Nature
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Who Owns the Ocean’s Genes? Tension on the High Seas
Countries are struggling with how to share genetic code from myriad ocean creatures, which could lead to billion-dollar drugs Olive…
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Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm
In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south. Authors The Conversation This shift alters what…
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Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition: The winning images
Illustrating the notion of life and death, judges said the image, taken by Ashlee Jansen, was a reminder of how…
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Protecting the world’s oceans – an important goal of Germany’s climate diplomacy
They regulate the global climate and are a source of food and income for billions of people Federal Foreign Office…
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Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years – report
The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory says 47% of the continent is in “warning” conditions, meaning soil has…
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Almost two-thirds of Europe is affected by drought — EU
Large swaths of the continent are now in a state of drought alert or drought warning Deutsche Welle Nearly two-thirds…
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Victoria’s logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds
The Forest Audit Program report found that in 19 of the 30 areas it assessed, breaches by VicForests had the…
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Melting glaciers: Germany’s ‘could disappear’ in 50 years
The high temperatures and low rainfall this year have made it hard for the glaciers to stay frozen BBC Mr…
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England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’
England is failing to invest in the water networks needed to avoid a future of recurrent serious droughts, with current…
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DRIED UP: Lakes Mead and Powell are at the epicenter of the biggest Western drought in history
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways…
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Great Barrier Reef sees record coral cover, but it is highly vulnerable
Coral has recovered from storms and bleaching events to record levels across much of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a survey…
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Climate change: More studies needed on possibility of human extinction
The authors say that the consequences of more extreme warming – still on the cards if no action is taken…
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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
Newsom raised that possibility in a meeting with representatives from major water agencies, including those that supply Los Angeles, San…
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Australia election: How climate is making Australia more unliveable
Sam Bowstead is an architect who specialises in preparing houses to withstand natural disasters. But when floods engulfed his Brisbane…
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Young Indian farmers are turning to an ancient crop to fight water stress and climate change
With 1.4 billion people to feed, and such heatwaves set to become more common, the country clearly needs more sustainable agriculture.…
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California just shy of 100% powered by renewables for first time
Renewable electricity provided just shy of 100% of California’s electricity demand on Saturday, a record-breaker, officials said, much of it from large amounts…
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