Climate and geopolitical shocks – from El Niño, global heating or wars – hit a food system which already magnifies environmental and social vulnerabilities.
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Cytospora canker damages peach trees and decreases orchard production over time.
Analysis reveals some of NZ’s worst droughts occurred before 1950 – meaning recent experience may not reflect the full scale of future risk in a warming climate.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says this budget will tackle unfairness between generations. What about young people left with a neglected environment?
The Santa Marta climate talks showed many countries want to move ahead with plans to end the use of fossil fuels, once and for all.
What the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) does and how it shapes our climate.
Extreme heat already kills millions. New research shows how today’s emissions choices will determine how many more may face dangerous heatwaves this century.
Without a national policy, the spread of smothering buffel grass will continue unchecked.
Our colleagues from editions of The Conversation around the globe share their favourite solutions-focused stories.
The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two photographs of planet Earth.
Carbon removal strategies may conflict with biodiversity conservation, but careful choices could bring benefits.
Extreme weather events are increasingly coming in waves, giving communities just days or hours to recover before the next disaster hits.
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.
A new study linking Pittsburgh’s air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.
More than 60% of New Zealanders would like the government to do more to address climate change. But this won’t necessarily change how they vote.
A tsunami risk in the Mediterranean is real. Coastal towns like Nice can get “Tsunami ready” by coordinating fast, effective preventive and awareness-raising efforts.
The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.
Flooding alters the environment in ways that favour malaria transmission.
Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.
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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