Climate Change Series

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 Change Series

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...

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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...

Why the Indian Ocean's little-known humpback dolphins need protection

Apr 19, 2016 04:41 am UTC| Nature

When discussing my research on humpback dolphins people often think I mean the humpback whale. The humpback dolphin is probably the least-known marine mammal of Africa. It lives close to shore, just behind the breakers in...

A precarious geological bargain

Apr 18, 2016 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The landscapes of the Xinjiang province of western China are very special. It is here the ancient trade routes of the Silk Roads skirt the great mountains and deserts of central Asia, weaving a magic thread through a...

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Australia's carbon emissions and electricity demand are growing: here's why

Apr 18, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Nature

Australias greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise. Electricity emissions, which make up about a third of the total, rose 2.7% in the year to March 2016. Australias emissions reached their peak in 2008-2009. Since then...