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In the lead-up to the 2024 federal budget, there was hope for investments in water management and water-related infrastructure. Those hopes were misplaced.
The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence.
The last time that these two groups of cicadas emerged from underground together, Thomas Jefferson was president.
Made in Australia could be set for a comeback, if federal government promises materialise. But these localisation plans must work for the regional communities hosting new projects.
The scarcity of bat fossils is more than a palaeontological puzzle: it has implications for bat conservation strategies today.
As climate change threatens their food supply, migratory birds may find help in an unlikely place.
An end to extinctions. An environmental cop on the beat. Labor promised a great deal on the environment. But yesterday, they backed away from the main challenge.
A fossil fuel ideology transcends political lines and inhibits effective action on the green transition. Alberta is a clear example.
A new book paints intricate portraits of plant and animal species, showing how they are woven into their ecological setting and describing how that weave is unravelling.
West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.
Inconsistent laws and penalties for water theft in the Murray-Darling Basin make compliance and enforcement especially challenging. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Young sharks are gathering at a popular beach. Here’s why we should skip our fear response and go for wonder – and protection
New research shows climate change can drive sudden ocean cooling too. This can have devastating effects on marine life such as bull sharks and manta rays.
Rather than just a small change here or there, taking real action on climate change and biodiversity requires a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation.
For two years, Australia had a carbon price. Now we have a shadow price which won’t be paid by any emitter.
Intense heat and no rain in southwest Western Australia are causing widespread tree and shrub die-offs.
The recent release of Canada’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security highlights challenges and opportunities that go far beyond the ‘add women and stir’ approach.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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