On World Oceans Day, scientists warn that warming seas are already changing Australia’s climate, ecosystems and economy – whether you live by the beach or far inland.
Australia’s bid to host COP31 offers a rare opportunity to reshape its climate reputation by prioritising the human health impacts of climate change and standing with its Pacific neighbours.
How, and why, Aboriginal leadership, and the knowledge possessed by traditional owners, needs to be incorporated into emergency and resilience practices.
The tools needed to manage climate adaptation are not new - what is lacking is political leadership.
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, we spotlight five exceptional Monash University women leading in academia.
Growing climate risk means growing costs of natural disasters. As insurance premiums have risen by 300%, these are costs that households simply can’t afford.
Climate change is driving up insurance costs, impacting housing affordability, and reshaping economic geography. The insurance protection gap and fiscal implications of extreme weather events are becoming increasingly significant.
Women from climate-vulnerable countries face devastating impacts and are disproportionately affected by disasters, which is why they must be included in the UN’s Loss and Damage Fund.
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.
How can its energy systems transition to become climate-smart, to withstand extreme weather, while also protecting social and economic priorities?
The evidence is clear – without a concerted effort to mitigate climate change, the world will continue to face catastrophic weather events that threaten both lives and ecosystems.
Workers tunnelling through mountains and redirecting rivers, powering and irrigating the nation ... We think of the Snowy scheme as a successful nation-building project, but it wasn’t always that way.
Despite being on other sides of the planet, Jakarta and Iowa are staring down similar issues regarding water hygiene and supply.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia’s agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
As Indonesia’s election looms, young people want action on climate change, but research shows the country’s political class isn’t listening.
To create robust and adaptable digital crisis response centres, we need to have a better understanding of how first responders behave and act during a disaster situation.
Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.
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.
The Andrews government has made a decent first step to reduce Victoria’s mountain of debt by $30 billion over the next decade.
Human rights legislation is a normal part of living in a modern democratic country, but Australia still doesn’t have a legal framework that supports everyone living here.
New research shows if we know more about what groups of people think, real science can be communicated in better ways, and more will accept the facts.
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