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Swimming in the sweet spot: how marine animals save energy on long journeys 
Fungi are among the planet’s most important organisms — yet they continue to be overlooked in conservation strategies 
How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today 
How ongoing deforestation is rooted in colonialism and its management practices 
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Lake beds are rich environmental records — studying them reveals much about a place’s history 
As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost 
Australia has just had its driest September on record, and the second driest month ever: the only drier month was April 1902.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook is out today. It’s predicting a weaker-than-normal tropical cyclone season this year but if one hits – and it’s likely one will – it’ll bring water to rain-starved soil that will soak it up and reduce the flooding risk.
Wes Mountain speaks to forecaster Andrew Watkins, who explains how the forecast works, why a cyclone could help some farms, and how to keep safe this cyclone season.
We’ve never gone through a tropical cyclone season without at least one hitting our coast, but Australia’s past may no longer be a reliable guide to our future.
In her book Sunburnt Country: the history and future of climate change in Australia, scientist Joelle Gergis maps Australia’s climate over thousands of years. While we’ve always been a land of extremes, rapid warming since 1950 is starting to alter our weather patterns.
Dr Gergis told Madeleine De Gabriele about creating the most comprehensive history of Australia’s climate ever, and why she still has hope for the future.
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