Dr Karl: Need to Know
Dr Karl: Renewables and agriculture can coexist
Electricity and agriculture is not an ‘either/or situation’, argues Dr Karl.
Tag: climate
News
Wild, free and feral: how brumbies are destroying Australia’s peatlands
Feral horses are running wild across Australia, and it might be reducing the amount of carbon our alpine peatlands can store.
News
Why are we seeing ‘supercharged thunderstorms’ in Australia?
Have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods?
Science & Environment
Fishing for answers in Menindee Lakes
A New South Wales-first oxygenation trial aims to address dissolved oxygen levels in the Darling River that have contributed to large-scale fish deaths in recent years.
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Honeycomb clouds give the Southern Ocean the Earth’s sweetest air
The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now.
Science & Environment
The trees that wept cider
The battle is on to save what’s left of one of Tasmania’s most endangered and intriguing eucalypts.
Science & Environment
The storytellers of the Great Barrier Reef
More than 100 dedicated Master Reef Guides are sharing the GBR’s most important stories with visitors in a bid to inspire its greater protection.
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‘A year of opposites’: Australia’s 2023 environment scorecard details mixed results
The Australian National University has released its annual Environment Report, assessing the health of the country’s land-based ecosystems. So, how did Australia fare in 2023?
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Another summer, another mass coral bleaching event hits GBR
The fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years has been confirmed on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Science & Environment
Australians aren’t equal when it comes to climate change vulnerability
Across Australia, our communities have different characteristics that make them either more susceptible or more resilient to harms from climate change and extreme weather events. Now, researchers have developed a new index to identify the areas and people most at risk.