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Latest posts

17/10/2019 · Emma Kathryn White · 3

We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is a fool’s errand

We can’t drought-proof Australia, and trying is fool’s errand

16/10/2019 · Daniel Macfarlane · 10

Great Lakes flooding: The warning signs that homes must be moved

Great Lakes flooding: The warning signs that homes must be moved

16/10/2019 · Richard Mason · 8 1

How tiny creatures are reshaping the very rivers they live in

How tiny creatures are reshaping the very rivers they live in

15/10/2019 · Bruce Mountain · 4

Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed. We must hit the pause button

Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed. We must hit the pause button

15/10/2019 · Dirk Messner · 3 1

The digital revolution could unlock a green transformation of the global economy

The digital revolution could unlock green transformation of the global economy

10/10/2019 · Linda Botterill · 4

An Australian drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long?

An Australian drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. why has it taken long?

08/10/2019 · Damaris Mbui · 7

I looked at how polluted Nairobi River is. What I found

I looked at how polluted Nairobi River is. What I found

07/10/2019 · Brad Ridoutt · 25 1

It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?

It takes 21 litres of water to produce small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?

04/10/2019 · Elisa Palazzo · 14

Design for flooding: how cities can make room for water

Design for flooding: how cities can make room for water

04/10/2019 · Matthew Ross · 9 1

Mining powers modern life, but can leave scarred lands and polluted waters behind

Mining powers modern life, but can leave scarred lands and polluted waters behind

03/10/2019 · Sarah Ann Wheeler · 6

Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research

Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research

03/10/2019 · Lin Crase · 8

Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right

Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right

03/10/2019 · Jennifer Arthur · 8

Antarctica now has more than 65,000 'meltwater lakes' as summer ice melts

Antarctica now has more than 65,000 'meltwater lakes' as summer ice melts

03/10/2019 · Hans Paerl · 6

More frequent and intense tropical storms mean less recovery time for the world's coastlines

More frequent and intense tropical storms mean less recovery time for the world's coastlines

01/10/2019 · Zita Sebesvari · 6 1

Sea level rise is inevitable – but what we do today can prevent catastrophe for coastal regions

Sea level rise is inevitable – but what we do today can prevent catastrophe for coastal regions

30/09/2019 · Mark Brandon · 6 1

IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of melting ice and rising sea levels

IPCC report paints catastrophic picture of melting ice and rising sea levels

25/09/2019 · Nicolas-Xavier Geilfus · 12

Microplastics may affect how Arctic sea ice forms and melts

Microplastics may affect how Arctic sea ice forms and melts

25/09/2019 · Patrick Parenteau · 22

Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation

Repealing the Clean Water Rule will swamp the Trump administration in wetland litigation

23/09/2019 · Madeleine De Gabriele · 9

A shot of hope in the face of climate despair

shot of hope in the face of climate despair

19/09/2019 · Rebecca Willis · 9 1

Five things every government needs to do right now to tackle the climate emergency

Five things every government needs to do right now to tackle the climate emergency

18/09/2019 · Solomon Kibret · 15

Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here’s why

Dams increase the risk of malaria. Here’s why

17/09/2019 · Fiona Charlson · 8 1

The rise of ‘eco-anxiety’: climate change affects our mental health, too

The rise of ‘eco-anxiety’: climate change affects our mental health, too

16/09/2019 · Jason Scorse · 5 1

Market-based policies work to fight climate change, from India to Jamaica

Market-based policies work to fight climate change, from India to Jamaica

13/09/2019 · Kelly Sims Gallagher · 9

China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies