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How climate scientists talk to their kids about the climate crisis
We chat to three climate scientists from the University of New South Wales about how they talk to their kids about the climate crisis.
Tag: climate change
Science & Environment
Microscopic layers of stalagmites provide clues to earlier climate changes
Scientists have discovered that stalagmites can help trace the Earth’s climate past.
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Great Barrier Reef a ‘checkerboard’ from coral bleaching
Severe bleaching has affected 80 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef since 2016, new research shows.
Science & Environment
Quokkas: why we need to look beyond the smile
Social media made the quokka an internet sensation, but are things as happy as they should be for this much-loved little West Australian marsupial?
Science & Environment
‘Old man’ of the sea: rare, giant 400-year-old coral discovered
The 400-year-old coral structure has been named Muga dhambi.
Science & Environment
Australia may warm by four degrees or more this century, the IPCC has found
Climate change has already hit Australia. Unless we act now, a hotter, drier and more dangerous future awaits, IPCC warns.
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The future for Australia’s alpine plants ‘bleak’ due to climate change
The rapid climate change that’s occurring in Australia’s alpine regions is having a devastating impact on native vegetation, a UNSW study has found.
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Waves of dead animals washing up after NSW floods
Wildlife populations hard-hit by bushfire and drought have been dealt another blow, with recent flooding tipped to wipe out even more animals.
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Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse
The recent flooding in New South Wales is consistent with what we might expect as climate change continues.
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19 Australian ecosystems are already collapsing: which one will fall first?
A new comprehensive study shows which iconic and major ecosystems are collapsing across the continent.