Aug 24, 2023 07:09 am UTC| Nature
After a rare three-year La Niña event brought heavy rain and flooding to eastern Australia in 2020-22, were now bracing for the heat and drought of El Niño at the opposite end of the spectrum. But while...
Why beaver-like dams can protect communities from flooding – new research
Aug 22, 2023 04:26 am UTC| Nature
Low cost, human-made river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect communities at risk of flooding. Our new research has found that such natural barriers intentionally increase water levels upstream to...
What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty, producing 1.7 Hiroshima bombs of heat
Aug 22, 2023 04:25 am UTC| Nature
This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmers coal mine proposal but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline. Why are we still approving coal projects when...
To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords
Aug 22, 2023 04:19 am UTC| Nature
Understanding how glaciers interact with the ocean is akin to piecing together a colossal jigsaw puzzle. And on various icebreaker expeditions to some of the most remote fjords in northern Greenland, colleagues and I have...
A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot
Aug 22, 2023 04:19 am UTC| Nature
Disasters related to the weather or climate are becoming more common. Since 1970, there has been a five-fold increase in the number of weather-related disasters, causing economic damages that have surged a staggering 70...
I've spent 40 years studying Antarctica. The frozen continent has never needed our help more
Aug 22, 2023 04:17 am UTC| Nature
After decades immersed in Antarctic science, Ive learned that physical and biological changes rarely occur smoothly. More often than not, they unfold in sharp steps. Right now, Antarcticas climate and ecosystems are...
Starbucks Advances Sustainability with Reusable Cup Program in California Stores
Aug 16, 2023 09:33 am UTC| Economy Life Nature Business
Starbucks pioneers sustainability with a new reusable cup program at 12 Napa and Petaluma, California stores. This test, lasting till October 22, targets waste reduction and promotes the global brands eco-friendly...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight