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13/01/2025 · Alana Chin

Never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change

Never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change

13/01/2025 · Matthew Wright

Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report

Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report

10/01/2025 · Annalisa Bracco

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

07/01/2025 · Jabulile Mzimela

Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope

20/12/2024 · Francisco García Sánchez

Valencia floods showed why coastal cities should restore their wetlands

Valencia floods showed why coastal cities should restore their wetlands

29/11/2024 · Joshua M. Pearce

COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

COP29: Climate change could kill millions — and world leaders must work to limit fatalities

29/10/2024 · Sarah Ann Wheeler

Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment

Why building more big dams is costly gamble for our future water security and the environment

11/10/2024 · Quentin Grafton

These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia

These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia

07/10/2024 · Russ Schumacher

Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas?

Why are many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas?

30/09/2024 · Milton Speer

Research reveals why the Darling River is drying up – not just because we’re taking too much water

Research reveals why the Darling River is drying up – not just because we’re taking too much water

27/09/2024 · Rewi Newnham

The common raupō once kept NZ’s wetlands and lakes thriving – now it could help restore them

The common raupō once kept NZ’s wetlands and lakes thriving – now it could help restore them

26/09/2024 · Mike Muller

Egypt’s fears about Ethiopia’s mega-dam haven’t come to pass: moving on from historical concerns

Egypt’s fears about Ethiopia’s mega-dam haven’t come to pass: moving on from historical concerns

25/09/2024 · Faith Jeremiah

How floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis

How floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis

23/09/2024 · Benny Zuse Rousso

Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse

Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse

13/08/2024 · Ian Wright

Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities

Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities

29/07/2024 · Steven Sherwood

Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

Landmark new research shows how global warming is messing with our rainfall

23/07/2024 · Melissa Bowen

Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea

Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea

22/07/2024 · Brendon Samuels

How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management

How nature-based solutions can promote effective flood management

12/07/2024 · Babak Zolghadr-Asli

Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources

Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources

11/07/2024 · Beatrix Beisner

Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, increasing CO2 in the atmosphere

Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, increasing CO2 in the atmosphere

05/07/2024 · Valérie S. Langlois

Our clothes generate microplastics that pollute the St. Lawrence River and other bodies of water

Our clothes generate microplastics that pollute the St. Lawrence River and other bodies of water

05/07/2024 · Roslyn Prinsley

Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move

Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move

04/07/2024 · Marc Amyot

The energy transition requires a lot of minerals and metals — which could impact our lakes

The energy transition requires lot of minerals and metals — which could impact our lakes

03/07/2024 · Kevin Grecksch

Renationalising water could fix sewage crisis – but no major party will do it

Renationalising water could fix sewage crisis – but no major party will do it