Climate change
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Climate change: The health crisis doctors can’t treat but we can still prevent
Dr. Sharma worked the emergency room during Delhi’s record-breaking heatwave last summer. The first patient arrived at dawn—a 67-year-old construction…
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More floods are coming. Here’s what actually works to help people prepare
Brian Robert Cook, The University of Melbourne; Nicholas Harrigan, Macquarie University, and Peter Kamstra, The University of Melbourne Weekend storms…
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We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees
Luke Jeffrey, Southern Cross University; Chris Greening, Monash University; Damien Maher, Southern Cross University, and Pok Man Leung, Monash University…
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When bushfires make their own weather
Jason Sharples, UNSW Sydney; Andrew Dowdy, The University of Melbourne; Luke Burgess, The University of Melbourne, and Todd Lane, The…
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How smart home materials can shield us from extreme heat and cut energy bills all year
Md Jaynul Abden, Western Sydney University and Jannatul Dil Afroze, Western Sydney University Australia is getting hotter. Climate change is…
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Yes, forest trees die of old age. But the warming climate is killing them faster
Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University; Laura Williams, Western Sydney University, and Ruiling Lu, Western Sydney University Across Australia, forests are…
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little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
Mark Stevens, Adelaide University and Cyrille D’Haese, Sorbonne Université In virtually every piece of land on Earth – from near…
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How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
Stephen Acabado, University of California, Los Angeles Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations…
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What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?
Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia.…
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why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires
Fiannuala Morgan, The University of Melbourne Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme…
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Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather
Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather Graeme Thomas/Facebook David Bowman, University of Tasmania After…
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Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne and Zahra Shahhoseini, Monash University During heatwaves, everyday life tends to feel more difficult…
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Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?
Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney and Steve Turton, CQUniversity Australia Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas…
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As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact
Caitlyn Forster, University of Sydney Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for…
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Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict
Rachael Helene Nolan, Western Sydney University and Trent Penman, The University of Melbourne Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in…
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