climate
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Total Fire Ban Declared for NSW: What Does That Mean, Exactly?
A total fire ban has been declared for the state of NSW, as well as an extreme fire rating. So, what does that mean?
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What Does First Nation’s Knowledge Say About These ‘Mysterious Fairy Circles’ in Australian Deserts?
What are “fairy circles”? They are polka dots of bare earth, regularly scattered across arid grasslands. Scientists first described fairy circles in Namibia in the 1970s and sparked a global debate in the scientific community about the causes of the phenomenon. In 2016, a group of international scientists concluded that, in the Australian Pilbara, “fairy…
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The Dirty Dozen: Climate Council Names and Shames Australia’s Biggest Polluters
The Climate Council has published a new report that names and shames Australia’s “filthiest” fossil fuel polluters. Topping the list the council is calling “the dirty dozen” is Chevron Australia. Why name and shame? Well, according to the Climate Council, “Fossil fuel corporations in Australia are feeding the climate crisis – threatening our future and…
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6 Books About the Climate Crisis That Offer Hope
Coral bleaching, floods, bushfire, biodiversity decline and extinction – as we witness the effects of climate change, amid a stream of reports warning of the cost of government inaction, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. How to counter the gloom? We asked six environmental experts to each nominate a book about the climate crisis that…