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Researchers spoke to relocated people in India and Bangladesh to find out what worked.
Moving servers into the ocean does not make underlying environmental challenges disappear. And it creates new concerns as well.
Four experts explain what genetic health is and why it matters for our most vulnerable wildlife.
South Africa is one of the best places in the world for concentrating solar power. So why has the country’s energy plan largely ignored it?
These fine particles can do significant harm to transport networks, farming and even human health.
Understanding what happened in these forests 56 million years ago may help humanity recognize similar thresholds before we cross them again, the lead author of a new study writes.
This summer will be one of the coolest in your lifetime. With better planning for these now normal extreme summers, some heat-related deaths can be prevented.
The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
Climate change leading to extreme weather events is making life uncomfortable for many UK workers. A new survey reveals the depth of the problem.
Due to the remote location and croc-inhabited waters, these northern reefs are largely overlooked and understudied.
These underwater disasters can trigger coral bleaching and massive fish kills.
As summers get hotter and drier, it’s time to rethink what parks and gardens should look like.
Crises that add up on top of each other have to be addressed in an integrated way.
The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
Warmer ocean waters are fueling the spread of the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus. Infections can lead to a rare but fatal condition called necrotizing fasciitis.
This term describes dramatic swings between different kinds of extreme weather.
Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.
Discussions in the media about the generational divide in politics only capture part of what is happening.
Scientists have been monitoring the reef’s health for the past 40 years.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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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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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne