Environment
Climate change
Sunburnt seals and penguins? Antarctica’s ozone layer the worst it’s been since 1970s
Seal pups and fledgling penguins could suffer sunburn and skin cancer, and it’s all down to volcanoes and bushfires.
- by Bianca Hall
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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
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
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
Analysis
Climate crisis
What does the Swiss climate decision mean for Australia?
In a landmark ruling, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled the Swiss government violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. But what happens next?
- by Bianca Hall
Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?
Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.
- by Bianca Hall
‘Just diabolical’: European wasp plague devastates crops
Unseasonably warm and wet conditions in Victoria have led to an infestation of wasps that is wiping out some vineyards, beehives and orchards.
- by Bianca Hall
After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking
Fossil fuel majors are choosing profits over plans to bring a clean future closer.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Extreme weather
‘Opportunistic’ fraud and scams target disasters in a warming world
Financial criminals are exploiting Australia’s worsening climate disasters and extreme weather events, including fires, floods and cyclones.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How Sydneysiders could save $730 a year by ditching gas
NSW residents could save $1.1 billion and the equivalent of 1 million tonnes of COâ‚‚ emissions a year by swapping gas for electricity.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Scientists struggle to explain ‘really weird’ spike in world temperatures
Extreme temperatures have shattered the grimmest expectations of a warming world and tested climate models.
- by Nick O'Malley