Climate change
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Editor's Choice
With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
Johannes M. Luetz, University of the Sunshine Coast; UNSW Sydney; Alphacrucis College The millions of species humans share the world…
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Christmas is peak kidney stone season. Blame dehydration, the heat and all that food
Anthony Dat, Monash University Christmas in Australia is a great time to spend enjoying the outdoors, with plenty of good…
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Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
Tony Wood, Grattan Institute What’s the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer…
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National
India Maps Coastal Vulnerability Due to Climate Change
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has undertaken a comprehensive mapping exercise known as Coastal Vulnerability Index…
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Featured
Plants are likely to absorb more CO₂ in a changing climate than we thought – here’s why
The world’s vegetation has a remarkable ability to absorb carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) from the air and store it as biomass.…
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Art & Culture
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
Pep Canadell, CSIRO and Rob Jackson, Stanford University The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this…
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The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C…
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What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept
Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.…
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World History
Ever heard of the Maritime Continent? It’s not far from Australia – and channels heat around the world
Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, North and South America, Europe – and the Maritime Continent.
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International
Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk
Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk
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Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
There is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity.…
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A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit
Global temperatures have already exceeded 1.5°C warming and may pass 2°C later this decade, according to a world-first study I…
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News
India’s ethos, consciousness, and culture have been shaped by forests: Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President, today called upon all nations to take collective action to address climate change and environmental…
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National
Course members of the 62nd NDC course call on the President
The faculty and course members of the 62nd National Defence College Course, called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, at…
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PM shares a video expressing gratitude to mother earth on Earth Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that Earth Day is about expressing gratitude to Mother Earth for her…
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