That a billion animals may die as a result of this summer’s fires has horrified the world. For many conservation biologists and managers, however, the unprecedented extent and ferocity of the fires has incinerated much more than koalas and their kin. By Stephen Garnett, Brendan Wintle, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, […]
Ecologists have calculated that at least 6 million hectares of habitat that is home to at least 250 different threatened species has now gone up in smoke. By the ABC’s National Regional Reporting Team’s Ben Deacon and Rachel Carbonell Key points: About 70 threatened species lost more than half their […]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Fox cited for ‘frustrating’ coverage of Australian bushfires Rupert Murdoch’s son has strongly criticised his family’s news outlets for downplaying the impact of the climate crisis, as bushfires continue to burn in Australia. By Jim Waterson James Murdoch and his wife, Kathryn, issued a rare […]
Every time a weather extreme occurs, some people quickly jump in to say we’ve been through it all before: that worse events have happened in the past, or it’s just part of natural climate variability. By Joelle Gergis and Geoff Cary, Australian National University The recent bushfire crisis is a […]
A federal government plan to prepare for the dire effects of climate change-related natural disasters was left to gather dust in Peter Dutton’s Department of Home Affairs for 1½ years before catastrophic bushfires hit last month. By James Fernyhough The National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework warned the changing climate was […]
The state’s water authorities will be asked to consider an urgent application by Coffs Harbour City Council to enable Woolgoolga Dam to be accessed for irrigation and agricultural use. At last night’s extraordinary meeting, Councillors voted 5-2 in support of a motion to change the dam’s water licence to allow […]
Only about 1 per cent of the land burnt in NSW this bushfire season can be officially attributed to arson, and it is even less in Victoria, the ABC has revealed. By Kevin Nguyen, Tim Brunero, Sarah Thomas, Daniel Keane and Nicole Mills The world has been shocked by the […]
By Nassim Khadem Twelve years ago, economist Ross Garnaut made a prophecy that has been devastatingly accurate. In the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, which examined the scientific evidence around the impacts of climate change on Australia and its economy, he predicted that without adequate action, the nation would face […]
Lithium-ion batteries have changed the world. Without the ability to store meaningful amounts of energy in a rechargeable, portable format we would have no smartphones or other personal electronic devices. The pioneers of the technology were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for chemistry. By Mahdokht Shaibani But as society moves […]
Over a billion animals and “hundreds of billions” of insects have been killed in bushfires throughout New South Wales this season, according to leading wildlife experts. By Emma Elsworthy The figure has more than doubled from an original estimate of 480 million animals lost, as the hectares razed by out-of-control […]