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Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why

Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why

CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader Dr Steve Rintoul said while there is some annual variation in ice coverage, this year’s records are the lowest in the 40 years since records started.

  • by Laura Chung

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The gas industry used to be unassailable in Australia. Not any more
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The gas industry used to be unassailable in Australia. Not any more

Victoria’s decision to ban new homes from installing gas appliances shows where the nation’s energy mix is heading.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat

Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat

It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.

  • by Laura Chung
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Mining inquiry to examine pollution impacts on health
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Mining inquiry to examine pollution impacts on health

The investigation was announced on Tuesday following complaints that pollution from one of Australia’s largest gold mines was contaminating nearby residents.

  • by Laura Chung
Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years

Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years

As the northern hemisphere swelters through historic heatwaves and Antarctic sea ice disappears, scientists fear a major climatic system could collapse as soon as 2025.

  • by Nick O'Malley
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Scorched by burning questions, our answer should not be inaction

Scorched by burning questions, our answer should not be inaction

Whether it’s climate change or the Voice, we often forget the real human cost of doing nothing.

  • by Sean Kelly
The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?

The hottest July in 120,000 years. What’s in store for Australia this summer?

The scorching heatwaves in Europe, Asia and America provide a glimpse into Australia’s near future and suggest the impacts of global warming might have been underestimated.

  • by Nick O'Malley and Angus Dalton
How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

How Australian coral and an unremarkable lake will help usher in a new epoch

Scientists are on the verge of formally declaring a new geological epoch based on evidence from a remote body of water in Canada, and Flinders Reef in Queensland.

  • by Angus Dalton
After mammoth negotiations, the world adopts a plan to cut shipping emissions

After mammoth negotiations, the world adopts a plan to cut shipping emissions

After long days of talks, haggling and compromise, some progress was made in London as nations came together.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Brace for the return of El Nino, but we’re better prepared this time

Brace for the return of El Nino, but we’re better prepared this time

The UN declaration that El Nino conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years puts Australia in the unenviable position of being the most vulnerable nation in the developed world.

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