Climate change is poised to deliver more Black Saturdays in decades to come
Scott Hamilton, University of Melbourne Ten years ago, on February 7, 2009, the Black Saturday bushfires killed 173 people. More than 2,000 houses were destroyed in Victoria, including at Kilmore,...
View ArticleSmarter than the average crow? – Crows plan three steps ahead like (some) humans
Have you ever watched the Alfred Hitchcock film the Birds and wondered what would it be really like if birds acted together – as a collective, planned and took over the world? Terrifying! Correct? Well...
View ArticleNow Australian cities are choking on smoke, will we finally talk about...
Blanche Verlie, University of Sydney I moved to Sydney less than five weeks ago and the city has been shrouded in smoke haze on and off since then. I joke this is my “Sydney hazing” but it’s only now –...
View ArticleGreenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992
Greenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992 – enough to push global sea levels up by 10.6 millimetres, according to international research. The study shows that sea ice loss is tracking at...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg – Time’s 2019 Person of the Year
Young Swedish environmentalist sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg has been named Time’s Person of the Year 2019. She is the youngest Person of the Year to be printed on the cover of the magazine in its...
View ArticleClimate Change: Current rate of climate change means sandy beaches will...
You next beach holiday is under threat from Climate change. Simply put as sea levels rise, beaches disappear. Researchers have modelled how changes over the last few decades in the climate suggest word...
View ArticleState of the Climate report – the world is already 1.1°C warmer
In a report by by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) it shows 2019 was the second warmest year in the instrumental record. 2015-2019 are the five warmest years on record, and 2010-2019...
View ArticleA rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change...
Nicky Wright, Australian National University; Bethany Ellis, Australian National University, and Nerilie Abram, Australian National University Weather-wise, 2019 was a crazy way to end a decade. Fires...
View ArticleEnvironment: Climate model suggests we may be past the ‘point of no return’
New climate modelling suggests that even ceasing all greenhouse gas emissions today might not be enough to stop global warming. The reduced complexity model suggests that even with no further...
View ArticleMorrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their...
Lachlan G. Howell, Deakin University; Ryan R. Witt, University of Newcastle, and Shelby A. Ryan, University of Newcastle Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is reportedly poised to decide whether...
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