A cauliflower crop bears the brunt of wet weather.
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A sense of powerlessness is preventing farmers from adapting to climate change.
Waiting to vote in Assam, north eastern India, in May 2024.
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Even among millennials climate change was only the fourth most important issue.
Warm water expands, raising sea levels, which worsens storm surge during hurricanes. It’s only one risk from warming oceans.
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Global ocean temperatures have been at record highs almost daily for over a year, and economies are feeling the heat.
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In variable environments, like temperate woodlands, species are not equally at risk.
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Fossil fuel ad bans are gaining traction overseas, but New Zealand has so far shown few signs of wanting to be at the forefront of the movement.
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Rapidly reaching net-zero is vital to avoiding the worst ravages of climate change. But doing so in a way that damages nature is self-defeating.
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Australia is likely to have a new environmental data agency. Here’s what it’s for – and why we need it.
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Trees are supposed to grow faster as a result of increased CO₂ in the atmosphere - but this research suggests there are many exceptions to the rule.
Clive Hamilton, who is Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, joined us to talk about what Australia can do to not only survive a hotter world.
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Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
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Environmentalists have long been sceptical of carbon capture and storage, which began in the oil and gas industry. But there’s nothing else like it for storing emissions from industry.
People line up to cast their vote outside a polling station in Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, May 29 2024.
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2024 is shaping up to be a record year for heat – and national elections.
The sticky combination of heat and high humidity can be more than uncomfortable – it can be deadly.
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A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
Puerto Rico has a fraught history with tropical storms, and climate change is making them more damaging.
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Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker makes its way through the ice in Baffin Bay.
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China, which is not an Arctic state, is nonetheless increasingly outpacing the rest of the world in terms of scientific research in the Arctic. Here’s why that’s a problem for Canada.
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When extreme heat arrives, people can seek safety in air-conditioned buildings. Are wild animals doomed?
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Groundwater is the largest source of unfrozen freshwater on the planet. Even though it’s underground, climate change is heating this reservoir up.
On open pit copper mine in Kolwezi, DRC.
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African countries need to find an alternative that acknowledges that sustainable development and economic growth are interdependent.
Sargassum washes ashore in large, smelly mats. Clearing it away isn’t easy.
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A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
Bushfire at Wanneroo, Perth, WA, November 23, 2023.
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If currently implemented policies are continued with no increase in ambition, there is a 90% chance that the Earth will warm between 2.3°C and 4.5°C, with a best estimate of 3.5°C.