Environment
Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall
The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July, but for now, our weather is likely to be typical allowing for the 1.5 degrees of warming already baked into the climate.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Hail storm hits Sydney's southwest
A short burst of hail struck Sydney this afternoon, with some residents in the City's west and southwest struck by the sudden squall.
‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’: The scientist who took on the logging industry
Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests, locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.
- by Nick O'Malley
Bill shock means home batteries make financial sense, despite expense
A quarter of a million households now have home batteries to store the electricity their rooftop solar generates and help them avoid sky-high power bills.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Rock snot to spiky crawling fish: Pests threatening to reshape Australia
The wood-boring beetle wreaking havoc on Perth’s grand Moreton Bay figs is just one of many invasive species keeping experts up at night.
- by Nick O'Malley
Analysis
Renewables
Done right, the future is more than just wind turbines and solar fields
There are political and economic risks in pumping public money into new tech, but the payoffs are potentially vast for new and old industries alike.
- by Nick O'Malley