2021 was one of the hottest years on record
And it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again.
Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological O...
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What happens if the permafrost disappears?
If the Arctic permafrost melts, the results could be catastrophic.
What happens if the Arctic permafrost melts? Carbon levels are rising, and things are starting to look a lot worse. ...
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Bushfire eye in the sky
The climate crisis is making bushfire fighting harder and more dangerous. A South Australian star...
Bushfires are getting hotter. They’re getting faster. Traditional firefighting techniques are under pressure. So the ...
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The staggering impact of air pollution
It causes nearly 2 million asthma cases, and a similar number of excess deaths, per year.
New research in The Lancet has provided more grim estimates for the impact of air pollution. It may be causing an add...
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Melting Arctic ice and US wildfires are linked
Research into the connection between diminishing polar sea ice and western US wildfires shows tha...
Melting sea ice in the Arctic is helping to fuel western US wildfires, scientists say. The odd-seeming link was di...
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A Christmas Tree-t: Our 9 favourite tree stories of 2021
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a new way of scanning trees.
Since the 16th century, we have been bringing trees into our homes around the Christmas period and decorating them wi...
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Pandemic weather: The effect of COVID-19 on lightning
Has there been anything positive about the pandemic? Perhaps…
In a finding with implications for everything from climate change to the future of wildfires, researchers from the US...
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Explainer
How does carbon capture and storage work?
One approach to the control of carbon emissions.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) When a coal, oil or gas plant burns fuel to create electricity, a major by-product i...
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Recyclable Australian batteries hoping to change the solar market
The graphene-based batteries are 100% recyclable.
Renewable energy – and rooftop solar in particular – needs effective batteries to keep growing. The current gold stan...
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How do tornadoes form?
They are quick and devastating – but what’s the science behind them?
Recently, more than 30 tornadoes ripped across six US states, including Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi...
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Can any species win from climate change?
Changes in killer whale hunting patterns raise important questions about winners and losers in ou...
When it comes to climate change, scientists are finding that killer whales may be nature’s equivalent of rich Western...
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The fluctuating fortunes of La Niña
The La Niña weather cycle is here for another year. What does that mean for our grain harvest?
The sky is blue, it’s hot but not too hot, and there’s a gentle breeze in the air. It’s perfect harvest weather. “...