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The cruel inequality of climate change-induced disasters

People living with disability are disproportionally affected by climate change-induced disasters, which is why we need more disability-inclusive decision-making in climate adaptation plans.

Politics and society

What is happening with Australia’s tropical cyclone season?

Despite Australia being under the influence of a strong El Niño, above-average sea-surface temperatures are fuelling multiple cyclones off the northeast Queensland coast.

Science

Did the BOM get it wrong? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty

We crave certainty in our weather forecasts. But that’s only possible for big weather events such as cyclones and major storms. Everything else is probability.

Science

We just blew past 1.5°C – game over on climate? Not yet

July was the hottest month on record – and took us past 1.5℃. But one month isn’t the same as failing to meet our Paris Agreement goals.

Science

Why Are We So Anxious About Earth?

Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

What happens when things get too hot to handle?

Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.

Politics and society

Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?

From the hottest global average day, to the highest average sea surface temperature and the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent – here’s why so many climate records are breaking, all at once.

Environment

Grim warning: Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, the first since the Paris Agreement was ratified almost five years ago, comes with the past six years being the warmest on record.

Environment

What are ‘flash’ droughts, and can we better prepare for them?

‘Thirsty air’ can create rapid and devastating droughts, but new research offers hope that we might be able to see them coming in advance.

Science

Behind the megafires

What role did climate change play in Australia's devastating bushfires?

Environment

Melbourne's wild January weather explained

Hailstorms in summer, and sub-20-degree days closely followed by plus-40-degree days. Is it a harbinger of our changing climate, a response to some major atmospheric unrest, or just a series of unfortunate events?

Science

Where there's a will...

Rather than reacting when disaster strikes, there's plenty we can do to prevent catastrophic bushfires.

Politics and society

Early bushfires a scary sign

The NSW and Queensland fires are unprecedented in terms of seasonality, and ominous for the summer ahead.

Environment

Digging deeper on the Amazon fires

Some of the claims regarding the blazes need to be put into context. It’s not the number of fires, but rather the cumulative destruction that rightly has the world worried.

Environment