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People have been forced to move in the past thanks to changes in sea levels that affected Australia’s coastline.
A entire beach in Ireland has returned 33 years after being washed away.
We aren’t just jostling with each other for beach space. Scuttling, waddling, hopping or flying away from beachgoers all around Australia, wildlife struggles to survive the daily disturbances.
In early 2016 reports appeared that vast swathes of mangroves had died in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It now appears heat and drought were to blame.
Many Australians live on the coast, but how much do we know about the risks? While average sea levels are relatively easy to gauge, the risk of flooding also depends on weather, landscape, and climate.
Australia’s coastal towns are already facing storms and erosion – problems that are set to get worse with rising seas.
Knowing how rip currents form and how to spot them could save your life.
Wild seas have left beaches eroded and houses close to collapse.
Blue bottles have been washing up on beaches lately, but what exactly are they? And are you really supposed to pee on their stings?
Mangroves - one of the most important trees - are threatened by rising seas. While these forests can adapt, human development is getting in the way.
Five million shorebirds migrate between Australia and the northern hemisphere, threatened by habitat destruction, and rising seas. How can we protect this natural marvel?
Dead whales can cost beachside ratepayers a lot to clean up. The alternative is to tow them away before they wash up - but the legal question of who does the job is far more complex than it sounds.
Australia’s coastal towns, many built around fisheries and tourism, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. South east and south west Australia are marine hotspots — they are warming much faster…
Human activity is driving sea levels higher. Australia’s seas are likely to rise by around 70 centimetres by 2100 if nothing is done to combat climate change. But 2100 can seem a long way off. At the moment…
Coastal and river flooding struck Britain again this week with huge waves hitting southern and western coasts and around 100 flood warnings still in place by Wednesday evening. Disturbing but, sadly, not…
You get hauled out of bed in the morning not just because of an alarm clock. We are genetically encoded with a 24-hour (circadian) body clock that allows us to live in harmony with our environment. But…
Most of Australia’s population and infrastructure are on the coast. Continuing development pressure, global environmental threats and climate change are increasing the risk to the integrity of the coast…
The Newman-led Liberal-National Party (LNP) government in Queensland is aiming to boost economic growth by focusing on development in four areas; agriculture, tourism, mining and residential/commercial/industrial…
Coral reefs around the world are under pressure from multiple threats. A burgeoning gas industry – such as that near Gladstone – is one of the newest of these. Pollution, sedimentation, declining water…
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Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Coastal Dynamics, Bangor University
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Professor in School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences; and Director of Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Director of the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Engineering, Auburn University
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University of Sydney
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Josephine A Lamprey Professor in Climate and Sustainability, University of New Hampshire
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Associate Professor, Marine Ecology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Behavioural Genetics, University of Leicester