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Judge sides with young in first-of-its-kind US climate change trial

Judge sides with young in first-of-its-kind US climate change trial

The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

  • by Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson

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Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood

Sweden’s bold plan to build a new ‘city’ out of wood

The southern suburbs of Stockholm are about to become a beacon of wooden architecture on a global scale.

  • by Rob Harris
Coral bleaching alert for Great Barrier Reef as hot summer looms

Coral bleaching alert for Great Barrier Reef as hot summer looms

This summer is forecast to be hot and dry, raising the risk of marine heatwaves that drive coral bleaching and biodiversity losses in the Great Barrier Reef.

  • by Mike Foley
We used to laugh at the northern hemisphere’s ‘summer’. Not any more
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We used to laugh at the northern hemisphere’s ‘summer’. Not any more

The hellscape of southern Europe’s summer has got people rethinking where they will take their holidays.

  • by Lee Tulloch
Labor accused of propping up gas projects with carbon pollution permits

Labor accused of propping up gas projects with carbon pollution permits

The government says its bill is needed to regulate international trade and storage of carbon pollution, while the Greens say it throws a lifeline to gas projects.

  • by Mike Foley
Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books

Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books

It might have felt unseasonably warm in Brisbane lately, but Sydney is the city breaking July weather records.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
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Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why

Antarctica is missing sea ice and scientists don’t know why

CSIRO Fellow and Research Team Leader Dr Steve Rintoul said while there is some annual variation in ice coverage, this year’s records are the lowest in the 40 years since records started.

  • by Laura Chung
Australia gains reprieve on threat to Great Barrier Reef World Heritage status

Australia gains reprieve on threat to Great Barrier Reef World Heritage status

UNESCO says Australia’s upgraded climate and environmental commitments mean the Great Barrier Reef should retain its World Heritage status – at least for the next year.

  • by Mike Foley
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’

The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years

Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years

As the northern hemisphere swelters through historic heatwaves and Antarctic sea ice disappears, scientists fear a major climatic system could collapse as soon as 2025.

  • by Nick O'Malley
Murray-Darling $13b rescue indefinitely delayed: Plibersek warns states to act now

Murray-Darling $13b rescue indefinitely delayed: Plibersek warns states to act now

The environment minister said the plan would not meet its July 2024 plan to restore the basin as she warned of looming environmental disaster.

  • by Mike Foley