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Most of the flooded communities are Indigenous and rely on subsistence hunting that residents would normally be doing right now. Recovering from the damage will make that harder.
Cyclones, floods and other climate change-linked events are threatening Indigenous heritage tens of thousands of years old. Unless we act, they’ll be gone for good.
A project to transcribe Dutch colonial records of the weather in Cape Town can benefit modelling of future climate scenarios and assist in forecasting weather now.
Are severe and extreme weather events on the rise? And does this have anything to do with manmade climate change? The simple answer is: it’s complicated.
A small number of people experience a debilitating level of eco-anxiety that limits their ability to live happy and healthy lives.
The UK is no stranger to drought – especially southern England.
Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.
Rising temperatures — and inflation — are increasing household energy bills. Many Canadians are struggling to meet their basic energy needs.
Extreme downpours brought deadly flooding to the Appalachian region, just a few weeks after the destructive Yellowstone River flood.
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather.
Lismore’s residents and businesses on the floodplain need to look at relocation, not rebuilding.
Rising populations and a warming climate mean storm surges from super cyclones are likely to affect increasing numbers of vulnerable people.
Disaster victims in Australia can wait months or years for insurance payouts – or can’t afford the premiums at all. As climate change worsens, we need a radical rethink.
Flood clusters are not unknown - but what’s new about the floods hitting Lismore is the unprecented height.
The Murdoch outlets said they would pursue ‘positive stories’ on climate change. An analysis of stories during the recent floods, however, shows this wasn’t necessarily the case.
Studies show tornadoes are getting more common and more intense, and they’re shifting eastward to a new tornado hot spot.
New Zealand can expect more days above 25°C, the threshold for heat stress in livestock, and fewer frost days, which will affect crops like kiwifruit that need winter chilling.
From melting glaciers to mounting storms, the impacts of climate change are global – but they’re not equally shared.
We are no longer in typical conditions. Climate change is already damaging human and natural systems we hold dear in Australia.
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