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Could climate change make Darwin unliveable in 50 years?
New research suggests that, if the planet keeps warming at current rates, much of the top third of Australia could soon be too hot for people to live in.
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Deep ocean in deep trouble as Antarctic ice melts
Melting ice will affect critical Antarctic ocean currents and threaten fish stocks around the world, new study finds.
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‘It can be done. It must be done’: IPCC delivers definitive climate change report
The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can turn things around. Loosely, that’s the essence of today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
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Not just for nori rolls: seaweed’s huge potential examined
Australian research has found seaweed farmed in the ocean could help reduce demand for terrestrial crops and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Science & Environment
The power of one: solar and battery power is your first step to a greener future
Time and time again we’ve witnessed big change come from small first steps, like a homeowner making the decision to adopt solar and battery power. This revolution has begun.
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State of the Climate report details grim consequences of Australia’s rising temperatures
Australia is facing longer fire seasons, more intense tropical cyclones and oceans riddled with acidity due to rising global temperatures.
History & Culture
From crumbling rock art to exposed ancestral remains, climate change is ravaging our precious Indigenous heritage
Climate change is rapidly intensifying. Amid the chaos and damage it wreaks, many precious Indigenous heritage sites in Australia and around the world are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
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40 million mangroves are dead and the Moon is to blame. Or is it?
What caused the world’s largest die-off of mangroves? A wobble in the Moon’s orbit is partly to blame.
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Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm
As the planet heats up, many marine plants and animals are moving locations to keep pace with their preferred temperatures. In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south.
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After flooding rains come fires
More catastrophic bushfire seasons are being predicted, despite two years of deluges along the eastern seaboard.