Drought forecasting isn't just about water – to get smart we need health and financial data too
Apr 22, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Nature
The Millennium Drought taught Australians many lessons about living under extremely dry conditions not just about how to conserve water, but also about human suffering. In a drought, farmers find it more difficult to...
How John Muir's incessant study saved Yosemite
Apr 21, 2016 23:40 pm UTC| Nature
Run a Google search on naturalist and preservationist John Muir and you will quickly turn up one of his best-known, yet abbreviated, sayings: The mountains are calling and I must go. Its a compelling quote that says it all...
Signing the Paris Climate Agreement is easy – what comes next for Australia will be hard
Apr 21, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Tomorrow, world leaders and diplomats will converge on the United Nations New York headquarters to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. It will be the largest UN signing event in history, with representatives from...
Building cool cities for a hot future
Apr 21, 2016 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Another hot and humid day in Sydney tomorrow with a maximum of 32 degrees in the city and 38 in the western suburbs. How many times have we heard that on TV or radio weather reports? But what would you think about...
Climate justice and its role in the Paris Agreement
Apr 21, 2016 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Climate change is one of the principal threats to quality and equality of life on our planet. Beyond environmental problems, climate change threatens food security, water availability, health, housing and...
Was Tasmania's summer of fires and floods a glimpse of its climate future?
Apr 19, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Nature
Drought, fires, floods, marine heatwaves Tasmania has had a tough time this summer. These events damaged its natural environment, including world heritage forests and alpine areas, and affected homes, businesses and...
Are the Japanese and Ecuador earthquakes related?
Apr 19, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan on Friday, causing widespread injuries and property damage. Then on Saturday evening, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Ecuador on the other side of the Pacific, collapsing buildings...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects