Old floods show Brisbane’s next big wet might be closer than we think
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
Research based on palaeological flood records suggests floods as big as those that hit Brisbane in 2011 may be more common than we think.
We are only just starting to appreciate the full sexual diversity of animals.
New research reveals the endemic bird is conserving energy to create larger eggs – and stronger chicks – during harsher climates.
A survey of more than 1300 Australian farmers from every agricultural sector and every state and territory has revealed the vast majority are concerned about climate change and want to see more action.
Two-thirds of the corals in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef have died on in the reef’s worst-ever bleaching event, according to the latest underwater surveys.
Cool-water kelp forests are being eaten by tropical species moving south on warming waters.
Western Australia’s super-corals are adapted to high temperatures, but even they didn’t escape the recent bleaching event unscathed.
When a bushfire rages so high it creates its own thunderstorm, it becomes a ‘firestorm’ – and makes life much more difficult for firefighters. We still have a lot to learn about what triggers them.
Researchers have found a disaster “hotspot” in northern New South Wales, where nearly half of the state’s most disadvantaged communities are found.
Months after record-breaking coral bleaching, research teams are taking stock of the damage on the Great Barrier Reef.