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Popular belief suggests the highest tides in the St. Lawrence River are reached around the equinoxes. In truth, they arrive close to the solstices.
As crops fail in the rising heat, men are leaving many rural areas for migrant work in cities. Women are left to tend to the farming in increasingly dangerous conditions.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton and Nationals leader David Littleproud announce the Coalition’s shadow ministry
Labor knew it would inherent a cost-of-living problem – it campaigned on it. But it didn’t expect the dramatic crisis in gas prices Australia is suddenly facing
The Stockholm Conference in June 1972 launched five decades of international negotiations on everything from biodiversity to climate change.
Climate artists can offer a vision of tangible networks, activities, behaviours and lifestyles that, rather than damaging the planet, support planetary — and personal — health and well-being.
Scientists have been working on a solution for decades.
A staggering 10,000 people took part in our #SetTheAgenda poll. The number one issue was climate change.
From pulling carbon dioxide out of the air to turning water into fuel, innovators are developing new technologies and pairing existing ones to help slow global warming.
Forming tightly woven populations, these bush-like corals offer a refuge to a myriad of marine species.
Data analysis suggests local activity will intensify the effects of global warming - so adapting means rethinking national development strategies
Reconciliation can help address the interrelated global problems of climate crisis, interspecies displacement, gendered and racialized violence and white supremacist structures.
Sci-fi classic The Sheep Look Up has lessons for today on environmental change, says an expert.
Extreme heat over 50°C is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast on climate change.
There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the future – but what if we got it right? Here’s the case for optimism.
Polar bears are being forced to adapt their feeding habits due to climate change – so reports of summer scavenging, foraging and terrestrial hunting are unsurprising.
After one La Niña, the Pacific sometimes retains cool water which enables a second La Niña to form.
Tornadoes in December aren’t unusual in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley states, but the Dec. 10-11 outbreak was extreme and far-reaching.
Canada has neglected to keep up with China’s climate politics, putting the future of the country’s fossil fuel exports at risk.
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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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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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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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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Climate Science and Science Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute