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Heatwaves were shown to contribute to a 14.9% rise in suicidal thoughts.
The expert guide to triaging your garden through a water shortage.
While drought is intensifying, its causes and consequences vary. Here’s how.
Find out what Australian governments, industries and local groups are doing to adapt to climate change in this new database. Or add your own entry.
Following on from ‘the year without a butterfly’, 2025 has seen sightings soar in the UK and across Europe.
Solar is helping farmers in California save water and secure reliable income in the face of drought and economic pressure.
Yes, it’s been raining in southeast Australia – but it’s too little, too late. Now it’s too cold to grow decent pasture. This is called a ‘green drought’.
Natural infrastructure can be restored in ways that reduce both flood risk and the effects of drought.
As Australian cities heat up, street trees are needed more than ever for their cooling. It turns out many are more resilient to heat than expected.
A new study shows that rising ‘atmospheric thirst’ is responsible for about 40% of the increase in drought severity over the last four decades.
The changing climate and growing population means England is facing a water crisis.
Hedges and trees may actually reduce home exposure to radiant heat and flying embers, but they must be well maintained. Two scientists who study how plants burn explain.
Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.
Europe’s rainy north and dry south seem to have swapped places in recent months.
Satellite images show how a dust storm from drought-affected SA travelled across to Sydney. New research seeks to improve Australia’s understanding of dust storms.
Revenue-contingent loans should be offered to minimise taxpayer subsidies while protecting drought-affected farmers from insolvency.
Climate shocks trigger emotional distress, which limits long-term thinking and can lead to environmentally harmful choices.
In some areas of NSW, more than 200 mm of rain has fallen in 24 hours. At the same time, dry conditions have gripped much of the continent.
For decades, the Fleurieu Peninsula’s swamps were routinely drained. But as the region battles the driest conditions on record, the remaining swamps are a lifeline
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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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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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Regents Professor Emeritus and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy Emeritus, University of Arizona
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Senior Research Associate, UNSW
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology