Episodi

  • Australia’s summers being transformed as climate change drives heatwaves

    Australia’s summers being transformed as climate change drives heatwaves
    Jan 23 2026
    Australian summers are undergoing what scientists call a "total transformation," with a new study from World Weather Attribution revealing the country can now expect heatwaves every five years on average. The study's researchers say climate change made Australia's blistering heatwave in early January five times more likely, and there's an urgent need for the country to adapt to changed conditions. The warning comes as the country's south-eastern states prepare for what's forecast to be a prolonged, severe heatwave starting this weekend.
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    6 min
  • Climate report warns of increasingly extreme weather

    Climate report warns of increasingly extreme weather
    Jan 15 2026
    The European Union's latest annual climate report reveals last year was the world's third-hottest on record. The report also finds the global three-year average has warmed by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time, a threshold scientists warn dramatically increases the risk of extreme weather events. Climate experts say while the findings are troubling, China and India have made notable improvements in reducing emissions.
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    5 min
  • Australia's trees are dying faster than they're being replaced

    Australia's trees are dying faster than they're being replaced
    Jan 7 2026
    A new study has found trees across Australia are dying at a faster rate than new ones are growing, a trend that is contributing to an increase in carbon emissions. The research, led by Western Sydney University and published in the Nature Plants journal, has found trees in all types of ecosystems - from tropical rainforests to eucalypt forests - are thinning as the climate warms.
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    4 min
  • Nearly seven million Australians at risk from urban fires, new report warns

    Nearly seven million Australians at risk from urban fires, new report warns
    Jan 6 2026
    Almost seven million people living on the expanding fringes of Australia's capital cities are at risk from urban fires similar to those seen in Los Angeles last year. The warning, by former Australian fire chiefs and the Climate Council comes as the country is set to swelter in one of the most significant heatwaves of recent years.
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    5 min
  • A plan for your home and a plan for your holiday: experts warn to prepare for further destructive fires

    A plan for your home and a plan for your holiday: experts warn to prepare for further destructive fires
    Dec 12 2025
    In recent weeks, bushfires have claimed homes and property on the New South Wales mid-north coast, in Geraldton in Western Australia and in Tasmania's east. Experts are warning this is only the beginning of the fire season and anyone travelling for the holidays needs to be aware and prepared when they're away from home.
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    7 min
  • 'At risk of losing everything': The frontline rangers protecting the Great Barrier Reef

    'At risk of losing everything': The frontline rangers protecting the Great Barrier Reef
    Nov 29 2025
    Indigenous rangers from the Great Barrier Reef are learning coral spawning techniques in one of the largest reef restoration trials to date. The pilot program involves rangers working in the reefs off Queensland's Keppel Islands, which were hit hard by last year's mass coral bleaching event.
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    5 min
  • Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn

    Increased bushfire risk in parts of Australia this summer, fire authorities warn
    Nov 28 2025
    The latest bushfire outlook forecasts an increased fire risk across parts of Australia this summer. Despite recent rainfall in the country's southeast, authorities say it won't take long for a blaze to take hold.
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    3 min
  • COP30 deal keeps humanity 'in the fight for a liveable planet': UN chief

    COP30 deal keeps humanity 'in the fight for a liveable planet': UN chief
    Nov 24 2025
    Delegates to the COP30 summit in Brazil have reached an agreement to address still rising global emissions. The deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but contains no explicit fossil fuel plan. The agreement has mollified some - and horrified others.
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    7 min