Sydney’s new water strategy explores use of recycled sewage – again
Sydneysiders will be urged to consider using purified sewage for drinking water to help diversify supplies as the population grows and rainfall patterns shift under climate change.
Komodo dragon joins the list of endangered species
The survival in the wild of the world’s biggest lizard, the Komodo dragon, is looking less certain as its suitable habitat shrinks because of climate change and human pressures outside its protected areas in Indonesia.
Even 1.5C warming will still leave world’s coasts exposed to extremes
The findings, which include work by Australian researchers, are published on Tuesday in Nature Climate Change journal.
IPCC report may have underplayed risk of freak El Ninos and La Ninas
Australian scientists have challenged the latest UN-backed global warming report, saying it underestimated the likelihood major weather events driven by processes in the Pacific will become more extreme as the planet heats.
Humans’ fingerprints on climate change are becoming clearer
Attaching human blame to the world’s climate chaos has benefits from increasing political pressure to cut emissions to better predicting weather.
‘Grow a spine’: Berejikilan’s climate action is falling short
Environment Minister Matt Kean has his work cut out if he gets only tepid support from colleagues.
How the dynamics of a heating planet are driving extreme weather
Scientists who once studied climate change as a future threat are now grappling with the immediacy of violently altered weather patterns.
‘Cascade effect’: Amazon basin switches from carbon sink to CO2 source
The Amazon basin, one of the planet’s largest stores of carbon, is beginning to release more carbon-dioxide to the atmosphere than it absorbs as deforestation and fires spread, potentially accelerating global warming.
Southern Australian sharks and rays being ‘cornered’ by climate change
Southern Australia’s sharks and rays face mounting threats as warmer waters push more tropical species southwards and habitats change.
‘Hazards are many’: Millions found to be at risk from sea level rise
Indonesia has been identified as the country with the most land at risk to sea level rise, adding to the threats climate change will pose to Australia’s populous northern neighbour.
