Climate Change
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Fish sitting out the front of a house on Takuu atoll, Papua New Guinea image
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Composite of waves crashing near palm trees on Takuu atoll, Papua New Guinea image
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A wave crashing near a structure on Takuu atoll, Papua New Guinea image
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Children on the Takuu group of atolls, also known as the Mortlock Islands. image
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Rising tides threaten the islands and culture of the Takuu Atolls Audio
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240km northeast of the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville lies the remote and tiny Takuu atoll group.
Topics: climate-change, pacific, papua-new-guinea
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Paris climate accord comes into force, but long way to go Audio
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The number of countries that have ratified or intend to ratify the Paris Agreement on Climate Change has passed the key number of 55 needed to bring the pact into force.
Topics: climate-change, pacific, united-states
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Hundreds of scientists blast Trump's stance on climate
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Nearly 400 global scientists have signed an open letter slamming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for vowing to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, warning of dire consequences for the environment if he is elected.
Topics: climate-change, environment, earth-sciences, us-elections, united-states
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Record sea ice retreat has Antarctic experts worried for wildlife, climate
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Scientists fear a sharp reduction in Antarctic sea ice in recent weeks will impact marine life and climate systems, and make it harder for researchers to land at the Davis station.
Topics: environment, earth-sciences, climate-change, antarctica
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Nauru defends detention centre at UN
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Nauru's Baron Waqa tells the UN his country's remote processing centre damages the people smuggling trade, but Fiji's PM says more is needed to help displaced people.
Topics: immigration, human, federal-government, climate-change, world-politics, nauru, fiji, australia, pacific
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Climate change could shrink habitat of 90pc of eucalypts
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It may be harder to spot a mountain ash in parts of Australia's mountains or some species of mallee trees in the outback within 60 years as climate change causes the range of most eucalypt species to shrink or even disappear entirely, new research suggests.
Topics: science-and-technology, climate-change, botany, australia
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Coal's death would not kill economy: Australia Institute
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Australia's economy would not be hurt by a gradual phasing out of coal production across the country, research suggests.
Topics: coal, climate-change, australia
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Global marine protection still falling short Audio
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While the past 18 months have seen more ocean put aside for conservation than at any time in history, only around 3 percent of the ocean currently has strong protections.
Topics: climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, pacific
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Xstrata defends its Mangoola mine against complaints from residents about noise and dust image
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Topics: business-economics-and-finance, mining-industry, environment, climate-change, mining-environmental-issues, rural, sa, leigh-creek-5731, port-augusta-5700, port-pirie-5540, roxby-downs-5725, whyalla-5600
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Indigenous rangers tell EU group of connection to 'corals, seas, reefs'
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The work of Indigenous rangers on the remote Crocodile Islands region off north-eastern Arnhem Land is given the spotlight at the Darwin premiere of an international climate change documentary.
Topics: environment, climate-change, nt
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Study reveals stress and death for some inland plants because of rising temperatures Feature
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A study finds Australia's inland plants are reaching a tipping point in terms of being able to cope with rising temperatures, and findings suggest future heatwaves could damage flora and grain crops bordering arid zones.
Topics: rural, climate-change, agricultural-crops, earth-sciences, alice-springs-0870
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Owen Atkin from the Australian National University says global temperatures have increased over the last five years and we are near a tipping point for some plants and crops. Audio Feature
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Owen Atkin from the Australian National University says global temperatures have increased over the last five years and we are near a tipping point for some plants and crops.
Topics: rural, climate-change, agricultural-crops, earth-sciences, alice-springs-0870
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Severe bleaching to seriously affect Barrier Reef spawning event
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This year's spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef will be significantly reduced as a result of a massive bleaching event last summer, a coral ecologist says.
Topics: environmental-management, environmental-impact, climate-change, qld, australia
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Croc climate change study begins in Steve Irwin reserve
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Bindi, Robert and Terri Irwin join Queensland scientists tracking 150 saltwater crocodiles from Cape York's Wenlock River to try to determine the impact of climate change on the animals and reduce the number of attacks on humans.
Topics: crocodile, human-interest, animal-behaviour, animal-science, science-and-technology, climate-change, environment, qld
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Plastic-to-fuel facility planned for Canberra
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Plans are underway to build a facility in Canberra that converts non-recyclable plastics into road-ready diesel and petrol.
Topics: recycling-and-waste-management, environmental-technology, environmentally-sustainable-business, environment, environmental-impact, climate-change, alternative-energy, hume-2620, act, gilmore-2905
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Religious groups pray to support the Pacific's battle against climate change Audio
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Followers of different religions across 22 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and the United States, have heeded a call to Pray for our Pacific, as a mark of solidarity in the fight against climate change.
Topics: climate-change, religious-leaders, religion-and-beliefs, pacific, australia, new-zealand
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New Caledonia, French Polynesia admitted to Pacific Islands Forum Audio
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The Pacific Islands Forum drew to a close in Pohnpei at the weekend, with the regional grouping having expanded to include French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
Topics: climate-change, pacific, french-polynesia, new-caledonia, micronesia-federated-states-of
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Climate change challenges winemakers in NSW central west
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Wine producers in the central west of NSW are being forced to adapt to climate change increases average temperatures across the region.
Topics: climate-change, environment, orange-2800, nsw
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Australia could still win hearts in Pacific despite past tensions Analysis
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Hit and miss interest in the Pacific region, deep foreign aid budget cuts and a lack of climate change action has made enemies for Australia in the past, but early signs from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at this year's Pacific Islands Forum were good.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, climate-change, micronesia-federated-states-of, pacific
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CSIRO staff face low morale, falling optimism about future
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Morale is falling among CSIRO workers and staff optimism about the future of the research organisation is low, according to a staff survey.
Topics: science-and-technology, climate-change, environment, research, research-organisations, australia
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