes them a hazardous design choice, especially as the climate gets hotter.
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A climate scientist explains how New Hampshire managed to overcome the political divide to make real progress on climate change.
The federal government’s new funding aims to spread the net wide in investigating possible ways to protect the Great Barrier Reef’s corals. Winning this battle will require a wide range of weapons.
Many parts of the US have experienced extreme heat or extreme cold in the past year. Recent research projects that climate change will increase deaths from both types of weather, especially cold spells.
Climate change is raising global sea levels. Now research shows that ‘hot spots’ where seas rise another 4 to 5 inches in five years can occur along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, further magnifying floods.
Although climate change threatens the world’s small island nations, many can find ways to adapt and preserve their homes and cultures – especially if wealthy countries cut emissions and provide support.
As Texas and Florida rebuild after Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma, they should plan for future climate change and design infrastructure that can respond to and recover from extreme events.
Snowshoe hares in warmer zones have thinner fur, and some are not turning white in winter. As climate change warms the Northeast, will this species adapt?
The globe is greening as plants grow faster in response to rising carbon dioxide. But a new analysis shows they aren’t using more water to do it - a rare piece of good news for our changing planet.
New research shows Australian farmers are adapting to climate change, offsetting at least part of a climate change-induced decline.
The federal government has defunded a national research agency that looks at how best to adapt to climate-related impacts such as floods, droughts and heatwaves - a decision that could cost lives.
As natural disasters become more intense, it’s time for insurance companies to help communities adapt to climate change.
Talk of adapting to climate change is less polarizing to conservatives than the idea of slashing emissions.
We should be building wildlife bridges on the US-Mexico border – not walls.
Drought is a massive problem for southern Africa. The region requires adaptation and mitigation strategies if it’s to cope with the changing climate.
Study shows the footprint of climate change is already vast and that species are trying to adapt to rising temperatures.
While South Australia’s storm hasn’t yet been specifically linked to climate change, it’s a reminder of the challenge of delivering essential services in a more variable climate.
Lee: ‘Business will be far from usual in a world of four, five or six degrees of warming.’
With little state and federal leadership, regional planners in southern Florida try to prepare for the effects of climate change.
Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
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Associate Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Climate Adaptation, Griffith University
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Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Director of African Climate and Development Initiative, Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Canberra
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Professor of Climate Change Adaptation, La Trobe University
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Chief Research Scientist - Environment, CSIRO
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ICLEI Professor of Practice - Local Government Climate Resilience, La Trobe University
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Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Director, Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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